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You dont get keto acidosis by eating low carb, that is misinformation.
by someone454 8y ago
You dont get keto acidosis by eating low carb, that is misinformation.
- traek 8y agoSource? From my read it looks like you absolutely can. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmc052709 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmc052709
- joecool1029 8y agoThat's a case study of a single patient. Main takeaway: >Benign dietary ketosis resulting from restricting carbohydrates could, theoretically, cause ketoacidosis in persons with a predisposition to the condition.
- matt4077 8y agoThat sounds very much like what they were saying. “Theoretically” is closer to “can” than it is to “cannot”.
- village-idiot 8y agoAlso, I said that it’s a risk to be managed. People are acting like I said that it’s a certainty and that not eating sugar constantly as a diabetic will kill you instantly or something.
- village-idiot 8y agoI made it very clear that it’s high ketones while diabetic that causes it. If you’d like to correct that in a more constructive way, that would be helpful.
- someone454 8y agoType 1, maybe. Type 2, not at all. In fact, a ketogenic diet will reduce or eliminate the symptoms of T2.