This morning I had surgery. Recovery is going very well. I thought I’d share with you the keto side, because who else would understand ? So I water fasted by mouth for 20hours. I broke the fast with mouth and throat cleansing sips at noon of sprite. Ate real food at 3:00. Pre op questions included change of diet and weight questions. Yes, four weeks ago I started low-carb and I am in ketosis. Behind the curtain I hear, let’s do a glucose and A1c. Glucose was magnificent 81 and A1c was 5.0. Checking the lab work I find they repeated the glucose and found 81 again. Diabetic? Not today, I answered. The anesthesiologist asked if I were measuring ketones and nodded with understanding. After surgery they offered zero snacks :-). My ride home purchased gummy bears for lunch :-( Right now glucose is 176, ketones 2.0. I’ll take that. Thanks for listening.

Posted by Tricia P at 2026-03-11 23:49:40 UTC