ketones

[burtybob]

hi all,

wot is a high or unsafe reading of ketone?

thanks in advance.

 

[hanadr]

Dietary ketones, caused just by low carb diet and in the presence of plenty of insulin and low blood sugar are harmless and you don' need to worry about them. Ketones without sufficient insulin and with high blood sugar, are serious at any level and MUST be dealt with.

 

[phoenix]

For type 1s
My protocol says to look for them at > 13.8mmol
If trace or < 0.5 keep an eye, drink water, test in 2 hours.
If greater than this I have a scale of insulin correction to give ( I won't put it here because you should get advice from your own doctor)
greater than 1.8 or ++ it says to call doctor.

 

[cugila]

Both the previous posts offer excellent advice.