Re: [IP] need advice with ketones
At 08:28 AM 5/2/2007, M Lauth wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I have type 1 DM and I am on an insulin pump. I am
>hoping someone can help me because my endo can not.
>I have been having large ketones in my urine and
>feeling very nauseous, but my BG is not that high. I
>have been getting large ketone with BG of 176 to 197.
>I endo does not know what is wrong with me. Today is
>my 4th day of feeling so nauseous, I feel like if I
>move I will vomit. I have been giving injections while
>wearing the pump and sometimes after an injection, my
>ketones will be normal. Has anyone ever experienced
>anything like this? I went to the ER on Monday and
>they only gave me IV fluids and told me I had no
>ketones in my blood.
>Thank you, I would appreciate any advice.
>Michele
Michelle, I spill high ketones whenever my bg gets to 200 or more. My endo says
that's because I keep my bgs at near normal levels most of the time so I react
when they're higher. He told me if I ran over 200 on a regular basis, I would
not react that way.
What I do when that happens is drink lots of fluids and correct. I take a bit
more insulin when high with ketones also because I usually need more to come
back down in that instance. If you are not eating because of the nausea, that
can also aggravate the higher ketone issue.
RoseLea
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