- Messages
- 7
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
I was diagnosed with T2D a couple of weeks ago. I've met with a diabetes nurse twice who has put me onto metformin. At the moment I'm on 500mg in the morning only, working up to 500mg in the evening as well.
My first instinct was to get onto a ketogenic diet, as I have had success with this in the past. My nurse is very anxious about this however, suggesting that it could send me into ketoacidosis. Although everything I read online reassures me that this won't happen with early-stage T2D.
The nurse gave me a blood sugar / ketone reading device and told me that, if my ketones go above 1.2, I should go straight to A&E. I have however chosen to believe what I've read on DietDoctor and on here that 0.5-3.0 is normal reading and so not to worry.
However, I'm aware that my blood sugar is also high - 12-15 mmol/litre on my device. I'm therefore a bit worried that I've giving myself high blood sugar and high ketones, and that that will indeed put me at risk of ketoacidosis. This is coupled with me feeling quite unwell in the afternoons (weak, clammy, bit of a headache) at the moment, a while after eating lunch.
Now it's very early days for me as I've only just been diagnosed, so I don't expect to feel great overnight. But I guess I'm after some reassurance that my combined ketone and blood sugar levels are safe. Because if I was to believe my diabetes nurse I'd get off keto right away.
I am seeing a pro-keto doctor next week on Thursday so expect to get some good advice there. But that's over a week away so I'm hoping someone on here can tell me if I'm possibly heading for trouble in the meantime.
My first instinct was to get onto a ketogenic diet, as I have had success with this in the past. My nurse is very anxious about this however, suggesting that it could send me into ketoacidosis. Although everything I read online reassures me that this won't happen with early-stage T2D.
The nurse gave me a blood sugar / ketone reading device and told me that, if my ketones go above 1.2, I should go straight to A&E. I have however chosen to believe what I've read on DietDoctor and on here that 0.5-3.0 is normal reading and so not to worry.
However, I'm aware that my blood sugar is also high - 12-15 mmol/litre on my device. I'm therefore a bit worried that I've giving myself high blood sugar and high ketones, and that that will indeed put me at risk of ketoacidosis. This is coupled with me feeling quite unwell in the afternoons (weak, clammy, bit of a headache) at the moment, a while after eating lunch.
Now it's very early days for me as I've only just been diagnosed, so I don't expect to feel great overnight. But I guess I'm after some reassurance that my combined ketone and blood sugar levels are safe. Because if I was to believe my diabetes nurse I'd get off keto right away.
I am seeing a pro-keto doctor next week on Thursday so expect to get some good advice there. But that's over a week away so I'm hoping someone on here can tell me if I'm possibly heading for trouble in the meantime.