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<blockquote data-quote="Resurgam" data-source="post: 2272323" data-attributes="member: 355878"><p>Once you realise that ketoacidosis is being warned against, it becomes even clearer that it is not logical. Although not always seen in every case DKA usually shows a high blood glucose level along with the high ketones as without insulin a type one, and others in certain circumstances, struggle to find enough energy to survive. </p><p>When Type twos are eating low carb they might have ketones in their blood - they come from using fats as fuel, but if glucose levels are low they are usually not in danger. There are exceptions, but they are not common.</p><p>Eating a low carb diet is normally a good idea for type twos, particularly the boringly ordinary ones like me who eat low carb and go back to normal, but for some it can be beneficial even with insulin use, as it reduces the need, and also the likelihood of getting the dose wrong by a large amount, because it is not being used in large amounts. If you read the posts here for any length of time it is really amazing how people are learning and coping with their own particular set of problems - from learning just how much carbohydrate can be concealed in a processed food to how catching a cold can alter insulin needs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Resurgam, post: 2272323, member: 355878"] Once you realise that ketoacidosis is being warned against, it becomes even clearer that it is not logical. Although not always seen in every case DKA usually shows a high blood glucose level along with the high ketones as without insulin a type one, and others in certain circumstances, struggle to find enough energy to survive. When Type twos are eating low carb they might have ketones in their blood - they come from using fats as fuel, but if glucose levels are low they are usually not in danger. There are exceptions, but they are not common. Eating a low carb diet is normally a good idea for type twos, particularly the boringly ordinary ones like me who eat low carb and go back to normal, but for some it can be beneficial even with insulin use, as it reduces the need, and also the likelihood of getting the dose wrong by a large amount, because it is not being used in large amounts. If you read the posts here for any length of time it is really amazing how people are learning and coping with their own particular set of problems - from learning just how much carbohydrate can be concealed in a processed food to how catching a cold can alter insulin needs. [/QUOTE]
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