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Ketosis and Regulation of Blood Sugar Levels

425 views 3 replies 3 participants last post by  Monkeyslut  
#1 ·
Hello, hello!

I've always been a heavy restricter, and as such, have normally stuck to HCLF diets. But since I've been experimenting with doing low carb, I've found that I'm not nearly as hypoglycemic as I was, even if I eat the same amount of calories.

Personally, I found that the constant state of cold to be one of the least tolerable side effects of caloric restriction. And due to low blood sugar, I couldn't go more than 12 hours without food without getting all sorts of side effects (confusion, shakiness, frigid phalanges, etc.), and was barely a functional human without eating at regular intervals. Now I can go days without eating and still never getting hypoglycemic. Which is awesome, as I hate, hate, hate being cold constantly. As well as the other aforementioned side effects.

I mean, it makes sense, right? When your body stops trying to constantly run on carbs from barely there food sources, and switches to fat for fuel, any issues in blood sugar should vanish. I've tried asking The Google nicely for answers, but mostly what I've found is articles talking about hypoglycemia DESPITE being is a state of ketosis. So I thought I would turn to you knowledgeable bunch.

Was just wondering if anyone else experienced this?
 
#2 ·
I don't think ketosis causes blood sugar regulation in particular, I think it's more that carbs are converted into sugar by your body which causes the blood sugar spikes. So when you cut out carbs and sugar, your glucose levels even out because they aren't being spiked.
 
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#3 ·
Yeh. I do best on keto, but it takes time to adjust. It helps regulate my blood sugar and appetite. And my weight so long as I work out. Other things I saw improvement in is anxiety, mood, concentration, skin, vitals,and my hair and nails.
 
#4 ·
I'm not in ketosis yet and I also have issues with blood sugar.

I noticed though that when I eat low carb, high fat (but carbs not low enough to reach keto) when I'm hungry I'm not shaking, with nausea, exhaustion and confusion like when I mainly eat carbs, I feel empty and like it's time to eat but it doesn't feel like i'm gonna pass out from hunger (and I'm hungry less often) so I'm guessing on keto it would be the same.

I don't think it's ketosis that makes blood sugar issues vanish (as I've been able to make them go away while not being fat adapted) I don't really know much about how it works, but based on my own experience it's just that when you eat low carb you don't eat foods that spike your blood sugar anymore, problems related to blood sugar go away even if you're not fat adapted.