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  1. merlo

    Dawn Phenomenon - What the hell is that..??

    Hi Peter! Our Virta team wrote this explanation of the Dawn Phenomenon - basically, it's high BG right around dawn or waking time that is caused by hormones (ie adrenaline, cortisol, etc), glycogenolysis or gluconeogenesis. There are some strategies you can take. If your BG numbers are rising...
  2. merlo

    Keto and Dawn Phenomenon!

    You could be adapting to keto. Also, are you sure that it's high BG that's waking you up rather than low BG? Did you test?
  3. merlo

    Pre diabetes and dawn phenomenon + ketosis

    Hi! The Dawn Phenomenon, for you, might be caused by your short sleep window- you're only getting 5-6 hours of sleep (if I'm reading that right)! That's probably not enough- the first thing I might try would be to get more sleep. Try going to bed at 9:00 (without your snack) for a week and see...
  4. merlo

    Insulin resistance experts help

    Try this post to help you understand what's happening in your body and how to improve it: https://www.virtahealth.com/reversediabetes
  5. merlo

    Ketosis

    Steve Phinney and Jeff Volek (who have published the vast majority of research on nutritional ketosis) advocate 1.2-1.7g/kilo per day. You shouldn't eat that all at once- split it up into your meals. Too much protein WILL kick you out of ketosis, but at the same time, you want enough to maintain...
  6. merlo

    Ketosis

    Almost all the foods that are thought of as protein (meat, eggs, cheese, fish - not tofu) have 7g of protein per oz. of protein containing food. So you should be able to do the math on most of these foods w/out having to look it up.
  7. merlo

    Reversing diabetes

    When we (Virta Health) talk about reversal, we mean reducing A1c to non-diabetic levels AND removing diabetes meds other than metformin. If you want to read more about why, you can check out this page on Reversing Diabetes and this one explaining our one-year clinical trial results. And, last...
  8. merlo

    Virta Health Low Carb Clinical Trial Results Published

    Hi! I thought it would be helpful if I posted a link to Virta's one-year study explanation for how we reversed type 2 diabetes, written by Amy McKenzie, from our science team. In defense of the price point, because we're practicing medicine (we're titrating patient meds 24/7, which can require...
  9. merlo

    Don't overeat the fat

    I think there are major benefits to ketones (appetite suppression, improvements in sleep/ mood, anti-inflammatory and maybe others we don't know about yet), but contrary to popular blogs, nutritional ketosis does not necessarily mean weight loss! The amount of fat you consume in your diet will...