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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 1156341" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>Here is a handy graph to show the different levels of ketones</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s448.photobucket.com/user/Brunneria/media/image.jpg1_zpssnkqbctq.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq208/Brunneria/image.jpg1_zpssnkqbctq.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>We are only at risk of ketoacidosis when we have a combination of high blood glucose, low insulin, and high ketones.</p><p></p><p>That combo is nearly impossible on a low carb diet - unless you are an insulin user who is not taking any insulin.</p><p></p><p>At the moment, you are in the early stages of adapting to ketosis (fat adaptation) this takes a while. The most changes happen in the first few days, then things even off, but the whole thing can take weeks, even 2-3 months. Your body is learning to switch from glucose burning to fat burning (burning ketones) and until that happens, you will have raised ketone levels excreted in the urine as a sort of over-spillage. This will reduce after a while. At that point your body stops dumping them in the urine so much, and testing blood for ketones becomes a better option.</p><p></p><p>Sounds like you are experiencing carb flu, which is this process in action - best treated with drinking lots and lots (far more than you thinkyou need) and making sure you get enough salt, potassium and magnesium (I drink broth every day, and add salt to food, and supplement with pot and mag)</p><p></p><p>Hope that helps.</p><p>Keep drinking, and keep monitoring the ketones.</p><p>You will see on the chart if you get to levels which are a concern.</p><p></p><p>You may also need to check with your doc to reduce medication, if your blood glucose levels normalise to the extent that you are on too much medication. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 1156341, member: 41816"] Here is a handy graph to show the different levels of ketones [URL='http://s448.photobucket.com/user/Brunneria/media/image.jpg1_zpssnkqbctq.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq208/Brunneria/image.jpg1_zpssnkqbctq.jpg[/IMG][/URL] We are only at risk of ketoacidosis when we have a combination of high blood glucose, low insulin, and high ketones. That combo is nearly impossible on a low carb diet - unless you are an insulin user who is not taking any insulin. At the moment, you are in the early stages of adapting to ketosis (fat adaptation) this takes a while. The most changes happen in the first few days, then things even off, but the whole thing can take weeks, even 2-3 months. Your body is learning to switch from glucose burning to fat burning (burning ketones) and until that happens, you will have raised ketone levels excreted in the urine as a sort of over-spillage. This will reduce after a while. At that point your body stops dumping them in the urine so much, and testing blood for ketones becomes a better option. Sounds like you are experiencing carb flu, which is this process in action - best treated with drinking lots and lots (far more than you thinkyou need) and making sure you get enough salt, potassium and magnesium (I drink broth every day, and add salt to food, and supplement with pot and mag) Hope that helps. Keep drinking, and keep monitoring the ketones. You will see on the chart if you get to levels which are a concern. You may also need to check with your doc to reduce medication, if your blood glucose levels normalise to the extent that you are on too much medication. :) [/QUOTE]
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