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<blockquote data-quote="Katharine" data-source="post: 76151" data-attributes="member: 7958"><p>The nurse and dietician are just rolling out the old dietary ketosis is the same as diabetic ketoacidosis. This is a myth. You get dietary ketosis when there is a relative lack of carb in the diet and you get diabetic ketoacidosis when you have a relative lack of insulin in the blood/tissues.</p><p>Dietary ketosis does not cause or lead to diabetic ketoacidosis. </p><p></p><p>So, what do you do with this information?</p><p></p><p>Since you would like to get your sugars in control and have a healthy, happy little baby, I would recommend that you look up some of Lois Jovanovich's material. She is now a professor who looks after diabetic women who are pregnant or who are planning a pregnancy in the Sansum Research Center Santa Barbara. </p><p></p><p>She recommends a maximum of 30g a day for the three main meals and if you really want them, three optional snacks of up to 15g of carb a day. Thus you could be on 90-125g of carb a day and depending on your preferences and blood sugar goals you could be on less than 90g a day.</p><p></p><p>The limit of 30g for each meal is pretty doable. </p><p></p><p>Lois wrote an article (which is out of print) called "Lets not be ketone cops". I have copy in my files. In this she explains that less than normal blood sugars is what the does the damage in pregnancy NOT the issue of ketones in the urine. Many non diabetic women get ketones in their urine after an overnight sleep. </p><p></p><p>I hope you can feel reassured about your sensible plans to restrict your carb intake.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Katharine, post: 76151, member: 7958"] The nurse and dietician are just rolling out the old dietary ketosis is the same as diabetic ketoacidosis. This is a myth. You get dietary ketosis when there is a relative lack of carb in the diet and you get diabetic ketoacidosis when you have a relative lack of insulin in the blood/tissues. Dietary ketosis does not cause or lead to diabetic ketoacidosis. So, what do you do with this information? Since you would like to get your sugars in control and have a healthy, happy little baby, I would recommend that you look up some of Lois Jovanovich's material. She is now a professor who looks after diabetic women who are pregnant or who are planning a pregnancy in the Sansum Research Center Santa Barbara. She recommends a maximum of 30g a day for the three main meals and if you really want them, three optional snacks of up to 15g of carb a day. Thus you could be on 90-125g of carb a day and depending on your preferences and blood sugar goals you could be on less than 90g a day. The limit of 30g for each meal is pretty doable. Lois wrote an article (which is out of print) called "Lets not be ketone cops". I have copy in my files. In this she explains that less than normal blood sugars is what the does the damage in pregnancy NOT the issue of ketones in the urine. Many non diabetic women get ketones in their urine after an overnight sleep. I hope you can feel reassured about your sensible plans to restrict your carb intake. [/QUOTE]
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