I'm new to keto and I have a questionv

(Paula Gunter) #1

I have been on keto for about 2 weeks it’s going really well I think lost 10.5 lbs so far. And I have used the keto urine test and it’s showing I’m still large amounts of ketos on it. Which means I’m not in full ketosis. My question is have any of you been called by your doctor since starting this diet saying that your blood acidity is too high? I went to my Rhumetoligist ( because I have lupus) for blood work and he called and said that my blood acidity was high and that it has nothing to with my meds or lupus. I don’t have diabities that I know of, he said to follow up with Pcp, I’m going tommorow. But I’m just curious if this has happened to anyone elese?

Well guys here’s an update* just left pcp they said I’m not eating enough carbs that’s why blood acidity is to high after being on the diet a while it should level out. They ran some blood work just incase, but won’t know anything till the 18th of August. Who’d have known right.

(Empress of the Unexpected) #2

If you use the search function you will find several threads discussing urine acidity, as well as several ideas (lemon juice and apple cider vinegar come to mind) for dealing with it. Keep us posted.

(the cheater) #3

Just a slight correction; she asked about blood acidity.

OP, I’m not sure what to tell you; it’s probably peculiar to your condition (there are others on this forum with various autoimmune diseases) because for the most part, blood pH is pretty closely regulated by all sorts of physiological negative feedback processes and isn’t really affected by what you eat (ie, you’re not going to get more acidic by drinking vinegar). Good luck and let us know what your doc says!

(Empress of the Unexpected) #4

Oopps, sorry

#5

I’m fairly new at this myself, I do know there’s a condition called ketoacidosis, when the ketone levels get pretty high & start to make the blood acidic, but as far as I know it’s something diabetics can get (My father-in-law was very unwell with this after an infection sent his diabetes haywire). Hopefully your results turn out to be nothing much, but maybe have a read up?

(Linda) #6

Ketoacidosis is a type 1 diabetes issue because they make no insulin at all.

(mole person) #7

That’s not what it means. It means you are in ketosis.

For some people, once they are fully fat adapted, their ketones on the strips shows lower even though they are still in ketosis. I think you may be confusing being in ketosis with being fully fat adapted. You can get into ketosis in just a single day.

As for the urine strips, not everybody responds the same way even when they are fully fat adapted. For example I’ve been in ketosis for over a year and I still get high readings on the strips. I’m typically showing as 4 mmol.

#8

Can be type 2 as well, F-I-L was type 2…

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #9

Yes, but the point is that as long as your pancreas is making insulin, the insulin prevents ketoacidosis. Type II diabetes is the result of insulin resistance, so it has to progress really far before the islet cells in the pancreas all fail and stop making any insulin at all. Type I diabetics, on the other hand, lose their islet cells at the beginning of the disease (they are killed off by the patient’s immune system), and they make no insulin at all, which is why ketoacidosis is such a risk for them.