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Posted 5/10/2017 3:49 PM (GMT 0)
Spent yesterday in the ER. I was at work and started to feel really bad....before I knew it, my heart was racing, I was lightheaded, and was shaking uncontrollably.

Turns out I have ketones without diabetes and my hematocrit is low (not severely). Dr said he thinks the antibiotics are just too hard on my body and that I may not be eating enough?!

I have a call into my LLMD. Has anyone else had ketones?
Posted 5/10/2017 3:55 PM (GMT 0)
I"m so very sorry, Pmm!!! Emergency rooms are no fun at all.

"In a person without diabetes, ketone production is the body’s normal adaptation to starvation. "
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It just means you are burning fat. If I remember correctly, aren't you struggling with keeping weight on? If so, this is a warning for you that it is still going on and that you need to find ways to stop loosing so much weight.
Posted 5/10/2017 4:05 PM (GMT 0)
That's the thing...I haven't lost weight! The first two months of treatment i experienced a lot of swelling but that went away. I'm at my normal healthy weight.
Posted 5/10/2017 4:07 PM (GMT 0)
I've been on keto diet, not diabetic to lose weight. no problems. perhaps you went into Ketosis by eating too few carbs, but this combined with some other condition caused the problems you had?
Posted 5/10/2017 4:20 PM (GMT 0)
I would say that you need to examine your diet and be sure that you are getting enough calories per day to start. I had to break down and do a food journal to find out for me. And, if you are on a Keto diet, it's time to stop for a while to see if that's what's causing the issue.

Please be sure to let us know what your LLMD says!
Posted 5/10/2017 4:34 PM (GMT 0)
carbs is the way to get out of ketosis. oatmeal, rice etc. a diet high in fats, low in carbs gets in ketosis

it does seem counter intuitive but you can loose weight eating fats!
Posted 5/10/2017 8:56 PM (GMT 0)
I guess the question is whether you are absorbing what you're eating. Up the carbs and add in a digestive enzyme if necessary.
Posted 5/11/2017 12:17 AM (GMT 0)
I think that's the issue Krimpet. I'm not on a keto diet! I've been reading a little and I think It's hypoglycemia caused by either malabsorption issues or adrenal insufficiency. Thats the only thing I can think of. I'm definitely not starving myself! I probably should be on a better diet if anything.

My LLMD wants to see me within the next couple of days.
Posted 5/11/2017 4:23 PM (GMT 0)
Do be sure to let us know what your LLMD has to say about this!!!

I absolutely have to have grains/carbs in my diet, or I start feeling a LOT worse in just a couple of weeks. I just don't eat a lot of grains is all, and most of my carbs still come from vegetables.
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