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<blockquote data-quote="ziggy_w" data-source="post: 1559709" data-attributes="member: 323454"><p>Thanks, [USER=368709]@Goonergal[/USER].</p><p></p><p>Actually, I was feeling really good before. If the GP hadn't done a ketone test and sent me to the hospital, I would have never known that my bloods are slightly acidic. After doing tons of research from Monday night to Tuesday, I found that acidic blood levels are associated with lower bone density (as the body harvests some calcium from the bones trying to neutralize the acidity) and lower muscle mass. So, probably not a good idea in the long term.</p><p></p><p>I am a bit unhappy with accepting higher blood sugar levels, however. Like many of us on this forum, I like trying to keep my blood sugar levels in the normal non-diabetic range. This morning, fasting levels were 99 mg/dl (5.5 mmol) and if they had been just a tad higher, they would have qualified as prediabetic (in Germany prediabetes is associated with fasting levels above 100 mg/dl (5.6 mmol).</p><p></p><p>I've read somewhere on the internet (can't recall the source, though) that truly non-diabetic fasting levels are somewhere from 4.5 to 5.0. To be honest, I can only achieve these kinds of levels if I exercise extensively at night and not have much protein with dinner. If I am lazy or eat a large meal for dinner, fasting levels creep up.</p><p></p><p>There were some posts on twitter (Ted Naiman, Tim Noakes) a few days ago that many people following a low-carb or ketogenic diet have higher fasting levels (somewhere from 5.1. through 6.0 mmol). So, I probably shouldn't worry if fasting levels are a bit higher.</p><p></p><p>However, if it were only up to me and I hadn't known about the acidic blood levels, I probably would feel better continuing as before (at least when I find the time to exercise).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ziggy_w, post: 1559709, member: 323454"] Thanks, [USER=368709]@Goonergal[/USER]. Actually, I was feeling really good before. If the GP hadn't done a ketone test and sent me to the hospital, I would have never known that my bloods are slightly acidic. After doing tons of research from Monday night to Tuesday, I found that acidic blood levels are associated with lower bone density (as the body harvests some calcium from the bones trying to neutralize the acidity) and lower muscle mass. So, probably not a good idea in the long term. I am a bit unhappy with accepting higher blood sugar levels, however. Like many of us on this forum, I like trying to keep my blood sugar levels in the normal non-diabetic range. This morning, fasting levels were 99 mg/dl (5.5 mmol) and if they had been just a tad higher, they would have qualified as prediabetic (in Germany prediabetes is associated with fasting levels above 100 mg/dl (5.6 mmol). I've read somewhere on the internet (can't recall the source, though) that truly non-diabetic fasting levels are somewhere from 4.5 to 5.0. To be honest, I can only achieve these kinds of levels if I exercise extensively at night and not have much protein with dinner. If I am lazy or eat a large meal for dinner, fasting levels creep up. There were some posts on twitter (Ted Naiman, Tim Noakes) a few days ago that many people following a low-carb or ketogenic diet have higher fasting levels (somewhere from 5.1. through 6.0 mmol). So, I probably shouldn't worry if fasting levels are a bit higher. However, if it were only up to me and I hadn't known about the acidic blood levels, I probably would feel better continuing as before (at least when I find the time to exercise). [/QUOTE]
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