If you are a diabetic or care giver for a diabetic, it is imperative that you are aware of the acute (short-term) ...

Ketosis is when ketones are produced in the body from the breakdown of fat for energy. Only if too many ketones accumulate in the body may ketosis progress to diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a life ...

or malaise or develop a metabolic acidosis in the setting of SGLT-2 inhibitor therapy should be promptly evaluated for the presence of urine and/or serum ketones. SGLT-2 inhibitors should only be ...

With only a small body of scientific research available, one expert parses out why ketones might not be runners’ magic bullet to get faster.

Ketosis is a metabolic process that involves the body converting fat to ketones for energy. Ketoacidosis is when the body creates an excessive number of ketones, which can be fatal. Those at risk ...

Diabetic ketoacidosis, alcoholic ketoacidosis,uremia, lactic acidosis and toxic ingestion were not present. Starvation ketosis caused by vomiting was a possible contributor, however, the degree of ...

Abbott is already a big player in the wearable glucose-monitoring sector, and has started working on a new device that will measure both glucose and ketones, potentially serving as a warning ...