Layperson terms for ketone body metabolism?
Hypoglycemia & hyperglycemia, low or high blood sugar levels, interact with ketone levels to produce either symptomatic or asymptomatic conditions. Layperson definitions & leading-thinker discussion.
Monthly Archive: May 2020
Ketosis versus ketoacidosis, metabolic flexibility or pancreatic disability?
Ketosis is the natural production of ketone bodies in the fasted state by the liver and kidney from fatty acids. Ketoacidosis results from dysregulated pancreatic beta-cell insulin production.
What is metabolic health? A biochemist’s definition
It depends on who you ask, but there are some generally agreed upon parameters for measuring metabolic health. It can be measured in our blood or bodies. These medical, physiological and laboratory test markers...
Diabetes for Dummies, aka Diabetes Dirge
Metabolic health – normal versus insulin resistant muscles affect basal metabolism.
