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<blockquote data-quote="Dillinger" data-source="post: 665569" data-attributes="member: 13582"><p>Hi Lucy,</p><p></p><p>I think that they would happen just as they do when not in ketosis; when you have more insulin than glucose your blood sugar levels will drop.</p><p></p><p>You would expect the peaks and troughs of normal carb/bolus matching to even out so I would agree that falls would be slower.</p><p></p><p>Don't forget that when in ketosis you are not glucose free; you are still converting protein to glucose and if you were not a diabetic your blood sugar levels would still be constant albeit possibly lower.</p><p></p><p>Anecdotally, I find that I need to be much lower to get the full on hypo symptoms; shakes, sweats etc., I can still tell that my bloods are too low before that happens and so can test/correct but I have haven't had a full on hypo (by which I mean confusion/loss of control) for years. So, on those grounds perhaps a ketogenic adapted brain will be able to cope much better than a normally glucose burning brain?</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure if I would class myself as ketogenic though as often I don't detect any in my urine and I'm eating about 30 grams a day of carb, sometimes less (sometimes more...).</p><p></p><p>I read about someone yesterday who was severely overweight (about 200kg+) and just stopped eating and under medical supervision wanted to see what would happen; he didn't eat for more than a year and towards the end he was running blood sugar levels of about 2 mmol/l which is well below the 'hypo' level we have in mind without suffering from any noticeable consequences. He wasn't a diabetic I hasten to add. Interesting though?</p><p></p><p>Best</p><p></p><p>Dillinger</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dillinger, post: 665569, member: 13582"] Hi Lucy, I think that they would happen just as they do when not in ketosis; when you have more insulin than glucose your blood sugar levels will drop. You would expect the peaks and troughs of normal carb/bolus matching to even out so I would agree that falls would be slower. Don't forget that when in ketosis you are not glucose free; you are still converting protein to glucose and if you were not a diabetic your blood sugar levels would still be constant albeit possibly lower. Anecdotally, I find that I need to be much lower to get the full on hypo symptoms; shakes, sweats etc., I can still tell that my bloods are too low before that happens and so can test/correct but I have haven't had a full on hypo (by which I mean confusion/loss of control) for years. So, on those grounds perhaps a ketogenic adapted brain will be able to cope much better than a normally glucose burning brain? I'm not sure if I would class myself as ketogenic though as often I don't detect any in my urine and I'm eating about 30 grams a day of carb, sometimes less (sometimes more...). I read about someone yesterday who was severely overweight (about 200kg+) and just stopped eating and under medical supervision wanted to see what would happen; he didn't eat for more than a year and towards the end he was running blood sugar levels of about 2 mmol/l which is well below the 'hypo' level we have in mind without suffering from any noticeable consequences. He wasn't a diabetic I hasten to add. Interesting though? Best Dillinger [/QUOTE]
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