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Can it mean that you are a diabetic just because your ketone levels are higher?
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Ketones: Positive urine ketones are common in anyone who is fasting, or on a low carb diet. Sometimes blood ketones are slightly elevated too. Diabetic ketoacidosis is a severe condition, typically in patients with type 1 diabetes who are not taking Insulin or who are sick with other conditions, and you would be quite ill if you had this.
Answered 6/25/2014
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Ketones can be : Concentrated in the urine any time you go for a significant period of time fasting. The concentration depends upon your state of hydration and amount of urine production. This has nothing to do with diabetes and can occur in anyone.
Answered 12/9/2013
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