I think I'm fat adapted now and miscellaneous questions

newbies
(THERESA PITTS) #1

I had posted earlier that it has been almost 3 months and I’m not feeling any different and is it possible that not everyone sees a benefit from being fat adapted. Well, for the past two days, I’ve been feeling different. It’s easier to skip meals. I can absolutely tell when my BG goes up. I start to feel hungry, but it’s not like real hunger. Just a weird, jittery feeling. Now, things that didn’t make my BG go up seem to affect me differently. Artificial sweeteners mainly. So, this morning, I had a morning electrolyte drink (Lite-Salt, MCT oil, Snapple diet drink powder and water). My BG was at 98 when I tested it. So the questions are:

  1. Does MCT oil spike BG?
  2. When you become fat adapted, does anyone else notice a difference in BG reaction to foods?
  3. What is the best thing to do when you have an elevated BG and get jittery? Is there anything that I can eat (fat, etc) to bring my BG level down quicker?

TIA

(John) #2

Try testing that drink in the afternoon, the ‘dawn effect’ can really mess with your BG in the AM. I would get some jitteriness in the beginning after becoming adapted but settled down and I don’t feel any different now than I did as a sugar burner. Well lighter, but that’s it.