how to get rid of ketones

You aren't tracking protein, but ketones are just the by product of protein metabolism. Did your doctor mention them actually being a problem? Their may be some concern with them indicating other problems related to your diabetes, but ketones are usually only an issue for people with kidney problems.

As a matter of fact, low carb diets all lead to ketone production, so the only way to address them is eat less protein and more carbs, which doesn't sound like very good advice for a diabetic.

You aren't tracking protein, but ketones are just the by product of protein metabolism. Did your doctor mention them actually being a problem? Their may be some concern with them indicating other problems related to your diabetes, but ketones are usually only an issue for people with kidney problems.

As a matter of fact, low carb diets all lead to ketone production, so the only way to address them is eat less protein and more carbs, which doesn't sound like very good advice for a diabetic.

You are referring to a different type of ketones. The OP is referring to Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA), which can be deadly.

OP- Did the hospital staff not give you advice on how to deal with this condition? I am not in the human medical field, but I do know the best treatment for DKA is to get your blood glucose level under control.

ETA: OP, if you don't feel you got adequate advice from your nurse, I implore you to seek advice from another medical professional. As I mentioned, DKA is a deadly condition. NOT something you ask for advice from random internet strangers for. You've already seen from the first reply that people will give wrong and harmful advice because they are not medical professionals. It says this at the bottom of the screen for a reason:

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I had to check often for ketones when I had gestational diabetes. It was often high when my glucose was high. Are you sticking to the carb count or going over? Dieting and having ketones is different than having diabetes and ketones. It can be dangerous when tou have diabetes. I had a diabetes counselor who helped me when I needed to adjust my diet and insulin. Could you ask your doctor about seeing a nutritionist?

Ketones are not a by product of protein metabolism but rather fat metabolism. In a diabetic it could mean not enough insulin floating around. It could be that you r not eating enough carbohydrate(but from your diary it looks like u r) or high blood sugars requiring insulin. Did she say if u were spilling a small, moderate, or high ketones? If small it could just be bc u r dieting, but if large and with high blood sugars you may need insulin. You can actually buy ketostix over the counter and test at home.

I am not a doctor but am a diabetes educator. First make sure you have good glucose control. If u r eating right and numbers r high, u may need some insulin.....