I`ve been tracking dozens of ketone and glucose levels for a year, since I work as a nutrition consultant. What I see is pretty confusing: strange relation between glucose and ketones.
Everytime I search this topic, this relation is pretty well stablished, but I’m going to share some data that puzzles me.
Myself, for instance:
Today, glucose 54, ketones 0,6
Last week: glucose 72, ketones, 1,0
The week before the last: glucose, 72, ketones 1,6
These are just basic examples for what I’ve been getting in the last two years. My highest glucose was 72 in two years. My normal is 60. I always measure in a fasted state, before lunch, at 2pm. I don’t fast, I only skip breakfast. In sum, glucose levels don’t predict higher ketone numbers for me. And my insulin is perfectly normal. I’ve tested it many times, always normal. 4,9 HbA1c, very normal too.
Another thing: my clients have higher glucose levels AND higher ketone levels.
For instance: glucose 84, ketones 3,2. Glucose 79, ketones, 2,5.
Questions:
Am I having too much insulinemic foods that don’t impact glucose (meat?) I’m cutting meat down to half and not seeing great impact, but I’m on PMS and PMS kicks me out of ketosis, so it’s not a great time to take any conclusions. I’m not a huge meat consumer and my protein is within moderate range.
Is stress getting me? My cortisol is normal, but maybe stress is affecting me through unknown mechanisms.
Are there any other hormones that change these numbers? Since I’m gradually getting kicked out of ketosis 15 days a month (from ovulation until period), like so many other women and no one can explain this phenomenon, maybe there are female hormonal changes at stake.
Is it insulin? What other factors affect insulin than glucose or cortisol?
I’m even more puzzled after seeing a study that showed that MCT oils increase ketones AND insulin. Man, I’m totally lost here.
Does anybody have a clue?Texto pré-formatado