I have a good pediatrician and I want to prepare myself for what he might say. He's never been this sickly. I'm thinking of asking for a glucose tolerance test. Ketones are produced when the body breaks down too much stored fat to get extra fuel for energy. Stress and illnesses like asthma, flu, and infections, put a stress on the body of a child and this can make his body produce ketones.
Ketones can cause nausea, abdominal pain, and vomiting.
In these cases, the production of ketones is not related in any way with diabetes. I would not advise your son to be tested for diabetes by a glucose tolerance test if his blood sugar is normal and the urine is glucose-free. Comments and Feedback . Privacy statement .