Since the start of the pandemic I have been heavily invested in Keto and fasting. What captured my interest was the book, "Anyway you can" which was about someone who had Leukemia going on a Keto diet and dramatically improving her numbers. And, to be frank, I could see amazing improvements on my numbers in the short term. My liver and kidney health is good on Keto. For the three years I have been doing Keto and fasting my M-spike has not progressed and the other factors have remained stable. I also lost 40 lbs... but gained it back.
But there was a massive problem.
Fasting (or more properly) being in Ketosis... has sent my HS-CRP and some other inflammatory factors through the roof. Cholesterol too. But I could almost immediately lower it by eating carbs or being in mild ketosis. Finally this week I had it... I tested again after two short weeks of being in Ketosis and my HS-CRP was through the roof and my cholesterol was massively elevated.
I suspect that these two things will, some day, turn out to be harmless. However, I can no longer keep potentially damaging myself this way.
This does not mean that I am going back to HFCS or going to eat a ton of carbs. After all my Metabolic Health is strong. I have a low A1c - 5.3% and I have a low C-Peptide.. at 1.2. It does not mean that I will not be careful with sugar. It doesn't mean I will not lose weight. But, I will go back to the calorie counting model and have more *good* carbs. My diet I will be aiming for low carb. Not Keto.
