HI Guys,
So, do you measure in the morning… I’ve been checking a bit this week… kind of experimenting. In the morning I’m somewhere around .3 to .6 consistently… in the afternoons I’m usually around 1.6 or higher…
Is there an ideal to be higher in ketones… meaning over .5 consistently? or do you all have lower ketones in the morning?
thoughts? comments? Thanks in advance!!!
-C
Someone posted this elsewhere. I honestly don’t know if it’s accurate so if anyone has any opinion that would be appreciated.
I don’t believe that levels really indicate anything as there are so many variables involved. But with that said, I do see lower readings usually in the morning (actually I mirror your numbers pretty close).
I found this interesting -
One of the speakers at the Nutrition and Metabolism Society meeting in 2011 was Dr. Adam Hartman, who is an expert in the use of ketogenic for the control of epilepsy in children. He made an interesting comment on the timing of testing for ketones. When eating the typical mixture of foods that people normally consume in our society (a mix of proteins, carbohydrates and fats), ketones are highest in the morning. This makes sense because the least flow of carbohydrates in from the digestive tract is overnight, so the body burns some fat in the night. When eating a ketogenic diet, on the other hand, the most exposure to carbohydrates is overnight especially towards morning as the liver produces glucose to keep your brain fueled and to prepare you for getting up. Therefore, if you are eating a very ketogenic diet, the blood ketones go up during the day as you burn more fat for fuel.
Is there any correlation between the total number of blood ketones and therapeutic level? I ask simply as a number of people have asked me to try exogenous ketones. My blood results, like yours, are consistently 0.3 to 1.5 mmol and as such, I don’t feel the need (nor do i understand) why I would want more if my body is doing its job i.e. if my motor is burning solar (fat) energy why would i need to put a battery (exogenous ketones) in there as well? I don’t mean to sound negative on exogenous ketones I am simply curious and would simply like to ask is there a link between the level of ketones circulating and the proposed therapeutic effect on one’s self.
