How can I get into ketosis if my blood sugar goes up after a meal?

(Wade) #1

Is it possible to never let my blood sugar level exceed 100? If I dont eat any carbs…shouldnt fat and protein not elevate my blood sugar after a meal? How can I get into ketosis if my blood sugar goes up after a meal?

(Allie) #2

What exactly are you eating? Protein can cause an insulin reaction which will affect your blood sugar.

(Wade) #3

So, for lunch I hate spinch leaves, with balsamic vinegar, feta cheese, a chicken thigh, and some diced tomato…thats it…my blood sugar jumped to 128 about 30 minutes after eating it and then dropped back down to 90 at about 60 minutes after eating.

(Wade) #4

is this going to cause me to not go into ketosis?

(Allie) #5

Balsamic vinegar tends to be loaded with sugar, that will mess with your blood sugar.

#6

not all balsamic has sugar check labels, but without eating fat and becoming fat adapted you will only get ketones when fasting. Your body has to know it is supposed to feed on fat so it stops looking for easy glucose fuel

(Wade) #7

Alley,

How to I teach my body to feed on fat?

(Allie) #8

By eating keto. High fat, moderate protein, very low carb.

(Wade) #9

Where can I buy a meter that tests my insulin levels?

I have a blood sugar tester but sometimes my blood sugar jumps to 110 after eater a high fat high protein and low carb meal…then I go out side and run for 15 minutes and come back and test again and its usually back below 100 at that point.

(Wade) #10

Since I dont have an insulin meter I just have to assume that if my blood sugar is above 100 that I have too much insulin.

(Allie) #11

You cannot test insulin at home, just not possible.

Keto is high fat MODERATE protein, very low carb. It is NOT a high protein diet.

(Wade) #12

Thanks for helping me figure this out!

Should my blood sugar rise above 100 after a meal if im on a keto diet?

(Allie) #13

Without wanting to offend you, I think you are making things much worse for yourself than they need to be. Keto is not complicated, it’s not stressful. Just focus on keeping carbs very low, protein moderate (a maximum of 85g a day is fine for most) and no upper limit on fat, just eat as much of it as you need to stop you being hungry.

(Allie) #14

It’s very rare to eat anything without a blood sugar reaction, the issue would be if it stayed high but yours is dropping back down as it should do so please stop stressing yourself out over it. Stay focused on the basics and give your body time to adapt as you are still in the very early stages.

(Omar) #15

I placed exactly the same question because I have the same case.

The answer I got that as long as you eat more fat than protein and as long as your carbs below 20 you will eventually get into ketosis.

Regarding the insulin meter to my knowledge it does not exist and maybe not required.

Just keep your carbs very low.

Let us assume that your insulin is high while you doing very low carbs so what would your action will be.

very simple the answer will be low carb for longer period.

The piece of usefull information you will get by measuring insulin is the period. The higher your fasting insulin the longer it will take your hormones to heal and balance.

I am observing this my self because I am exactly in the same situation. I observe my fasting blood glucose is getting few units lower every month.

When I cut carbs cold turkey my blood glucose went to 130.

After about six month on keto my blood glucose is 105 or 110.

So I am hoping in another 6 months my fasting blood glucose will go down to 80 like healthy people.

#16

You’re not going to always keep your blood sugar under 100, that’s beyond unrealistic. It’s going to go up and down throughout the day whether from meals, stress, pain etc. The goal is to keep it low by not taking in fast carbs (high glycemic). Many are just short of petrified of raising their blood sugar from a completely acceptable mean, don’t be. Not every raise in blood sugar is a “spike” and nothing to worry about in most cases. The goal is to keep is as low as we can as long as we can, don’t confuse that with VERY low or ALWAYS!

(Wade) #17

Thanks! I woke up and it was 110, I put a touch of cream in my coffee and 15 minutes later I felt starving and wanted to eat everything in the kitchen…so I tested it and it was 138…so I went for a 15 minute bike ride and now Im not hungry anymore and it is 86.

Ive been testing like crazy…and whenever its 115 Im a little bit hungry…when its in the 120s Im in hunger mode…adn when its 130 or above Im STARVING…but im discovering that its not real hunger.

(Wade) #18

wow…thanks for this! I wake up around 110…most mornings…Im in mild ketosis…some parts of the day…accroding to the pee strips.

(Wade) #19

thank you!

(Wade) #20

Im just assumign that if my blood sugar is over 100 then there is insulin in my blood and Id rather get rid of it with a bike ride…it takes my hunger away.