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Message: <blockquote data-quote="searley" data-source="post: 2387560" data-attributes="member: 31377">Keytones are the big issue if it wasn’t for the keytones it would be just like not eating so you can go on quite a while..But in a t1 who is not honeymooning the keytones can start to build up after as short as 5 hours or when the insulin runs out..The activity level/metabolism etc determines how quickly keytones build to dangerous levels but burning the body fatSo could be as little as 24hours could be days or slightly longerI produce a very small level of insulin almost none… but if I stop my insulin my bg starts to rise slowly hitting the 20’s in about 24 hours and shortly after that I start to show low level keytones.. I’ve gone 3 days and still only got mid level keytonesIf you are a t2 on insulin because you are still creating some of your own it could be. Weeks/months/years   But all the time background damage is being done</blockquote>

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