Why do they say abnormal

#1

why does lab consider a trace of ketones in urine test abnormal ???

#2

Ha! it probably is abnormal :slight_smile:
Normal for our physiology, just not normal for modern humans (unfortunately).

My guess is that it’s to keep an eye on ketone levels for T1 folks b/c ketoacidosis is dangerous.

(Karen) #3

Ha ha ha ha. Mine said the same. I had opted to not tell the doc that I was doing keto. I didn’t want the earful.

Later in an email in response to my labs I mentioned it, and her response was that everything should return to normal when I stop.

My high ketones, high LDLc were flagged

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(Ethan) #4

I remember the first time I went to the hospital when I went keto the originally in 2013. They took blood tests and urine samples. They marked my “moderate” ketone levels initially as an issue.