[Peter Holm | Sun, 9 May 2004 09:17:32 +0200]
>Jeg har ikke kunnet finde ud af, hvor alvorligt dette er (det er jo ønsket
>når man er på atkins??!), men de erfarne sygeplejesker jeg har spurgt har
>været dybt rystede over, at der findes en kur der sætter kroppen i denne
>tilstand.
Ja & Nej. Ketose er ikke i sig selv en farlig tilstand, men det er en
farlig tilstand for diabetikere.
Læs evt. mere her:
Your body will use dietary carbohydrates for fuel if they are available. If
they are not, your body will use dietary protein and fat or stored fat or
muscle. Fat and protein get converted to glucose just like carbs do, though
with much less efficiency. If your body is relying on fat (dietary or
stored, makes no difference) for fuel then you will go into ketosis, a state
characterized by the byproduct of ketones in your urine (diabetics and some
lowcarbers monitor their urine using inexpensive strips).
Ketosis is an extremely bad thing for a diabetic. Why? Because if the
diabetic is eating average amounts of carbs yet their body is burning fat
for fuel, this means their insulin is way too low or something else is very
very wrong. If you are eating carbs but your body isn't using them, your
blood sugar will rise to dangerous levels and you risk going into metabolic
shock, which can kill you. The presence of ketones in the urine is a sign
diabetics pay close attention to.
But ketosis isn't bad in and of itself. It's just a sign. If you are burning
fat because there aren't carbs to use instead, that's perfectly safe. Note:
the presence of ketones can mean you aren't eating enough. It's often found
in people who are ill and not keeping food down, or in some people with
eating disorders and sometimes means they are using up their own muscles for
fuel, not just fat. Not getting enough food is of course a bad thing and
ketosis in this case reflects a problem. But if you're getting plenty of
calories and nutrition on a lowcarb diet and you're in ketosis, you're doing
just fine.
Atkins is a big advocate of staying in ketosis. In fact, he has people
following his version of lowcarb measure their ketone levels (the level
doesn't matter, just that they are present) to see if they are doing the
diet correctly. The Eades, in Protein Power, say that it's okay to be in
ketosis, but it isn't necessary. Other lowcarb diets tend to side with the
Eades.
If you are a diabetic who needs to monitor ketone levels to make sure your
insulin is on track, you probably want to stay out of ketosis if you
lowcarb, but that's something to discuss with your doctor. There is also
some evidence that ketosis may not be a great idea if you're pregnant or
breastfeeding, but I don't believe this has been documented. If you don't
want to go into ketosis for any reason, then keep your carb levels just high
enough to avoid it (the urine strips are useful here). It probably won't
make any difference in your success on lowcarb
René
www.rene.hjorth.com
&
www.lowcarb.dk