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Re: Glucophage and ketosisFrom: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sat, 19 Jul 2003 20:26:06 -0500 (CDT)
At Sun, 13 Jul 2003, Angie wrote: > >At Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Dona wrote: >> >>it is fine to do the atkins diet while on Glucophage. it should be fine >>as long as you are only IR and not diabetic. >>it is unhealthy for diabetics to go into keytosis but is fine for those >>who are only IR. >>> >>>Can you stay on Glucophage and still do the Atkins diet? Will your body >>>still go into ketosis. >>> >>>I am very frustrated I have been taking Gluco for about 2 months. Cut >>>down my carbs, have been walking faithfully 5 days a week (1/2 hour) and >>>doing a 10 minute exercise tape, but have not lost a pound. >>> >>>I now want to try the Atkins and put my body in Ketosis. I feel so >>>frustrated!!!! >>> >>>Any suggestions??? > >-- >why is it dangerous to go into keytosis if you are a diabetic? > Ketosis is not particularly dangerous unless you are a type I diabetic. Persons with type 2 diabetes do not have this issue because they still produce some of their own insulin. A type I has no insulin production left due to the destruction of the pancreatic beta cells. In this case, the body cannot burn glucose at all (insulin is the key that unlocks the cell for glucose to be used by the body) and as a result they begin to burn muscle mass (protein) and can go into dibetic ketosis or acidosis. So, for the most part, ketosis is not a bit concern unless you have type 1, insulin dependant diabetes
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