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Yes - a normal person's insulin would be released to balance the glucagon that is trying to provide glucose. In theory I need to find the level of insulin that a normal person would release and inject it. I am not wholly keto but eat very low carbs most of the time so it does make sense that...

Thanks @Fairygodmother - yes that would make sense. You would think that the body would stop at 6-7 but it keeps rising to over 9 - maybe it;s expecting to see insulin to counteract it's own response to low glucose?

There are a couple of threads on the unexpected BG spike in the afternoon, but most deal with the type of food eaten at lunch. I get this BG rise from 5-9 mmol/L over 3 hours from 4-7 pm or thereabouts, but I don't eat carbs at lunch and sometimes don't have lunch at all. I guess the glucose...

If you have an hour you can make your own very low carb bread. Basic recipe: 200g milled flax seed (Aldi or Tesco brand is cheap and good), 2 tsp baking powder, pinch of salt, 200 ml hot water. Mix the whole lot in a bowl until you can take it out like a sticky but intact dough (maybe need...