[oronozopiy]

OK. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but a friendly diabetic just gave me a blood sugar test and it came out as 5.7 (Not sure what the number refers to) which is "dead normal."

Now, I thought that the purpose of a ketogenic diet was to do away with blood sugar? My assumption about the way this would affect me was that from now on I'd be "fueled" by fatty acids rather than glucose, so my blood sugar count would be as close to zero as makes no odds.

Two options are possible:

1) I've got it wrong, so I need to go and read something else or

2) My ketosis isn't working right and I need to cut the remaining carbs.

Any advice before I head to the Information Mountain again?

[rikdpola]

Oh gosh... normal is GOOD. Severe hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) causes seizures... coma... and eventually you die. You sure as heck don't want it to be zero!

[Fksxneng]

I will always recommend taking a huge bite out of Information Mountain. Even in cross-checking the things you see on the internet, including forums like this.

I don't trust "white coats" (for a variety of reasons), and I certainly wouldn't trust secondhand information that lay people regurgitate from white coats. The *only* person you can trust is yourself. And when the Information Mountain is overwhelming (which is often the case with me), I think it makes sense to take smaller bites, and keep at it. Never give up.