ketones

Evening everyone, just wondered if anyone knew how to tell the difference between the two. I've just tested my ketones with ketostix an hour ago and it reads 8 m/mol. Is this dangerous? I'm on my 5th day of the Ketogenic diet. Blood sugars have been no higher than 11 m/mol this evening, and I...

In the 3 months I've been dating a type one diabetic he's been admitted to hospital twice, first time was due to low sugars and the second was due to high ketones. I think my main concern is that there's going to be a point, yet again, where I'm responsible for his life? Since his last hospital...

Broad and basic questions I have at my personal level of understanding. Is ketosis a result of a strict LCHF diet? Does one necessarily lead to the other, is there an overlap? I know the difference between nutritional ketosis and ketoacidosis. I made the mistake of buying keto sticks and I am...

Hi all. New to the Forum but not to diabetes. I just would like to ask people here what do they think of the level of knowledge displayed by the diabetic treatment teams they visit? I ask this out of frustration. In recent times I was trying to come up with ways to better manage my Blood...

Hi, I have been on LCHF for more than a year and really happy about it. I followed regularly the BG and ketones for the first 6 months but got tired to follow the low and not changing values. I have tried to find research studies about the metabolic control of BG and ketone bodies after long...

Hi all, I am 34 weeks pregnant and was diagnosed with GBD about 2 months ago. Since then i really cut down on carbs and sugar in my diet and was also put on 1500mg glucophage per day. I monitor my blood sugar levels a couple of times a day and they have been more or less under control (average...

So the past few days I've had some higher than normal blood sugars. I use my normal correction ratio however due to the ketones that I had my blood sugars won't drop down to desired levels. So I was wondering how others would counter this? Would you give extra insulin or would you do more...

Hi folks, My wife is insulin resistant and became pre-diabetic two years ago. It was a big shock and since then, we have both become a lot more in touch with nutrition and food. We've been able to significantly transform our health through food. Having had a good browse around this forum...

Hello pals. I'm a Type 1 (23 y/o), really well controlled (last Hba1c was 7%) and I'm having some issues with very high blood sugars. I went to the out-of-hours last night because I suspected I had a kidney infection - intermittent flank pain, extreme fatigue) - but the urine test didn't show...

Hello, often after I change my infusion set I get highs with ketones until I have a big bolus with pen and I change set (then, I get better after some hours). Removing the infusion set I have some blood coming out of the insertion site. I summarized that I might be having hit a capillary and...

Hi there, I'm 17 weeks pregnant and have continued to follow a low carb diet as i seem to hypo's a lot when i bolus for meals and i don't enjoy injecting if i'm honest. I have a small toddler to run around after and the risk of hypo'ing gets me quite frustrated and depleted so i just don't eat...

The EMPA-REG study had positive CVD outcome and ignited interest in this class of T2D medication. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/859551 But what I find encouraging is this view http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/866568?src=soc_tw_160804-pM_mscpedt_news_tho Interesting how they reframe...

Told i might be showing keytones? All's i know of them is ppl on no/low carb diets have them. A sign of body using own fat? (surely thats a good thing??) No idea how i could have them as i love carbs, but due to diagnosis do stick to the healthier (if less exciting) ones. I Googled & seemed to...

Hi... Im new to this forum. Ive been on a LCHF diet for 7 weeks today and im still not in ketosis (ketones mesure 1.5-3.0). I think this is down to my basal still having to be around 30 units p/d. Ive lost 1 stone in weight but throughout the 7 weeks my blood ketones have been no bigger than 0.7...

Hi. I've been type 2 for 6 years and been on Humulin M3 Insulin for two years now. I have Ketostix and a Glucomen LX Ketone meter. I have noticed I consistently show ketone readings every time I test. On the blood meter it can range from 0.7 to 1.5 mmol/l. My FBG run from 5-7 mmol/l. I am not...