If she doesn't have a BG meter, how does she know she's pre-diabetic? It's
not something most doctors will spot.

Doug Freyburger wrote:
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| In other discussion on another group she has mentioned she's
| pre-diabetic. It makes me conservative about her taking extremist
| approaches.
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| The Fat Fast is a deliberate attempt to push the ketone levels higher
| than occur during regular Induction. Not a good idea for someone who
| probably has ketone test strips but who probably does not have a blood
| glucose test meter.
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| The Fat Fast is intended for folks who can't get into ketosis at 20
| carb grams per day. In theory it's use by others is an abuse. In
| practice folks use it as a stall buster or because they want to be as
| extreme as they can and that's as extreme as gets mentioned in the
| Atkins books. Since Om does not mention problems with getting into
| ketosis at 20 her using it is theoretically an abuse in addition to
| the issue of probably not having a meter.