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<blockquote data-quote="LittleGreyCat" data-source="post: 2138648" data-attributes="member: 6467"><p>What are you eating at the moment?</p><p></p><p>I am trying to stay in ketosis by eating LCHF and I would be more than happy with those figures.</p><p></p><p>I assume that you know that there are two common reasons for ketones in the blood:</p><p></p><p>(1) You aren't eating enough carbohydrates (or even enough calories) to meet your normal energy demands so your body starts to produce ketones to fill the gap. Alongside this, if you are losing weight then your body is having to release fat from your fat cells to provide you with enough energy. As I understand it most people produce ketones to some extent overnight (assuming that they are asleep and not eating).</p><p></p><p>This is generally associated with normal or near normal BG levels.</p><p></p><p>(2) Your blood is full of sugar, but your body can't use it. Either it isn't producing enough insulin or the insulin resistance is too high. Either way the cells of the body can no longer use the glucose in the blood for energy.</p><p>In this case the body switches to "emergency mode" and starts generating ketones for energy.</p><p></p><p>This is normally associated with very high BG levels (BG high but the glucose not being used) and can lead to Diabetic Keto Acidosis (DKA) which is very dangerous.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line, it is quite normal to have ketones in the blood stream, and not a problem as long as your BG levels are under control.</p><p></p><p>I assume your GP has confirmed that you are not at risk of DKA and has suggested that constant testing and worrying about the results is likely to be counter productive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleGreyCat, post: 2138648, member: 6467"] What are you eating at the moment? I am trying to stay in ketosis by eating LCHF and I would be more than happy with those figures. I assume that you know that there are two common reasons for ketones in the blood: (1) You aren't eating enough carbohydrates (or even enough calories) to meet your normal energy demands so your body starts to produce ketones to fill the gap. Alongside this, if you are losing weight then your body is having to release fat from your fat cells to provide you with enough energy. As I understand it most people produce ketones to some extent overnight (assuming that they are asleep and not eating). This is generally associated with normal or near normal BG levels. (2) Your blood is full of sugar, but your body can't use it. Either it isn't producing enough insulin or the insulin resistance is too high. Either way the cells of the body can no longer use the glucose in the blood for energy. In this case the body switches to "emergency mode" and starts generating ketones for energy. This is normally associated with very high BG levels (BG high but the glucose not being used) and can lead to Diabetic Keto Acidosis (DKA) which is very dangerous. Bottom line, it is quite normal to have ketones in the blood stream, and not a problem as long as your BG levels are under control. I assume your GP has confirmed that you are not at risk of DKA and has suggested that constant testing and worrying about the results is likely to be counter productive. [/QUOTE]
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