Ketones in urine

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Hi all 👋

Almost 23 weeks pregnant and just checked my badger app after my routine midwife appt last week and noticed my urine was positive for ketones. (Not sure why I bother as the app usually panics me 😂🫣). I’m now convincing myself I am developing gestational diabetes and wondering if anybody knows of other reasons this might be the case? My BMI is only slightly over (but still over!) so I will be checked go GD at my next apt but just hoping it’s not the case 😫

anyone have any insight? ☺️

You're not eating enough carbs most likely

I had ketones in my urine and had pre-eclampsia- have you had this checked? Baby came 6 weeks early but is now a thriving 2 year old so try not to worry and congrats!

Thanks @angel0071987 .. I certainly eat carbs but probably not the right ones 😅

this all sounds very familiar @AlwaysFoldingWashing. i had pre-eclampsia in my first pregnancy and my daughter was 7 weeks early but didn’t have this last time was just more my blood pressure! Fingers crossed I can keep this one in for longer 😂🫣. Lovely to hear your two year old is thriving ❤️

was your sample from first thing in the morning ? that can do it as you've been fasting overnight.

Thanks for your reply @Leo227. My apt was 9.50 so relatively early but not my first wee of the day! Wouldn’t have had much food in my system by that point though!

I had ketones when I had my last scan and they said its coz I hadn’t had anything to eat.

I had the same and am now having the EXACT same worries 🤣🤣 i have GD test in august so will see, no other signs of it so 🤞 its just cos not eating enough (which I know generally i'm not bar the odd beige binge) 🤣