Diabetic Ketaacidosis

[gordie1]

Hi there I looked up ketones on the internet and it came up with diabetic ketaacidosis and now I am paranoid I have got that. Surely the hospital would have suspected that and told me i keep on getting stomach spasms but that could be anxiety or something I have eaten, I have learned so much from this.

[SpikeyBush]

Dangerous levels of ketones can be diagnosed immediately with a simple blood test. Type 1 diabetics not managing their condition, and some people on the Atkins diet may be at increased risk of elevated ketone levels. What makes you feel you're at risk?

[Mamyalynne]

gordie, stop looking stuff up, sip water as advised and get some sleep - as you say you have learned a hard lesson.

Take care.

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Body-and-Soul/Question1212806.html

[boxtops]

gordie, doctors so often find that people look stuff up on the internet, scare themselves stupid, it's not a sensible thing to do. There are shedloads of links about ketones which don't mention what you think you've got. You'll worry yourself sideways if you keep looking things up - it's like reading the leaflets which come with medicine, nobody would ever take any drugs if they read all the potential side effects. Please don't fret - go play with that gorgeous kitty, and trust the doctors.