Diagnosis, Prevention, And Treatment For Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Ketone Level Tests

Ketone level tests may be used to diagnose an individual with diabetic ketoacidosis and treat it in current patients. Ketones can be tested and measured through an affected individual's urine and blood. An individual's physician may test for ketones in the urine or blood if the level of glucose in the blood exceeds 240 milligrams per deciliter or symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis are present. Three different types of ketones exist in an individual's blood referred to as acetone, 3-β-hydroxybutyrate, and acetoacetate. Blood tests for ketones show if all the ketone levels are low to normal, medium to moderate, or high to large. A patient who has a high glucose level on a blood test, as well as high ketone levels on a ketone test, will be diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis. Some diabetes patients have a regular issue with ketone buildup in their blood and may be instructed to use urine ketone tests regularly as part of their treatment plan.

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