High Blood ketone levels after meal

(Brad) #1

Hi everyone,

I have been following this WOE for 9 weeks today and have lost 32 lbs with basically no exercise. I was in Ketosis on day 2 and have stayed there, even through the holidays, no cheat days or temptations so far. I started IF and EF 2 weeks ago, my IF is usually OMAD 5 days a week. I have also completed 3 EF’s, longest 72 hours, other two about 53 hours.

I have used the urine strips several times a day since I started and also testing blood ketones and glucose with meter since about week 2. When I fast my blood glucose is usually anywhere from mid 70’s to mid 80’s and ketones around 1.5. When I eat my normal meals and test ketones a couple hours later, My ketones can be as high as 2.5 and that not after eating any MCT 's which I understand can drive your ketones up quickly, usually just a normal meal meeting my 70/25/5 ratio.

I hear everyone claiming the urine strips are no good after your adapted but I can almost tell you what my blood ketones are going to be based on the urine strips or within a very small range, tested it many times, little obsessed with testing but want to know how everything is affected by what and when I eat. I have never had blood sugar issues if that helps.

I appreciate everyone’s help. This WOE has given me a new lease on life, it’s just crazy I’m finding it so easy with no temptations. I also travel a lot and find it easy to find things to eat and stay within my macros with the MFP app.

Thanks everyone,
Brad

#2

Everyone is promoting the same myth. The ketone strips worked for me even after 1.5 years of strict ketosis. I’d suspect that many are not low in carb enough to be ketotic. I’ve been correlating my urine ketones with my blood ketones and seem to be consistent. Anyway, good luck with this woe and best of regards!

(Consensus is Politics) #3

Um… not to put a damper on that, but… and I could be wrong, aren’t urine ketones the excess ketones? Ketones that weren’t used?

From what I understand, we could be producing them and not using them, yet. Our bodies in the beginning at least do this. We could see our ketones rise to maximum on the urine test stick, after just a couple of days, but not be in Ketosis yet as we are still burning off our stored glycogen. Then once that store runs out, we hit the wall energy wise, and the body see’s all theses ketones floating around, and says, (imagine this in Eores voice (c’mon, Eore, from Winnie the Pooh) “Okay, I guess I have to use them now”

(jilliangordona) #4

I can test my blood ketones and have minimum 5mmol/g ketones and have nothing on my urine strip. It’s not a myth that that don’t work. Urine is waste, and ketones in urine means the ketones were wasted.

#5

Robert, what is the rationale behind that? Can you point to a study that shows this happens. Why would the body produce something that it does not use? It is true that acetoacetate level in the urine and the pee tests may be influenced by hydration status, which may make the test less accurate. In that case, for somewhat reliable results, one would test AcAc in the urine upon waking on an empty stomach - if blood ketones are too expensive to test.

(Consensus is Politics) #6

I’ll research it a bit. I’ll get back with you on it. It might just be I learn something :cowboy_hat_face: