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<blockquote data-quote="Robbity" data-source="post: 648928" data-attributes="member: 93179"><p>Do some reading up on the difference between (diabetic) ketoacidosis which can be very dangerous (mainly I believe for type 1s), and dietary/nutritional ketosis which is what happens and is quite natural when you are eating a low carb high fat diet. In this case your body goes into fat burning mode and produces ketones which it uses for energy instead of carbohydrates, and this is what you're aiming for particularly when you're trying to lose weight. There is apparently a lot of confusion over these two different ketone states!</p><p></p><p>To lower your ketone levels you'd need adjust your ratios of carbs and fat, so less fat and possibly more carbs. But I'm type 2 and so I don't know how high a type 1s ketone levels can go in ketosis to keep safe, if your glucose levels are OK, but hopefully ( [USER=10554]@shedges[/USER] ) Sam's post has reassured you.</p><p></p><p>Robbity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Robbity, post: 648928, member: 93179"] Do some reading up on the difference between (diabetic) ketoacidosis which can be very dangerous (mainly I believe for type 1s), and dietary/nutritional ketosis which is what happens and is quite natural when you are eating a low carb high fat diet. In this case your body goes into fat burning mode and produces ketones which it uses for energy instead of carbohydrates, and this is what you're aiming for particularly when you're trying to lose weight. There is apparently a lot of confusion over these two different ketone states! To lower your ketone levels you'd need adjust your ratios of carbs and fat, so less fat and possibly more carbs. But I'm type 2 and so I don't know how high a type 1s ketone levels can go in ketosis to keep safe, if your glucose levels are OK, but hopefully ( [USER=10554]@shedges[/USER] ) Sam's post has reassured you. Robbity [/QUOTE]
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