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Please answer! can ketosis cause dka or type 2 diabetes?
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No: It is important to distinguish "diabetic ketoacidosis" (DKA) from "nutritional ketosis". Ketones are used by the body for energy when sugar is not available. DKA happens in diabetics when sugar is unable to get into cells without more insulin (insulin is required to get glucose into cells). In nutrional ketosis the person isn't eating sugar/carbs. Also, the ketone levels are 10x higher in DKA.
Answered 11/9/2014
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