ketones

Hi folks, I had an experience last night that I’d like to share and I’d like to ask if anyone else has had a similar experience. I am taking Xigduo twice daily, which contains 1000mg of Metformin and 5mg of Dapagliflozin (AKA Farxiga). On New Year’s Eve I drank a lot of alcohol, which is not...

Good afternoon, A couple of years ago, my doctor prescribed some blood tests. The outcome of the HbA1c was 41 mmol/mol (5.9%), just below the pre-diabetes level. It was strange because my glucose levels had always been fine. Following the outcome of the blood test, I kept getting tested with...

So I have had unexplained high blood sugar levels (up to 20) for a couple of weeks, but I am breastfeeding so I’m in the best control at the moment although my hba1c was 6.6 a month ago. I decided that I had better get on top of the highs so I started treating them quite aggressively to no...

Hello Been a bit of a strange journey for me. Was told I likely had type one diabetes early may this year with a hbA1c of 104. I noticed I was gaining weight with insulin, so I have changed my diet gradually to try and reduce my insulin requirement. I have slowly learnt more and more from...

Hi everyone My name's David and I type one diabetic and have been for 20 plus years. I'm on Nova rapid and levemir insulin and use a freestyle Libra 2 cgm. I've wanted to lose weight so I decided to start a low carb diet or keto. I lost 10lb in water weight Which I was so pleased with but...

Hi all, I’m Type 1 diabetic and I’ve had an awful day with blood sugars and ketones... haven’t been feeling well today either so I’m trying to figure out what I should do. I’m on Tresiba 6 units OD and Novorapid for bolus. I woke up today with a BG of 12. Unusual for me as I usually wake in the...

Hi all! I’ve been trying my best to find diabetic forums that are Australia based, but this appears to be the only one! So I’d like to introduce myself.. I’ve been a T1 diabetic as of a young age, now going on 17 years with diabetes! I was diagnosed several months after I was severely ill. I...

I tried out a low carb diet (but not low carb enough to cause ketosis) to see if it would help with my blood sugar management and in fairness it has, I’ve managed to knock my hba1c down from 52mmol to 45mmol in 5 weeks by eating 70-80 carbs a day. Unfortunately though this has caused moderate...

My friend's 12 year old nephew has Polycystic Kidney Disease, as does his mother, and his grandfather who sadly died from the disease. Following a discussion about carbonated and caffeinated beverages, I wanted to learn more about diet for this condition. This article really surprised me...

Hi, I have been having good and bad days, i stopped my keto diet around a month or so ago and strated reintroducing carbs- i actually think i'm allergic to them, anyhow, been feeling strange and decided to buy myself a ketone meter, it is a glucomen areo2k.. well i only had two test strips with...

Hi All, Should I check my urine for ketones or blood, I spoke to the pharmacist and she told me she can order me some but they're expensive I have already ordered meter...

Hey all! I’m just curious on ketones. I’m not sure I’ve tested my bloods and my ketones are at 3.2 but I feel okay, just really thirsty and constantly needing the toilet. If I feel okay and not sick do I need to worry? What do I do in this situation? My blood glucose was just HIGH but I injected...

I've just tried for the second time 72-hour fasting. This time it ended up 74-hour. My average BG (7 days) before fasting was 87 mg/dL. During the 74-hour fasting, on the second day, I've got FBG 70mg/dL, but I guess before the dawn phenomenon period (I had insomnia and woke up really early...

I have Diabetes because my Pancreas (liver etc.) is damaged. I am on insulin and Metformin. My consultant says I have secondary Diabetes but there is no tick box on forms or advice regarding Covid-19. I take Creon and have difficulty gaining weight. I have multiple health problems. My nurse has...

I have just tried contacting 3 different hospitals to speak to a nurse for urgent advice and none are available! I’m hoping somebody on here can advise. My bg is 20.3 and I have a blood ketone measurement of 0.6 I am drinking water and giving extra insulin, but I have a 5 month old baby I am...

Hello, Earlier in the week my blood sugars went up to 20, panic! As had been nicely in range. I called nurse and she told me to keep testing blood sugars and for ketones. To double my meds. She thought maybe I was about to be ill...sure enough Friday sore throat and bad stomach, general achy...

Hi everyone, I am new the forum and hoping to get a bit of help. I'm 24 weeks pregnant and have been diagnosed with GD since 12 weeks. I'm currently diet and excercise controlled and keen to keep it that way as long as I'm able (I know that it can go beyond my control as the insulin resistance...

So ketones... If someones ketones are up and down for few weeks from 0.2 to 4.2 mmol/l and is thirsty, tired and sometimes nauseous could they be in dka? What should they do?

Do ketones always present with high blood sugar? I’m not quite sure how it works as sometimes when I have high sugars and I test, my ketones are in the normal range (I’m type 1), can someone help me understand? Can diet, amount of water you drink etc keep ketones low even if your sugars are...

Hi I am insulin resistant I have pcos and high blood sugars I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in October last year i was put on gabapentin which made me put 2 stone in weight on in 2 short month I decided to come off gabapentin. And start keto diet as had been on it previously since starting...