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Understanding Keytones
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- Published 02/6/2008
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Some people believe that the presence of ketones in there urine is a good thing. These are the people who buy into the low carbohydrate crazy that has been sweeping the nation for the past few years. In fact, people who follow Atkins have actually been known to purchase home ketone testing kits to make sure that their body is creating ketones. When you are in ketosis, your body is burning stored fat and for those on low carb diets, this is what they want. Ketosis is not dangerous and neither are ketones to a normal healthy person. However, if a person has type 1 diabetes, having Ketones in their body could lead to very serious and sometimes fatal complications.
Ketones are an acid that remains when the body burns its own fat. Ketones are common in diabetics because the body can not get enough glucose from the blood. The insulin can not deliver energy to the cells, so your body is going to start burning fat and once you are burning too much fat, ketones become present in your blood.
If your body has too high a level of ketones there is a risk of ketoacidosis which can lead to a coma or be a fatal disease. This is more common in people who have type 1 diabetes than people who have type 2. It is very easy to find out if there is a elevated level of ketones in the system. The test is a basic urine test strip. If the color changes there are ketones in your urine. Some doctors will argue tho
ugh that a blood test is the best way to measure ketones but in order to do a blood test, the patient must constantly go to the doctors office to have blood drawn. Urine test strips can be found at almost any drug store.
So when should a diabetic test their urine for ketones? They should test any time their blood sugar is over 250mg for two tests in a row. They should also test anytime they are sick and whenever they are planning to exercise. If they are pregnant, they should test for ketones each morning before breakfast and whenever their glucose is over 250mg. If their ketone level is too high and left untreated it can lead to diabetic ketoacidosis.
Diabetic ketoacidosis is a life-threaten complication. This is one of the major leading causes of death in type 1 diabetics and some of the symptoms are extreme tiredness, a fruity smell to breath, extreme thirst and constant urination. Other signs are extreme weight loss; this is because the ketones are burning all of the fat in your body. Once the fat has been burned up, the ketones could start burning muscle too so muscle wasting is another symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis. Last, there is usually a feeling of agitation, irritation and confusion. Once it has reached a life threatening stage, symptoms include loss of appetite, flu like symptoms, extreme weakness, and breathing more deeply or rapidly.
The proof that ketones are in the blood or the urine can be a cause of celebration for a healthy person, for a type 1 diabetic it is a cause of panic.
Published by diabetic live.
Ketones are an acid that remains when the body burns its own fat. Ketones are common in diabetics because the body can not get enough glucose from the blood. The insulin can not deliver energy to the cells, so your body is going to start burning fat and once you are burning too much fat, ketones become present in your blood.
If your body has too high a level of ketones there is a risk of ketoacidosis which can lead to a coma or be a fatal disease. This is more common in people who have type 1 diabetes than people who have type 2. It is very easy to find out if there is a elevated level of ketones in the system. The test is a basic urine test strip. If the color changes there are ketones in your urine. Some doctors will argue tho
So when should a diabetic test their urine for ketones? They should test any time their blood sugar is over 250mg for two tests in a row. They should also test anytime they are sick and whenever they are planning to exercise. If they are pregnant, they should test for ketones each morning before breakfast and whenever their glucose is over 250mg. If their ketone level is too high and left untreated it can lead to diabetic ketoacidosis.
Diabetic ketoacidosis is a life-threaten complication. This is one of the major leading causes of death in type 1 diabetics and some of the symptoms are extreme tiredness, a fruity smell to breath, extreme thirst and constant urination. Other signs are extreme weight loss; this is because the ketones are burning all of the fat in your body. Once the fat has been burned up, the ketones could start burning muscle too so muscle wasting is another symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis. Last, there is usually a feeling of agitation, irritation and confusion. Once it has reached a life threatening stage, symptoms include loss of appetite, flu like symptoms, extreme weakness, and breathing more deeply or rapidly.
The proof that ketones are in the blood or the urine can be a cause of celebration for a healthy person, for a type 1 diabetic it is a cause of panic.
Published by diabetic live.
