Hi guys, thanks for your replies.
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Originally Posted by docta-docta As the other posters have said, eating a low-carb diet will show ketones. Everyone produces ketones, 24 hours a day, so their presence should not be alarming. |
I'm not really alarmed by the keytones... just a bit confused. lol
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Originally Posted by docta-docta However, you said that you have a high amount present. On a relative scale, what is "high"? Are you doing a colormetric assay or a blood test? If you're doing a colormetric assay on a test strip, make sure that the strip has not expired and that moisture has not entered the vial, or else dipping the strip in pure fresh water will indicate high ketones in your drinking water. |
Yeah, I thought about that, so I tested with 2 different containers of strips, two different times.
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Originally Posted by docta-docta People on "Atkins"-like diets will also show a moderate level of ketones. Also, if you haven't eaten in several hours, energy is found in the body's fat. |
I would say I watch my carbs, but I'm pretty far from "Atkin's-like."
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Originally Posted by am1977 However for diabetics, it's not such a safe things to do. Even if you aren't doing the hi protein diet, it could be just that you are still burning fat, hence the ketones. |
Burning fat... guess I shouldn't be complaining! lol
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Originally Posted by lgvincent Is it possible it's coming from the weight loss? |
I'm thinking you're right and this may be the cause. I've been eating small meals, with snacks in between, but I have absolutely no appetite at all. I have to set a repeat alarm to remind me to eat. Sometimes all I can get down is a "SlimFast Optima" shake and some fruit for a meal. Needless to say, I've lost over 20 pounds without trying in about a month and half.
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Originally Posted by heatherp How are you feeling? I can understand your concern. What exactly is your b/s level? |
I'm actually feeling pretty cruddy. Most of the time I have a headache, backache and feel unsteady (have two huge bruises on my arm from walking into a wall, and a gash on my thumb from when I fell onto my bf's exercise "thingy"). Often I feel as thought I'm severely hypo (start sweating, feel warm, shakey, pukey), but when I check my bs it reads around normal, like 78 or 82. I've had some bad hypos lately, so I'll be doing some adjustments with the insulins. The only real "hyper" I had was a bs reading of 471 on Jan. 15th after I made an uncontrolled attempt at treating a hypo.
I need to see the endo again soon, anyhow, so I'll mention the ketones to her. She'll probably already know due to the results of another 24 hour urine "catch" I'll be doing. I have a "worrysome" amount of protein in my urine (proteinuria) that she's been keeping track of for a while now. (This will be my third "catch"... getting pretty tired of 'em.) Since my blood pressure is low (100/70), she can't prescribe an ACE inhibitor which could give my kidneys a little helping hand.
*Alarm went off* Time to eat an apple. lol
