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People in ketosis actually have higher fasting blood sugar than those on high carb diets- there is an adaptive insulin resistance that preserves glucose for the
by _yb2s 2y ago
People in ketosis actually have higher fasting blood sugar than those on high carb diets- there is an adaptive insulin resistance that preserves glucose for the brain and heart cells that can’t survive without it.
That said- it is an adaptive mechanism that is rapidly reversible, and totally different from type II diabetic insulin resistance.
- something98 2y ago> there is an adaptive insulin resistance that preserves glucose for the [specific] brain and heart cells that can’t survive without it. To be clear, most brain and heart cells do not require glucose to function. Although, a small subset do.