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Hi jaylee So I have just tested and my bg is 5.5 and blood ketone is reading at 0.4 and urine at -/+ not sure what to make of that as I’ve had porridge and have given insulin to cover it so thought it would have bought the blood ketone down :( will continue to monitor.

Thank you I will do. I may try drinking some of those soluble vitamin tablets that dissolve in water to see if it helps me regain some energy. Will be calling both my GP and diabetic nurse tomorrow for advice. I’m just scared about going into hospital and contracting the virus there or something...

Hello Sorry to read you are unwell.. I'm not a doctor. However my understanding is it can be possible if your BG is now stable (in range.) to have a ketone reading in the urine or blood if the body is using fat for fuel instead of glucose. This can happen with chronic vomiting, Your body...

Thank you so much, yes if I vomit again will have to call 111 because even though my bg are low surely vomiting and the production of ketones is unusual?

Hello thank you, yes currently implementing these, I haven’t had pear breath the highest my blood ketones have been is 1.3 this morning but then came down to 0.3 however have now gone up to 0.7 with a bs of 6.9. Could this be due to not eating? I’m so confused as to what has caused this.

Hello. I have done that, however in the current climate they’ve advise me to manage this at home and that I should call back if I continue to vomit or if my ketones increase beyond 1.5 I’m just unsure as to why my blood sugars are stable but I have ketones

Hi guys I really need some advice, I started vomiting on Tuesday morning and had monitored my sugars which were quite high at about 19.6 which I was effectively able to bring down my Tuesday evening with no blood ketones or urine ketones. However since Wednesday I’ve been feeling very ill, the...