When your white blood cell count is too low, you have a high risk of getting an infection. Infections can be very serious in people with cancer. If you get an inÂ­fection or if your white blood cell count is very low, your chemotherapy may be delayed, and you may need to be treated in the hospital.hen your white blood cell count is too low, you have a high risk of getting an infection. Infections can be very serious in people with cancer. If you get an inÂ­fection or if your white blood cell count is very low, your chemotherapy may be delayed, and you may need to be treated in the hospital.
Diabetes and Ketones. Ketones in the blood occurs when the body burns its own fat. The presence of high levels of ketones in the bloodstream is a common complication of diabetes, which if left untreated can lead to ketoacidosis. Ketones build up when there is insufficient insulin to help fuel the bodyâs cells.
Sara, you check for ketones if your blood glucose is over 14 (250 US) to make sure that a type 1 hasn't gone into Diabetic Ketoacidosis (which can cause coma and or death in the worst case) for more information about Diabetic Ketoacidosis, read here http://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic135.htm.