I have been fasting for 20 hours and measured 0,5 mmol/L KET and 4,3 mmol/L blood sugar on my Freestyle NEO. How would you interpret these readings? I have been eating LCHF for about 4 weeks, exercised every day and hit my Keto macros every day. Am I in ketosis and I do not feel hungry ever anymore, could I also be fat adapted? I have a lot of energy also when working out.
Quick sanity check of blood ketones test
PaulL
(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?)
#2
You are in ketosis at this point, or else you would be dead, lol! Lack of hunger is not a sign of fat-adaptation, but rather a sign that your insulin level has dropped low enough for your satiety signaling to work again.
You will be glad to know, however, that having a lot of energy while working out is one of the signs of fat-adaptation. At four weeks, it is a bit early to be fully fat-adapted, so if you feel good now, I suspect you will soon feel even better. Enjoy the process!
mememe
#3
Baring in mind everything you’ve said, I’d say they are about right. You’re obviously doing ok, just carry on till something changes.
Magnus_Jensen
(Magnus Jensen)
#4
Just following up on this with a measurement from this morning:
KET: 0.8 mmol/L
Blood sugar: 4.8 mmol/L
My question is why do my KET values decrease?
Now I have been fasting for 36 hours and intuitively I would expect the ketones in my blood to increase.
Any explanation would be appreciated so I could learn something from this.
anon54735292
#5
Your body is probably starting to just produce the ketones it needs. FWIW, people’s ketone numbers vary pretty widely so you may not see numbers as high as you’re expecting - it doesn’t mean you’re not in ketosis.