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High Ketones blood sugar ok but eating healthy lately to lose weight

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90lee

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
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Pump
Hi I am waking up during the night feeling sick and have ketones I wake up with them in the morning I drink plenty of water and have breakfast then they start reducing. My blood sugars are in good control. I have been eating really healthy lately and exercising to try lose some weight. Is having ketones dangerous?
 
90lee said:
Is having ketones dangerous?
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Hello and welcome to the forums.

As a new pump user, my dietician told me that ketones up to 0.6 are fine. Personally I eat low carb rather than keto, so often have ketones up to that level. As I feel queasy if mine go above that level I eat enough carbs so that they don't go above that.

However, if you are in dietary ketosis I think your ketones are probably going to be higher than that.

The risk of high ketones are if they are because you aren't taking enough insulin

Diabetic ketoacidosis

Find out about diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), including what the symptoms are, when to get medical help and how to prevent it.
www.nhs.uk

I think you need to ask your diabetic team as to what the danger levels are for you with your chosen diet.
 
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