I have little to no glucose to oxidise.
To conflate nutritional ketosis with being in starvation mode is a mistake, in my opinion. You may be interested in the results from the Virta studies and the research into Alzheimer's Disease and the promising early studies, and the clinical application of ketogenic diets as an adjunct to some (but not all) cancer treatments.
You really need to read about gluconeogenesis.
What are your BG Readings? Your body endogenously creates glucose if you don't consume it (through your own muscle protein breakdown, or through converting the protein/fat you eat), hence why you will still have BG readings of 5 and above. This glucose comes from somewhere, and it will still be metabolised.
Pretty sure you’ll find that anyone serious about dietary ketosis is aware of gluconeogenesis. It’s perfectly natural and it’s what humans would have been doing all winter for millions of years.
Just tested at 4.7 mmol/l
I think I'd be dead if I didn't..no need to eat it though.So you do have glucose to metabolise, whether you like it or not
I said little to no.. please don't misrepresent what I said.. one of my pet hates.why is saying there is no glucose to metabolise
I would imagine that bears are in deep ketosis when they awake from hibernation.. I've never got close enough to measure their finger prick results though..Bears are diabetic when they come out of winter due to oxidising fat
Not in the same way as bears, but we had a form of hibernation, where we would have lower metabolism, lower activity, lower energy expenditure to match the poorer food supply and shorter days, and longer periods asleep.Hang on. Time out. Humans hibernate?
...So yes, there is a human-equivalent hibernation: longer sleep, less activity.
Luckily, scientists have done that:I would imagine that bears are in deep ketosis when they awake from hibernation.. I've never got close enough to measure their finger prick results though..
Seen a few of those myselfNo, that's called a strawman argument, where you make up what I said..
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26008-grizzly-bears-become-diabetic-when-they-hibernate/
"As the bears put on weight in preparation for the winter, they responded normally to insulin – which prevents the breakdown of fatty tissue. But during hibernation, insulin effectively stopped working. That is a symptom in people with type 2 diabetes, in which high fat levels in the blood induce insulin resistance."
Luckily, scientists have done that:
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26008-grizzly-bears-become-diabetic-when-they-hibernate/
"As the bears put on weight in preparation for the winter, they responded normally to insulin – which prevents the breakdown of fatty tissue. But during hibernation, insulin effectively stopped working. That is a symptom in people with type 2 diabetes, in which high fat levels in the blood induce insulin resistance."
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/animals-hibernating-treat-diabetes-alzheimers
"the same thing happens in black bears as they enter hibernation; they become insulin resistant. This keeps their cells from absorbing blood sugar (glucose), which enables them to draw energy from fats that have built up in the weeks prior to hibernation. In terms of blood chemistry, hibernating bears look like diabetic humans, but on revival from hibernation the chemistry returns to normal. This suggests there must be a chemical pathway underlying insulin sensitivity that can be adjusted. If scientists can get a hold on such a pathway, they might be able reverse the same effect in diabetic people."
I’m going to settle on the evidence of my own good health, and the views of the likes of Jason Fung and Tim Noakes.
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