Ketone bodies (KET) include acetoacetic acid, beta-hydroxybutyric acid and acetone, all three are intermediate products of fat metabolism, under normal circumstances, the urine of healthy people do not contain ketone bodies, if the presence of ketone bodies three plus, it often means that at this time the patient’s body is very high blood sugar, you need to promptly go to the hospital for the relevant examination.
First of all, when the body is not enough sugar catabolism, fat decomposition is active but incomplete oxidation can produce a large number of ketone bodies, from the urine to form ketonuria, diabetic ketoacidosis when the urine ketone body is a strong positive reaction, the clinical manifestation is often early three more than one symptom aggravation, so for diabetes-induced ketone body three plus situation, must be treated, at present for diabetes appeared ketone body early
There are also some pregnant women who may have three plus ketone bodies due to abnormal hormone secretion and impaired digestion and absorption during pregnancy, so it is necessary to investigate the cause and make targeted treatment.