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Low carb dieting, ketones but low blood sugars??

Clarakor

Clarakor

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Hi everyone. I've been type 1 for the past three years and recently I decided to go sugar and carb free to lose some weight. It's going really well and ive never felt better. Blood glucose has been really well controlled and I've lost some weight. But I've noticed some keytones in my urine and blood. I've had ketoacidosis before and this is not it. I'm assuming my body is in ketosis due to the lack of carbs and sugar. Is this ok?? Blood glucose is between 4 and 7 every day. No symptoms of hyperglycaemia. X
 
As a Type 1, as long as you have sufficient insulin and therefore normal blood sugars, then you won't get ketoacidosis. I have been on a low carb diet for almost 3 years and usually have ketones in the 1-3 mmol/l range along with very normal and flat blood sugars.

If any T1s have ketones with high blood sugars (insufficient insulin) then they should seek medical attention.

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Thank you so much!! That's made me feel so much better. On average, how much weight do you lose a week?? My ketones are about the same amount as yours xxx
 
I didn't have any weight to lose when I started and have stayed pretty much the same. I did lose a little to begin with (maybe 1-2 kilos) and had to up my calories for maintenance.
 
Clarakor said:
Thank you so much!! That's made me feel so much better. On average, how much weight do you lose a week?? My ketones are about the same amount as yours xxx
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I'll second what Robert said. There's a huge difference in the conditions that must be present for DKA to be a realistic factor. Namely, hyperglycemia.

As far as how much weight I (or others) lose a week, that depends. Unless you have 100+ pounds to lose, I would strongly suggest limiting your weight loss at no more than 1-2 lbs/week and .5-1 lbs a week would be a more sustainable range.

Note: the first and second weeks of a new diet don't apply to what I mentioned above. You'll often lose 5 to as much as 10 pounds in the first two weeks, but that's almost entirely due to less water and food retention. Keeping that in mind, I usually overshoot my weight loss goal (assuming I want to lose weight) by 5-7 lbs to account for that "artificial" weight I will gain back as soon as I move from losing weight to trying to maintain weight.
 
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