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Basic principles of nutritional therapy
Reducing animal foods such as meat, sausage, offal and seafood Consuming low-fat food and dishes Avoiding consuming too much fructose Daily…
What effect does nutrition have?
Nutrition forms the basis for treating elevated uric acid levels, regardless of the cause of the hyperuricaemia. It should be a low-purine and plant-based mixed…
How does hyperuricaemia occur?
Causes:
high intake of purines via food impaired uric acid excretion increased cell breakdown e.g. due to rapid weight loss, or due to chemotherapy
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How can I measure uric acid?
In cases of elevated uric acid levels, it is recommended to perform a measurement 1x daily with the Wellion LUNA Trio measurement system to assess whether a change in…
What is meant by elevated uric acid levels?
The specialist term for elevated uric acid is hyperuricaemia. You may be more familiar with the associated illness commonly known as gout. Gout occurs…
Hyperuricaemia - elevated uric acid levels
Causes and consequences
Painful joint inflammation / gout
Uric acid is an end product from the protein metabolism and is mainly consumed with…
Do causal research to avoid future ketoacidosis!
Even with all caution, ketoacidosis does occur once in a lifetime with diabetes. It is important to take the right action at the right time, to…
You can find this and other articles as guides for download as PDF.
1. DKA (Ketoacidosis) & Ketones, www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/complications/ketoacidosis-dka html, March…
Possibilities of self-control - Determination of blood ketones
For some years now there are blood glucose meters available that can also measure blood ketones with the corresponding ketone test…
Understanding your blood ketone levels
Ketones are thus formed in the body when fat is used instead of glucose to produce energy because there is not enough insulin. It is a warning sign that your…
