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Low carb diet & ketones

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rosalindp

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Location
New Zealand
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Hi

I'm taking Metformin & now eating a low carb diet. (Carbs spike my bl sugar levels badly.)

From http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-and-ketones.html :
"ketones are produced when the body burns fat. Therefore people that are losing a significant amount of weight may experience higher than normal ketone levels."

I have 2 questions, please:
1.Does that mean that my GP is likely to have something else (-ie ketones in urine) to "tell me off" about? (Am feeling pretty cynical, based on the "help" <cough, cough> I've rec'd to date from the public heath system... )
2. How likely is that to be dangerous? (I don't have the ability to test myself for ketones; am not even sure that ketone testing strips are available in my country, NZ.)

Thank you. :-)

Kind regards,
Rosalind

~ "An investment in knowledge pays the best interest... The only thing that is more expensive than education is ignorance." - Benjamin Franklin
 
The levels you are likely to produce by low-carbing will be really low compared to those that doctors get alarmed about in type 1 diabetes, so I don't think doctor will tell you off!
 
rosalindp said:
Hi

I'm taking Metformin & now eating a low carb diet. (Carbs spike my bl sugar levels badly.)

From http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-and-ketones.html :
"ketones are produced when the body burns fat. Therefore people that are losing a significant amount of weight may experience higher than normal ketone levels."

I have 2 questions, please:
1.Does that mean that my GP is likely to have something else (-ie ketones in urine) to "tell me off" about? (Am feeling pretty cynical, based on the "help" <cough, cough> I've rec'd to date from the public heath system... )
2. How likely is that to be dangerous? (I don't have the ability to test myself for ketones; am not even sure that ketone testing strips are available in my country, NZ.)

Thank you. :)

Kind regards,
Rosalind

~ "An investment in knowledge pays the best interest... The only thing that is more expensive than education is ignorance." - Benjamin Franklin
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Not sure that my GP has ever measured my ketone levels (and knowing the quality of care for Type 2 I have received doubt they would know what they were anyway..)
If you are not on any meds and following a ketogenic diet you'll be fine.
 
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