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this is too difficult said:
Bananas give me high readings. Unripe ones are better but I don't like the taste.
20.6 is high. When and what did you last eat before that?
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I ate about 2hrs before going to bed, but had some toast with nuts and seeds in it. I thought that was good for me, but have just looked at the LCHF site...
 
jack412 said:
If your bloods still high. Can you get to a chemist and buy keto strips. Check for ketones, better safe than sorry.
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KETONES? I WAS ON A DIET ONCE THAT ENCOURAGES KETONES IN YOUR WEE, WHAT DO THEY MEAN?
 
Fizzball said:
I ate about 2hrs before going to bed, but had some toast with nuts and seeds in it. I thought that was good for me, but have just looked at the LCHF site...
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I had a couple of sausages in onion gravy, peas and a tiny bit of mash at about 5.30
 
Fizzball said:
KETONES? I WAS ON A DIET ONCE THAT ENCOURAGES KETONES IN YOUR WEE, WHAT DO THEY MEAN?
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A low carb ketogenic diet with low bg and ketones is good
A high bg reading with ketones will put you in hospital on an insulin drip ketoacidosis can make you very sick
That's why I asked if your bg was still up and the extra thirst recently
 
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jack412 said:
A low carb ketogenic diet with low bg and ketones is good
A high bg reading with ketones will put you in hospital on an insulin drip ketoacidosis can make you very sick
That's why I asked if your bg was still up and the extra thirst recently
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Not thirsty at all now, last week I was drinking pints of squash/diet coke straight down, two in a row. Normally I don't drink much, as I am not usually thirsty. Just taken my test again, and it's 19.0, but I've just had a diet coke. Is that OK for you? It has no cals....
 
Fizzball said:
Not thirsty at all now, last week I was drinking pints of squash/diet coke straight down, two in a row. Normally I don't drink much, as I am not usually thirsty. Just taken my test again, and it's 19.0, but I've just had a diet coke. Is that OK for you? It has no cals....
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Diet coke is OK.
The mash and toast may not help you though.
How often do you test?
Are your results usually so high?
 
That's good that the thirst had settled. It's a suggestion to buy some keto syrips to check.
you said you have an appointment with the nurse and I'm sure she can help you get your bg down and check.if you have ketones
 
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