I just got back my blood tests and they look good (at least as far as I can tell =). The last time I had it all tested like that was March 2014 after 3 months of People Chow. So here’s how they stack up to each other:
| Name | 1/6/2015 | 3/20/2014 | target |
| Sodium | 141 | 142 | 135-145 mmol/L |
| Potassium | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.5-5.1 mmol/L |
| Chloride | 103 | 106 | 99-111 mmol/L |
| ECO2 | 28.2 | 29.6 | 21.0-32.0 mmol/L |
| Glucose | 87 | 79 | 74-106 mg/dL |
| BUN | 21 | 19 | 7-18 mg/dL |
| Creatinine | 1.11 | 1.1 | 0.6-1.3 mg/dL |
| BUN/Creatinine Ratio | 18.9 | 17.3 | 8.0-27.0 Ratio |
| Calcium | 9.5 | 9.2 | 6.5-11.8 mg/dL |
| Alkaline Phosphatase | 79.2 | 83 | 50-136 U/L |
| Cholesterol | 135 | 142 | 0-200 mg/dL |
| Triglycerides | 96 | 160 | 0-200 mg/dL |
| HDL, Cholesterol | 45 | 43 | 40-60 mg/dL |
| LDL (calculated) | 71 | 67 | 0-160 mg/dL |
My wife points out that I really should have done a blood test before I started People Chow last January but hey, I forgot to do it at the time.
Clearly I’m dying due to the massive amounts of saturated fat I eat every day on my ketogenic diet… or not =) I do think it’s funny that my glucose level is slightly higher even though I hardly consume any glucose anymore.
87 vs. 79 may well be within the margin of error on your glucose reading. You’d have to check the specific test to find out.
–[Lance]
Yep, I’m not worried, I just think it’s funny. Goes along with the “hey, your liver can produce all the glucose you need”