diabetes and ketosis....

[pleonism]

Hi all,

I have found it harder and harder to get to a good ketone number on my ketosis stick. I must admit that I am not as active a when I used to follow that atkins strickly. I am concerned that as my diabetes (type 2) is getting worse that this affects that ketone process.

I used to drop into ketosis and go right to the 40-80 number very easily which for me means 2 pounds (american) a week weight loss. Now, when I do atkins I hover around the slight to 5 on the pee stick which equals 1 pound of wt loss every 2 to 3 weeks. (bad for morale for me)

Does anyone have any advice or comments regarding this???

Thanks and good luck to everyone with your weight and diebetes,

pleo :roll:

p.s. How much is a stone?? I see ppl talking about loosing stones instead of weight which I know is an old english weight system but how much does a "stone" weight, american pounds,please?

 

[IanD]

A stone is 14 lb (same as American) or about 6 Kg.

What is your wt? How much do you need to lose? A steady wt loss of 1/2 lb per week is still good - unless you are seriously overweight. We tend to put on some wt during the winter, so you may find the rate of decrease increases in the spring.

 

[hanadr]

Most T2 diabetics are very good at making insulin and preventing ketosis.
Hana
PS I can't induce it at all, despite my VERY LOW/NEAR ZERO carbs