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how to get rid of keytones

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charlie229

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hi im looking for some advice i have had keytones for they last 3 days they are running between 3.1 to 4.9 i am drinking plenty of water but they wont go any lower then 3.1 then over night they go back up to 4.7/4.9 i was wondering if there is anything i can do to get them down other then drinking water i dont want to go back to a&e thats a last resort can anyone help?
 
How are measuring the ketones? I presume you have a ketone testing meter, rather than ketostix if you can quote numbers with decimal points.

Are you low-carbing?

What are your BG readings?
 
Hi,

Are your BG's high aswell?

Are you taking insulin as normal? background and with meals? Water will help flush ketones out, but without sufficient insulin in your system they will keep being produced so water alone will NOT get rid of ketones.

If you are taking your insulin check it's in date and if in doubt throw it out, try a new pen or vial, try a new one from the fridge. If your using insulin that has lost its potency then this is likely to be the cause so using fresh insulin is always a good idea.

3 days is a very long time to have ketones, i know you don't want to go to A&E but you need to sort this out ASAP. ketones are nothing but bad news.

I don't mean to be harsh but if you don't get it sorted you will either have to go to A&E willingly or in an ambulance, i know which one i would prefer.

Please don't let them climb high and if you see no improvement then please seek medical help.

We all know it's a pain and i myself have put of going to A&E for many reasons in the past and it did me no good and i just ended up worse off.

Either way i hope you sort it out and get rid of those awful awful ketones.

Take care x
 
Charlie,

Looking through your previous four posts I can see that you have just recently been admitted to hospital with DKA, with this in mind I would seek urgent medical advice!

Nigel
 
Charlie,

nobody wants to go to A&E but they can put you on IV fluids and that will make a big difference to your hydration as well as being able to monitor you.

I would either see if you can see your GP as an emergency at the end of the day or ideally go back to A&E. You need help to fix this; I don't think you are far from 'last resort' with three days of high ketones.

What are your blood readings? Are you taking additional insulin?

If your BG levels are anywhere near 15 then you need to go to A&E straight away. Ketone levels over three are dangerous.
 
Charlie,

Hi, the best way to remove ketones is to eat. I can usually manage to eat corn flakes but only just.

Be very careful though, I can not warn you enough with this if you start to vomit and continue to vomit you need to get yourself to A&E right away as it will be an emergency due to DKA.
 
If you havent already you need to get a meter that test for ketones as this should stop you ending up in A&E quite so much.

Hope you dont end up back in A&E any time soon!
 
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