MeiChanski
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- Type of diabetes
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- Insulin
Hello Tankie, sending you a hug! If you can push for a specialist appointment, please keep pushing and don’t take no for an answer. I think you’ll benefit from learning about your insulin and insulin profile. Also have you asked for some tests to determine how much insulin you are producing by yourself?
The insulin you are using is a mixed insulin, it doesn’t give you that flexibility to adjust according to your food and carb intake. If you are worried about ketones, you can use urine sticks to test it and if you have ketone test strips for your blood meter, blood ketones are more accurate. However ketones do show up on someone doing a low carb/keto diet, it can show up when you run consistently high of 13mmol/l or an one off reading of 17mmol/l and it can show up when you are feeling unwell. I doubt ketones show with your kind of blood readings but it’s always good to check.
The insulin you are using is a mixed insulin, it doesn’t give you that flexibility to adjust according to your food and carb intake. If you are worried about ketones, you can use urine sticks to test it and if you have ketone test strips for your blood meter, blood ketones are more accurate. However ketones do show up on someone doing a low carb/keto diet, it can show up when you run consistently high of 13mmol/l or an one off reading of 17mmol/l and it can show up when you are feeling unwell. I doubt ketones show with your kind of blood readings but it’s always good to check.