This test was conducted by going to a nice Italian restaurant in the Denver area called Nonas Italian Bistro.
I started off this test by fasting for 28 hours since my last meal, and wanted to see how long it would take for me to recover from the meal.
Appetizers
Included were several small appetizers.
Stuffed Mushrooms
Arancini
Main Course
For the main course, I tried to choose the most Keto friendly dish, salmon, with vegetables and some fried potatoes.
Mediterranean Grilled Salmon
Test Results
| Date | Time | Glucose (mg/dl) | HCT % | Hb g/dl | Keytone | Dr Boz Ratio | GKI | Comments |
| 8/19/2019 | 4:30pm | 87 | 42 | 14.9 | 2.4 | 36.3 | 2.0 | Fasting for 28 hours |
| 9:35pm | 73 | 42 | 14.2 | 0.8 | 243.3 | 13.5 | 2 hrs after finishing the meal | |
| 8/20/2019 | 5:30am | 89 | 43 | 14.6 | 1.8 | 60.7 | 3.4 | 12 hrs after test |
Ratios
Reviewing the Ratios from this test:
Dr Boz Ratio:
The Dr Boz Ratio is a value taken from Dr Boz. Details of how the ratio is calculated can be found here. It is calculated using the formula Glucose / Keytone = Dr Boz Ratio.
| Dr Boz Ratio | Effect | Autophagy Indicator |
| Less than 80 | Weight Loss | Might Get Autophagy |
| Less than 40 | Immune System | Solid chance of Autophagy |
| Less than 20 | Cancer Fighting | Best chances for Autophagy |
For this meal, we can see that the Dr Boz ratio started under the level where my immune system was having benefits, but after the meal, things were much different, I had jumped well out of any autophagy benefits I had earlier. Even by the following morning, I still had not recovered to the pre-test levels.
GKI Ratio:
The GKI Ratio is calculated using the formula here: (Glucose / 18) Keytone = GKI
| GKI | What is means | Application |
| <= 1 | Your’re in the highest therapeutic level of ketosis | Very difficult to acheive without doctor’s supervision. |
| 1-3 | You’re in a high therapeutic level of ketosis | For those using keto therapeutically for the treatment of diseases, such as cancer, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, traumatic brain injury, and chronic inflammatory disease. |
| 3-6 | You’re in moderate level ketosis. | For those with Type 2 diabetes and obesity, insulin resistance, metabolic or endocrine disorders. |
| 6-9 | You’re in a low level of ketosis | Ideal for weight loss and health maintenance |
| >= 9 | You’re not in ketosis. | N/A |
From the GKI ratio, we can see before the test, I was in the therapeutic level of ketosis, but after the meal, I was clearly out of ketosis, and it would take me some time to recover and get back into ketosis. By the following morning the GKI ratio showed that I was in moderate ketosis.
Conclusion
This test was interesting in that even with this relatively keto friendly main meal, I was surprised to find that I was kicked out of ketosis and for how long. The slice of bread and potatoes probably were the culprits here. It would be interesting to do this same test, but skipping the bread and potatoes and see how the results differ.
One other note, after this test, I found that I was still hungry, probably because this was the only meal I had that day. So the following morning, I had an omelet and bacon breakfast. See the results of that test to see how my body continued to try to recover.
If there are tests you would like to see me do, you can use the Contact Form to let me know.
