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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hey All,
I'm a little confused.... (and a little uneducated on this subject) - The diabetic nurse advised me (many moons ago) that if my Keytones go above 0.6mmol then I should seek medical advice immediately. Now I know that this is because it could be a sign of Ketoic Acidosis (which is supposed to be really unhealthy). Every time I check my ketones they're always 0.1 - but I noticed a number of members on the forum are getting much higher readings? - Is this a good or a bad thing? If it's negative is that a bad thing?
Just curious is all and incidentally if they do go up, what should I be doing about it to bring them back down again? (if anything at all) but as mentioned; my readings have only ever once gone up to 0.5. Is it something to be anxious about if they raise?
If someone could explain it in simple terms that'd be great, I'm not much of a scientist or medical expert
Thanks in Advance
I'm a little confused.... (and a little uneducated on this subject) - The diabetic nurse advised me (many moons ago) that if my Keytones go above 0.6mmol then I should seek medical advice immediately. Now I know that this is because it could be a sign of Ketoic Acidosis (which is supposed to be really unhealthy). Every time I check my ketones they're always 0.1 - but I noticed a number of members on the forum are getting much higher readings? - Is this a good or a bad thing? If it's negative is that a bad thing?
Just curious is all and incidentally if they do go up, what should I be doing about it to bring them back down again? (if anything at all) but as mentioned; my readings have only ever once gone up to 0.5. Is it something to be anxious about if they raise?
If someone could explain it in simple terms that'd be great, I'm not much of a scientist or medical expert
Thanks in Advance