Vision Aura

fasting
#1

Anyone experience aura/blurred vision during extended fast i never make it past 48 hrs because of this. I’m making sure to take potassium/manesium/ salt throughout day. Just dont wanna pass out while sleeping or first thing i wake up because blood sugars are to low. Wanted to make it to 72 hrs.
Any insight?

#2

Update: I think i needed more salt than i initially thought had just over .25 tsp just now and it helped. But we’ll see if i can stave it off. Not feeling dizzy.

#3

I can get auras if I haven’t eaten but usually a bit more salt will help. Hormonal migraine auras aren’t always helped by extra salt though.

Any reason to believe that your liver won’t kick out a bit of glucose to bring your blood sugar back up?

#4

Not aware of all the science that goes on. Didnt know that was even a thing. This is the first time that is hasn’t last for over an hour. Usually the aura is accompanied by extreme dizziness so I end up breaking fast. This time l’ve been paying attention to the pottasium/salt intake. And it’s helping alot!

#5

Yeah, if you can get some salt in at the first sign of an aura you can often head them off at the pass - sounds like you had a win :slightly_smiling_face:

(Carl Keller) #6

The human body is quite amazing. It can manufacture things like cholesterol and glucose when we are not getting enough from food.

https://perfectketo.com/gluconeogenesis/

Dr. Jason Fung says to listen to your body. He says that it’s not uncommon to see much lower blood glucose levels in his fasting patients and that if you feel unwell, you should break your fast.

I purchased a glucose and ketone meter last week. Measured my glucose on Friday after fasting for about 21 hours and the reading was 3.6 mmol with the ketones at 1.9 mmol. It worried me a bit that the glucose was this low, should I be worried? On Saturday I went for a 6 km trail run at a high tempo and my glucose reading afterwards were 2,4 mmol. I would like to stay in ketosis, but my fluctuating glucose readings are making me nervous. I do not experience any of the low glucose symptoms, but I tend to become paranoid when the numbers don’t look right!

Listen to your body. If you feel unwell, then stop. Otherwise, if you are worried, reduce the fasting duration.