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High Ketones but low blood sugar

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mcwhiteyoh

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Hi All,

I have been off work ill for the last week with the wonderful winter vomiting virus. Im pretty much ok from it now.

BEcuase ive not been well I have followed the rules and tested a bit more than usual, and my readings have been low as expected as ive only really just got my apetite back.

What i didnt know i should be doing was checking urine for ketones. Historically ive not got more than a + when bs has been 15+.

Now that i have been testing, im getting readings of ++++, a super dark browney purple colour, but my bs is only 9.

can anybody give me a clue?
 
Because you haven't been eating you are burning fat for energy and the by-product is the ketones. You can stop this if you can keep some carbs down and give yourself insulin. You are Type 1 I gather. My son's doctor wasn't overly concerned about the ketones when he last had the vomits but I certainly kept an eye on the amount over the course of the illness. You do have to manage ketones and blood sugar while sick but it isn't always easy. I have a blood ketone tester as urine ones aren't really very acurate. Try and keep some fluid down by sipping small amounts of water often. You can also get yourself some hydralyte or gastrolyte.
 
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