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The UK’s first diabetic giant anteater has been fitted with a monitor to check its blood glucose levels – which is normally used on humans.Keepers at Edinburgh Zoo are managing the first reported case of diabetes in a giant anteater with a device used by people with the condition. See SWNS story SWSCdiabetes. Nala, aged 17, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes after exhibiting the same symptoms as humans do. Staff first discovered something was wrong when she began losing weight despite eating the same amount.