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What is ketosis???
- Thread starter daisydaye
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stuckinafatsuit
POPPED THAT FAT SUIT!
Hi
Ketosis means our bodies are using fat for energy.
Kim
Ketosis means our bodies are using fat for energy.
Kim
Fuffs
Shrinking Big Brummie
daisydaye said:
It means your body stops burning carbs as a source of energy and starts burning far stores instead.
Signs are funny taste in mouth, bad breath, headache or tiredness day 3/4 and dry mouth.
Ketostix are also a way of checking. But not so reliable if you are drinking copious amounts of water, as it neutralises ketones in your urine x
Retfordmag
New Member
I always thought it was something diabetics had
You are right, the presence of high levels of ketones in the bloodstream is a common complication of diabetes.
Ketones build up when there is insufficient insulin to help fuel the body’s cells. High levels of ketones are therefore more common in people with type 1 diabetes or people with advanced type 2 diabetes.
Ketones are an acid remaining when the body burns its own fat. When the body has insufficient fuel going in, it cannot get glucose from the blood into the body's cells to use as energy and will instead begin to burn fat.
When the body is burning too much fat, it may cause ketones to become present in the bloodstream.
Ketones build up when there is insufficient insulin to help fuel the body’s cells. High levels of ketones are therefore more common in people with type 1 diabetes or people with advanced type 2 diabetes.
Ketones are an acid remaining when the body burns its own fat. When the body has insufficient fuel going in, it cannot get glucose from the blood into the body's cells to use as energy and will instead begin to burn fat.
When the body is burning too much fat, it may cause ketones to become present in the bloodstream.
Fuffs
Shrinking Big Brummie
There is a difference between ketones induced by consuming low levels of carbs and ketoacidosis which is diabetes induced and dangerous.
Being in ketosis in a low carb sense is not dangerous. It's a normal metabolic function.
"Diabetic ketoacidosis is a problem that occurs in people with diabetes. It occurs when the body cannot use sugar (glucose) as a fuel source because there is no insulin or not enough in...."
Being in ketosis in a low carb sense is not dangerous. It's a normal metabolic function.
"Diabetic ketoacidosis is a problem that occurs in people with diabetes. It occurs when the body cannot use sugar (glucose) as a fuel source because there is no insulin or not enough in...."
