What happens if you put water on ketone stip?

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I have a diabetic that I don't trust and I wonder sometimes if he even checks his ketones, so I was just curious if anybody knows what happens if you put anything other than urine on the strip?

OK, if he's at 400-600, then he's probably also spilling some in his urine. Using the dual-glucose/keto sticks may be the answer for you.

A student who is regularly at 400 is in deep trouble. I'd be talkign to the parents/doctor about a more agressive plan. While checking ketones will get an early DKA caught, the student is doing DANGEROUS AND IRREPARABLE harm with such high BGs. My son kind of went off the deep end when he headed off for college and wasn't under our observation anymore. He's had kidney, vision, and other serious problems including an amputation. GET THIS KID HELP.

If you were talking about my student, the children's endo clinic, CPS, and I did everything in our power. He was educated on everything that could happen. As I said, he is now in his 20s and he still ends up hospitalized multiple times a year. He was/is rebellious and refuses to listen to what anyone tells him. He will be blaming everyone else when he has his first amputation.

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I am not a school nurse. I work in a hospital with adults. I wish you could bring your noncompliant diabetic kids on a field trip to my job so they could see what poorly managed diabetes looks like down the road.

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We had a kid like this in our program. He was in state custody. He turned 18 a few months ago and basically said screw everyone and everything who's trying to help me. We found out he'd passed away when our medical director got a call from the medical examiner.

what was the cause of death?

We can do only so much to try to help. We each have to decide for ourselves how we are going to live.

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That is exactly my fear. This is the first year I have had a diabetic this challenging. He isn't straight out disrespectful, but he doesn't take care of himself and I honestly don't trust him. It just seemed odd to me that his blood sugar would be in the 400's and have NO ketones, not even trace.

How did you catch them lying or what not?

I have had diabetic students for 8 years now. If his body has adapted to his blood sugar running around 400, he may not produce ketones. I have had 2 students in similar situation. They are seniors this year and I preach to them about their feet and eye sight, seems to fall on deaf ears, but I can't help myself!

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Specializes in Practice educator.

Had 2 patients under the age of 25 die this year, constantly in and out of ICU over the years due to not looking after themselves. Ate all the nonsense and didn't bother with their insulin. Found dead at home. Pretty grim stuff.

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Had 2 patients under the age of 25 die this year, constantly in and out of ICU over the years due to not looking after themselves. Ate all the nonsense and didn't bother with their insulin. Found dead at home. Pretty grim stuff.

I wanted to click "like" to let you know I read and sympathize with you, yet have trouble clicking "like" on a post about 2 patients passing away at such a young age.

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