Keto sense

[jamestorie]

I have gotten into the habit of ordering a venti Caffè latte from Starbucks made with HWC instead of milk once a week. Today after I thoroughly enjoyed this treat, I believe I actually felt myself slip out of ketosis! For a span of about an hour or so I got really sleepy, then it passed and the energy came back. I’ve been ketogenic for 2.5 years. Could it be I can feel the slip in and out?

[jamestorie]

I know HWC is mostly fat, but at almost 2 cups worth in a venti, that’s around 30 grams of carbohydrate.

[BillJay]

Could it be I can feel the slip in and out?

I can definitely feel it and I’ve confirmed that feeling by testing blood ketones.

I’ve come across a personal hack where I consume only sucralose in water which is insulinogenic for me and since I’m no longer insulin resistant as far as a fasting insulin test is concerned, the sudden release of insulin drops my blood sugar enough to trigger a release of more ketones.

Screw exogenous ketone supplements, give me a little bit of sucralose and I’ll make my own on demand!

ZipFixx Experiment

I finally made it to a point in time where my blood glucose shouldn’t be changing for any reason other than the substance being tested. I’m using liquid Splenda Zero that contains Water, Sucralose, Malic Acid, Sodium Benzoate and Potassium Sorbate where the active ingredient should just be the Sucralose with no carbohydrate confounders like maltodextrin. [image] [image] I used an electronic scale to add 4 servings (1.0 mL) of the liquid sweetener to 275 mL of reverse osmosis filtered water …

[jamestorie]

I’ve never actually tested for ketones, but I’ve been eating this way for so long now I believe I’ve got a pretty good feel for ketosis. I would like to invest in a ketonics breath meter. I can definitely feel when I’m in or out but yesterday was the first time I’ve felt such a definite switch. It was almost like someone flipped a light switch off then after a while switched it back on!