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I have personally had to work through this concept... When in deep ketosis I was experimenting with various types of protein supplements and (surprisingly) fou
by will_brown 8y ago
I have personally had to work through this concept...
When in deep ketosis I was experimenting with various types of protein supplements and (surprisingly) found whey would spike my insulin. Of course this seemed odd as my supplement was pure and contained no sugar/no carbs.
After researching come to find out this is well known and in fact whey has a bigger impact on insulin levels than pure glucose. Apparently the amino acids in whey trigger insulin secretion directly in pancreatic beta cells.
Edit:
I thought it kind of funny doughnuts made its way into your fat/protein list and not the carb list.
- GordonS 8y agoI'm not aware of any way to check insulin levels from home - how did you do that?
- will_brown 8y agoIn my case I wasn’t measuring for insulin in the blood I was measuring ketones before and after intake of the various proteins. In the case of whey my ketone readings would be around or above 3 mmol/L and after whey it would be <.5 mmol/L which would be indicative of being knocked out of ketosis through an insulin spike.
- trentlott 8y agoWalmart blood strip tester?
- GordonS 8y agoWhich can test blood sugar and ketone levels - I've never heard of strips for insulin levels.
- avinium 8y agoDid the whey contain artificial sweetener?