Best Time blood glucose & Ketones with IF & Exercise.
I just got my Keto Mojo meter. OH YES! Tonight's test run with only about a 3 hour fast was 95mg/dl glucose and 2.7mmol/l ketones for a GKI of 1.953. Nice, deep state of ketosis. I did a "cross check" of the pee strip and was super purple. So...
OK...I know that it is recommended to do blood testing at the end of a fast. However, I haven't seen any recommendations for those of us exercising during a fast. I'm currently doing a daily 18-6 fast schedule. So far, I typically start a 30-45 minute bike ride about 2 hours before my fast ends.
Any thoughts or references are welcome.
Me, Sandee & German Shepherd Dog Zeus Full Time RVers that left Illinois for better weather.
Using the KETO "diet" for weight loss but working on making keto a life style.
Don
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@athuddriver
I'm not sure if there is a "right" answer to your question... Blood sugars increase during and after exercise (the length that they stay elevated after activity is individual and dependent on the type of exercise done). If you're curious, you could check right after activity, then again 2 hours later at the end of your fast.
Kind regards,
Susan Macfarlane, MScA, RD
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
cronometer.com
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I think that perhaps my techno-wennie, OCD tendencies are making me get too deep into the weeds. I think it would be just fine to continue taking my blood reading at the end of the fast and make a note in my journal if I had exercised or not.
Me, Sandee & German Shepherd Dog Zeus Full Time RVers that left Illinois for better weather.
Using the KETO "diet" for weight loss but working on making keto a life style.
Don
You are not a techno-weenie if you only take your BG intermittently.
https://www.businessinsider.com/san-francisco-biohacking-continuous-glucose-monitors-2017-1