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<blockquote data-quote="AlexJD" data-source="post: 1691851" data-attributes="member: 428779"><p>I agree with Colin that the one thing to look out for while doing keto + being T1 is dka risk. However dka happens if you have both high ketone levels plus high bg levels.</p><p></p><p>However being ketone-positive on a ketone testing strip does not on its own equate dka. It only tells you one thing: there are ketones in your blood. If you follow a keto diet, it means you have been doing something right, and although it is a good indication that you may well be in ketosis, it does not necessarily mean that you are (for example if you are full keto for a while and goes back to normal diet, you will have a period where your body is no longer in ketosis but still hasn’t evacuated all the ketones (which in my experience is the period where there is a need to be extra careful).</p><p></p><p>One of the tricks to manage T1 and keto I found is to test bg often to make sure one doesn’t go hyper, which would in turn open a highway to dka. In my experience it is essentially the complexity of the diet and the commitment required to full keto that forces medical professional not to recommend that diet, because of the risk that someone unable to do either or both of those goes into dka quickly.</p><p></p><p>I hope this helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AlexJD, post: 1691851, member: 428779"] I agree with Colin that the one thing to look out for while doing keto + being T1 is dka risk. However dka happens if you have both high ketone levels plus high bg levels. However being ketone-positive on a ketone testing strip does not on its own equate dka. It only tells you one thing: there are ketones in your blood. If you follow a keto diet, it means you have been doing something right, and although it is a good indication that you may well be in ketosis, it does not necessarily mean that you are (for example if you are full keto for a while and goes back to normal diet, you will have a period where your body is no longer in ketosis but still hasn’t evacuated all the ketones (which in my experience is the period where there is a need to be extra careful). One of the tricks to manage T1 and keto I found is to test bg often to make sure one doesn’t go hyper, which would in turn open a highway to dka. In my experience it is essentially the complexity of the diet and the commitment required to full keto that forces medical professional not to recommend that diet, because of the risk that someone unable to do either or both of those goes into dka quickly. I hope this helps! [/QUOTE]
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