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I have crohn's disease...lately i've been craving sweets. i am not diabetic, but had ketones in my urine yesterday. what could cause this?
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Losing weight: Ketones in the urine are usually a sign of dieting or losing weight. In the absence of glucose in the urine it has nothing to do with diabetes.
Answered 3/15/2017
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