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the joys of being ill lol

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gail2

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been a bit rough last few days Last night my bs shoot up to HI and i used my last keytone strip showed low levels spent the night with my head over a bowl (to much info there) saw gp this morning bs now 28(never thought i would be glad to see a reading of that level he didt test my keytones gave me prescription for strips and Buccal an anti sickness med asked me if i was feeling unwell told him had been coughing a bit
Question when should i be worried about the keytone levels ans at wot level should i worry at present they are about 2nd one along on container Am testing bs every hour keytones every 2-3 hours is this to much
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gail
 
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I think monitoring for ketones is fine at those intervals, not being on a quick acting insulin means you wont be able to inject to process the ketones......

usually if there is a trace of them you dont need to worry, any more and I wouldn't say you need to worry either, just as long as they get processed in good time.....

I hope you feel better soon.....🙂
 
Get well soon Gail. x
 
Hi Gail

Hope your feeling a bit better.

I'm type 2 too and have never tested keytones. I have heard of people doing it and asked the diabetic nurse at our surgery about a year ago if I should be testing them. She said no :(

Take care

Andy
 
AndyS said:
Hi Gail

Hope your feeling a bit better.

I'm type 2 too and have never tested keytones. I have heard of people doing it and asked the diabetic nurse at our surgery about a year ago if I should be testing them. She said no :(

Take care

Andy
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Andy i was told to test for keytones if bs high but i am on insulin as well
 
gail1 said:
Andy i was told to test for keytones if bs high but i am on insulin as well
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Hi Gail

I'm with the diabetic doctor on Thursday and will ask again. I'm on insulin too and every now and again have really high levels. Afterwards I feel really sick so it's worth asking.

Hope your feeling a bit better now.

Regards

Andy
 
Hope you are feeling better soon Gail
 
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