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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 1251948" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>Hi [USER=160246]@Winnie53[/USER]</p><p></p><p>I have been mulling this over recently, and I don't think ketosis carries many health benefits really. But being 'in ketosis' can indicate that certain things are going well.</p><p></p><p>Yes, ketosis is touted as being good for weight loss - but ketones are ketones whether they come from dietary fat or subcutaneous fat, so being in ketosis is no proof that someone is losing weight.</p><p></p><p>However, (and this is me chuntering without any evidence to back me up!) I think that ketosis is very useful for one thing, and it is a MAJOR thing in my book. It shows that you are fuelled by fat, not carbs, so your insulin levels will be lower than when you were eating carbs.</p><p></p><p>Unless Our beta cells are dead, we all produce insulin all the time. Background insulin that ticks over 24/7 and insulin that is released after eating (1st and 2nd phase), after liver dumps and dawn phenomenon. In an insulin resistant person the amount of insulin needed can be huge - witness the big doses that some T2 insulin dependents inject, compared with the amount that many T1s do.</p><p></p><p>We T2s are known for our insulin resistance. So we need more insulin for it to do the same job for a 'non IR person'.</p><p>And the more IR we are, the more insulin we need.</p><p>But hyperinsulinaemia is what drives metabolic syndrome, it drives weight gain, it contributes to heart disease and strokes, and lethargy, and tiredness and raised blood glucose levels (just watch a few Fat Emperor You Tube Vids and you will know what I mean.</p><p></p><p>So driving down insulin levels is, to me, even more important than controlling my blood glucose levels. And if you are in ketosis, then you aren't running on glucose, so you don't need much insulin, so your insulin resistance drops.</p><p></p><p>And checking for ketones is a way of checking whether you are still running on carbs and producing a lot of insulin.</p><p></p><p>I also speculate that if your (my) body struggles to drop into ketosis, and bounces out of it easily, then that is indicative of high background insulin levels.</p><p></p><p>(There are 3 main ways to reduce IR; exercise (boo hiss!), low carbing and Fasting. Other things help, including Metformin.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 1251948, member: 41816"] Hi [USER=160246]@Winnie53[/USER] I have been mulling this over recently, and I don't think ketosis carries many health benefits really. But being 'in ketosis' can indicate that certain things are going well. Yes, ketosis is touted as being good for weight loss - but ketones are ketones whether they come from dietary fat or subcutaneous fat, so being in ketosis is no proof that someone is losing weight. However, (and this is me chuntering without any evidence to back me up!) I think that ketosis is very useful for one thing, and it is a MAJOR thing in my book. It shows that you are fuelled by fat, not carbs, so your insulin levels will be lower than when you were eating carbs. Unless Our beta cells are dead, we all produce insulin all the time. Background insulin that ticks over 24/7 and insulin that is released after eating (1st and 2nd phase), after liver dumps and dawn phenomenon. In an insulin resistant person the amount of insulin needed can be huge - witness the big doses that some T2 insulin dependents inject, compared with the amount that many T1s do. We T2s are known for our insulin resistance. So we need more insulin for it to do the same job for a 'non IR person'. And the more IR we are, the more insulin we need. But hyperinsulinaemia is what drives metabolic syndrome, it drives weight gain, it contributes to heart disease and strokes, and lethargy, and tiredness and raised blood glucose levels (just watch a few Fat Emperor You Tube Vids and you will know what I mean. So driving down insulin levels is, to me, even more important than controlling my blood glucose levels. And if you are in ketosis, then you aren't running on glucose, so you don't need much insulin, so your insulin resistance drops. And checking for ketones is a way of checking whether you are still running on carbs and producing a lot of insulin. I also speculate that if your (my) body struggles to drop into ketosis, and bounces out of it easily, then that is indicative of high background insulin levels. (There are 3 main ways to reduce IR; exercise (boo hiss!), low carbing and Fasting. Other things help, including Metformin.) [/QUOTE]
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