Type 1 diabetics may be at risk for ketoacidosis if they screw up their insulin, but T2 diabetics are not at any risk from just a low-carb diet. The problem is

Type 1 diabetics may be at risk for ketoacidosis if they screw up their insulin, but T2 diabetics are not at any risk from just a low-carb diet. The problem is having high blood sugar and high ketones simultaneously, not just having high ketones. And the nice thing about a low-carb diet is that you're not eating carbs, so your blood sugar does not become elevated. If your pancreas can still create insulin at all, you are highly unlikely to go into ketoacidosis. Keto is a really good diet for both weight loss and correcting insulin resistance for a T2 diabetic. (Source, I am a T2 diabetic that eats a ketogenic diet. I am losing weight and my A1c is dropping. My doctor is pleased with my diet choices.)