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<blockquote data-quote="pdmjoker" data-source="post: 1913853" data-attributes="member: 468524"><p>Like many on this forum, I was showing signs that my body was ailing after following a low fat high carb diet, and I was unable to lose weight. A year ago I was pre-diabetic (HbA1c of 42) and apart from Insulin Resistance and being overweight, had other signs of metabolic syndrome: increased blood pressure and excess body fat around the waist. In short, <strong>my metabolism was messed-up and not coping</strong>.</p><p></p><p>I went Ketogenic on 3rd July, have lost 27lbs, lost three inches around my waist and my BP is lower. Various blood tests were taken on 25th June before I started and repeated on 16th Oct.</p><p></p><p>Key results:</p><p></p><p>HbA1c from 41 to 31</p><p>HDL from 0.99 to 1.24</p><p>LDL from 2.18 to 2.84</p><p>Trigs from 0.5 to 0.7</p><p>Urate from 377 to 496</p><p></p><p>(Having finished a meal only 11 hrs 20 mins before the second test might account for the Trigs increase.)</p><p></p><p>I was informed by the GP surgery there was nothing to be alarmed about, but my GP wanted to talk to me over the phone. I guessed he was concerned about Urate being above 430 and the possibility of gout. In preparation I watched a video by Dr. Eric Berg DC about raised urate in people doing Keto and how to tackle it:</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]ip4KAIqgBII[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>My GP was indeed concerned about elevated urate, and I told him it was evidence of gluconeogenesis as about 75% of my brain had adapted to burning ketones but the rest still needed glucose. Also, it could easily be corrected by increasing my potassium citrate intake or having lemon juice (Note: or more salt. The increase in my beef/pork consumption might also be a contributory factor.)</p><p></p><p>My GP said I had clearly read-up about the Keto diet but: "it isn't wise to mess around with your metabolism". <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite16" alt=":banghead:" title="Bang Head :banghead:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":banghead:" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite16" alt=":banghead:" title="Bang Head :banghead:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":banghead:" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite16" alt=":banghead:" title="Bang Head :banghead:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":banghead:" /></p><p></p><p>Edit: Corrected quote from GP</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pdmjoker, post: 1913853, member: 468524"] Like many on this forum, I was showing signs that my body was ailing after following a low fat high carb diet, and I was unable to lose weight. A year ago I was pre-diabetic (HbA1c of 42) and apart from Insulin Resistance and being overweight, had other signs of metabolic syndrome: increased blood pressure and excess body fat around the waist. In short, [B]my metabolism was messed-up and not coping[/B]. I went Ketogenic on 3rd July, have lost 27lbs, lost three inches around my waist and my BP is lower. Various blood tests were taken on 25th June before I started and repeated on 16th Oct. Key results: HbA1c from 41 to 31 HDL from 0.99 to 1.24 LDL from 2.18 to 2.84 Trigs from 0.5 to 0.7 Urate from 377 to 496 (Having finished a meal only 11 hrs 20 mins before the second test might account for the Trigs increase.) I was informed by the GP surgery there was nothing to be alarmed about, but my GP wanted to talk to me over the phone. I guessed he was concerned about Urate being above 430 and the possibility of gout. In preparation I watched a video by Dr. Eric Berg DC about raised urate in people doing Keto and how to tackle it: [MEDIA=youtube]ip4KAIqgBII[/MEDIA] My GP was indeed concerned about elevated urate, and I told him it was evidence of gluconeogenesis as about 75% of my brain had adapted to burning ketones but the rest still needed glucose. Also, it could easily be corrected by increasing my potassium citrate intake or having lemon juice (Note: or more salt. The increase in my beef/pork consumption might also be a contributory factor.) My GP said I had clearly read-up about the Keto diet but: "it isn't wise to mess around with your metabolism". :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: Edit: Corrected quote from GP [/QUOTE]
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