In a message dated 4/9/98 12:03:19 PM EST, [log in to unmask]
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<<  It is frequently associated with
 acidosis and is often miscalled acidosis.  Ketosis results from the
incomplete
 metabolism of fatty acids, generally from carbohydrate deficiency or
inadequate
 utilization, and is commonly observed in starvation, high-fat diet,
pregnancy,
 following ether anesthesia, and most significantly in diabetes mellitus.
Large
 quantities of these ketone bodies may be eliminated in the urine (ketonuria).
>>

ketosis in the context of diabetes with high blood sugar is called
ketoacidosis and is a dangerous entity to be immediately rectified; ketosis in
the context of Atkins low-carb with blood sugar is called benign dietary
ketosis and is not a dangerous state.