Ketones over 1.00

[Annette Arundell]

Hi its me again I'm still not doing great, problems after covid back in December, but ketones still a concern, I can get ketones of over 1.00 around 4 hours after eating , I always have around 40 to 70 carbs each meal x 3 times aday, blood sugar pretty stable I don't get ketones if levels go up, so what I'm saying if I didn't eat regularly it would be worse, I'm still worried about it, endo says don't keep testing but they make me feel unwell and nauseous when I get them, and I have to force myself to eat sometimes but I do eat regularly, I'm type 1 on novorapid and levemir, I don't know what to make f it, if anyone can through new light on this I would be really grateful as I find it scary thanks in advance to you all out there

 

[mikeyB]

What are your BG readings when you test for ketones? A ketone level over 1.6 puts you at a small risk of DKA. (Mine were 6+ when I had a holiday in the local hospital last year, tied with a BG of 29 even though I hadn’t eaten anything for 24 hours). To a degree, it can be affected by the type of food you eat.

So the next question is what are you eating? The normal level, by the way, is 0.6 for regular folk.

 

[Annette Arundell]

Hi thanks for reply, My blood sugars can be from 5 to 10 mmols when I get them, I tested ketones an hour after meal tonight, blood sugar 9.4. Ketones 0.8. I just don't understand as sugars not high when I get them, I know there not dangerous levels, but confused what to do, I get very cold hands and feel nauseous when they start to rise , I always know, and cant be starvation ones as I've just eaten, and I eat regular meals with carbs, not on low carb, I take regular insulin, NovoRapid and Levemir , hope someone can help as consultant just says don't test them with normal blood sugars, but I go over what they recommend and end up around 1.00 or slightly more every day.