Sun, Dec-08-13, 21:12
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Posts: 2,371
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 296/220/205
BF:25%?
Progress: 84%
Location: Upstate SC
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Originally Posted by Nancy LC
Fascinating stuff at 31 minutes. They talked about giving people in deep ketosis (from starvation) insulin and dropping their blood sugar to 25 mg/dL and they didn't have any of the symptoms of low blood sugar.
So... I'm wondering if folks who are suffering from reactive hypoglycemia would do better if they were deeper in ketosis.
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That's a good question. In my ongoing battle against stalls and hypoglycemia, I recently did a fat fast. On day four (or five) I upped my protein and my BG jumped up to 118. Keto's have stayed constant in the 80mg/L range. It's all very confusing and counter intuitive. |