First physical

(Mandy) #1

Hi all,

I’ve read a few posts with somewhat the same intent. I have a physical in a month or so. By that time, I will have been doing keto for 2 months. At my last physical, 2 years ago, all of my numbers were in normal range. Glucose, lipids, BP, proteins and such were all normal even though I was probably 20 pounds over what the charts say I should be. I’m up in weight way more right now and I am certain my doctors first concern will be my recent rapid weight gain. My question being, what else might she find that alarms her? I’ve no idea how she will respond to my being keto so I’m hoping to arm myself with info in the event its not a good reception. I’ve read that LDL may go up? triglycerides maybe? I noticed in my last set of results it said that ketones were “trace”. I assume this time, that will be a little higher as usually when I wake up they are roughly 1.0 or so. Anything else?

Thanks for reading

Edit: forgot to mention during at my last physical I was not keto but I ate no refined sugar, bread or pasta regularly. I did not track carbs but I ate mostly meats and veggies. Was still doing low fat, calorie tracking kind of deal.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #2

Usually, people find that it takes about six months from starting a ketogenic diet to see blood work normalize. In your circumstances, however, you may not see much difference. If your doctor is receptive to the idea of nutritional ketosis, let her know that’s what you’re doing, and ask if the test can be postponed a few months. Otherwise, have the test as sheduled, and if your LDL number gives her an excuse for prescribing a statin, tell her you’d prefer to try diet first, and ask to be retested in three or four months.

Triglyceride and LDL levels are more variable than most doctors assume, and you can influence the test results, if you need to. Wait till you’ve gotten your first set of results back, but just know that if the cholesterol looks bad, you can change those numbers by eating in a specific pattern the week before the test. For more information, go to http://www.cholesterolcode.com/.