It must be nice not having to go to the doctors all the time. I have a season ticket! I guess you could get a full lipid panel test done privately if your doctor is tight. I don't know how much it will cost in the UK? I would have thought if our weight was on target and we are on lchf our bloods should be in the right parish! atb Derek QUOTE="Oldvatr, post: 1199292, member: 196898"]The problem I have is that people likeTrudi Deakin and other LCHF gurus do not tell us if the benefits they claim are due to ketosis or not. I am running my LCHF on the cusp, so I get some ketones, but am not fully 'adapted'. I do this because I do not need to lose weight, and my bgl is good without going VLC. But until i get my next blood test in Oct/Nov, I will not know where I am on lipids. My GP has put me on annual review only, so I can no longer request 3 monthly tests like I could when I was under the DCN.
So does anyone know if the good lipids are due to Ketosis, or not? I know I lost a lot of belly fat when I did go ketogenic for while, but I have had to cut back on the HF since it was just putting it back on. I am now resigned to losing more weight, and it will be interesting where I settle down. At 10.5 stone, I am ok to drop a bit, but not too much. Sitting on a park bench is difficult now having lost my padding. Bathtime is also a challenge. But then bathtime is always a problem for us cats LOL[/QUOTE]