How sweeteners affect ketosis

(Ashley) #1

I’m hoping this is okay to post here. It’s a video of two individuals, one male, one female trying different sweeteners to see if their blood glucose gets spiked, or stays neutral. I found it interesting and informative and for those using sweeteners it could be beneficial! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CYfqvTZWilw

(Candy Lind) #2

Matt & Megha are pretty much keto superstars - hottest keto channel on YouTube, IIRC. They have tons of good recipes and a meal plan service on their website, the videos & a Podcast, and now they have some kind of new body recomposirion program. You could definitely do worse!

Keep in mind that everyone is a special snowflake - you need to test all those sweeteners on yourself if you plan to use any. You can find out how to test with a quick search here on the forums.

KCKO!

(Ashley) #3

I completely agree, they also warn in the video that ymmv! And if you use any of the sweeteners they test that you should test yourself! And In the video they also encouraged a blood glucose meter just to keep track of how the sweeteners affect each person!

(Candy Lind) #4

I plan to test myself & hubby on several sweeteners when he comes home around Memorial Day to pick me up (we’re truck drivers).

(Ashley) #5

I think I am going to do the same. I have heard great things with Anthony’s brand sweetner they used so I’m curious about myself as I don’t use sweeteners but at some point I may want something sweet so I think it’s good to know! Now I am kicking myself in the butt because Anthony’s sweetner they used was on sale last week and I almost grabbed some off amazon but I passed!!!

(TJ Borden) #6

The other, more hidden aspect, is even if a specific sweetener doesn’t affect your glucose, it can still cause an insulin spike. If you’re using them during meals, that’s probably not a big deal, but if you IF, they can negate the benefits if you’re outside of your eating window (like using them in morning coffee)

(Candy Lind) #7

It’s what sweetener(s) are in it that counts. Is it pure erythritol or a mix of e-tol & stevia? What about xylitol? And each should be tested separately. Erythritol Is erythritol is erythritol. Brand doesn’t matter. Stevia can vary based on extraction process, but not regarding insulin, just on bitterness or lack thereof.

(Ashley) #8

I completely understand! I’ve just heard of that brand which is pure erythritol!

(Ashley) #9

That’s why I found the video interesting they did it before eating, so just having the sweetner alone! Checked for insulin and for blood glucose. And they also measured it out to be a serving of sugar just to make sure it was all equal proportions! And of course ymmv!

(TJ Borden) #10

The video was great, but they didn’t test for insulin. There’s no home test for that. They tested glucose and keytone levels. Obviously any of them that causes a glucose spike are going to trigger insulin l, but even ones that don’t affect glucose can still trigger an insulin response.

(Ashley) #11

Ah didn’t realize that, fair enough! I’d only use sweeteners when I’m actually eating foods, I don’t sweeten drinks!

(Mark Rhodes) #12

Not direct. @richard worked out a proxy test and I think it is a strong indicator.

Know your BG baseline. Introduce food item such as AS, coffee, diet pop etc.
BG T-30
BG T-60

If I remember correctly if you have a drop at T-60 there was an insulin spike. This makes sense as there was no glucose for insulin to clear away but there was insulin released so with no other demands its going to do whatever job is there such as mop up any glucose found no matter if it is in the correct level or not.

Also if I remember properly @brownfat has done some investigation using this method.