Ketosis vs Ketoacidosis: VERY DIFFERENT! – Dr. Berg

You don’t have to be afraid of ketosis. Learn more about ketosis vs. ketoacidosis.

hi guys dr. Berg here in this short video we’re  going to talk about the difference between ketosis and ketoacidosis they’re not the same so many  people they don’t want to go into ketosis because they think it’s dangerous because of the  they assume because it has the word keto it’s the same thing it’s not ketoacidosis is a very  dangerous disease that happens when you’re a type 1 diabetic when you don’t make any more insulin  okay the insulin is zero you don’t make it and so the it’s out of control it’s uncontrolled insulin  or blood sugar so the blood sugars go screaming high because you have no insulin to bring it  down okay and what happens is that sense ketones are acidic the pH becomes very much of a problem  so you have excessive thirst you have urination coming out through your body like too much  urination you’re completely dehydrated you lose your electrolytes you’re fatigued your breathing  is off so but if we look at your all the amount of ketones it’s like a massive amount it’s like 20  okay now look at ketosis is like between 1 & 8 it’s a smaller amount of mild fat burning okay  so we’re not getting the mass amounts of ketones going into blood it’s controlled through diet you  don’t have very many symptoms may be some slight adaptation symptoms a little fatigue but if you took B  vitamins or potassium that would clear right up there’s low amounts of insulin but it’s still  there and the cells are getting nutrition low amounts of sugar your blood sugars are good so I  just wanted to show you that it’s totally healthy this is unhealthy they’re not the same even though  they have the same first four letters but they’re not the same alright thanks for watching I’ll  see you next video hey guys thank you so much for watching please click the subscribe  button and I will see you in the next video