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I was under the impression that being in ketosis could be harmful to the organs of those with diabetes. Is this just a myth or were there medications that aided you?


That's ketoacidosis


the diet in the paper at 800cal/day is far from ketosis, so it seems one can enjoy the benefits of low cal without going to that extreme


Ketosis has nothing to do with calories in. It's dictated by whether your body has glucose/glycogen available to run itself. If not, your cells start using fat directly and your liver produces ketones for the brain, which it uses with the remaining glucose in the blood.


The person I was replying to specifically mentioned that they went on a keto diet.


Ketosis is different than ketoacidosis.


Right, but being in Ketosis is a precursor to ketoacidosis


You have to be doing it really wrong to get there though. OTOH it's always a good idea to research it before starting something.




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