Reading Your Patterns

Your Trends Tell the Real Story

“One reading is a data point. A pattern is a story. Let’s read yours.”

📊 Patterns > Single Numbers

The experts don’t obsess over one reading — they watch trends over time.

Three questions to ask yourself:

1. What direction is my number moving? (Up / Down / Stable)

2. How does this compare to my baseline?

3. What phase of the program am I in?

📈 Glucose Patterns During a Fast

✅ IDEAL: Steady Decline

Start → 95 mg/dL
24h → 82 mg/dL
48h → 70 mg/dL

Your body is transitioning smoothly to fat burning.

🔶 STUBBORN: Slow Decline

Start → 108 mg/dL
24h → 100 mg/dL
48h → 92 mg/dL

Still declining — just slower. Common with insulin resistance. Keep going.

⚠️ DAWN SPIKE: Morning Jump

Evening → 75 mg/dL
Morning → 95 mg/dL (then drops)

Cortisol release. Normal. Watch the trend AFTER waking.

🔴 CONCERNING: Rising Glucose

Start → 100 mg/dL
24h → 110 mg/dL
48h → 118 mg/dL

Unusual. Could be a stress response. Worth discussing with your care team.

⏳ Early Program vs Later Program

Pattern	Early in FLOA	Later in FLOA
Glucose drops slowly	Very common — IR is fighting back	Should be improving
Ketones rise slowly	Expected — flexibility building	May need adjustment
Morning glucose 95-105	Normal — healing takes time	Should trend lower
Post-meal spikes to 160+	Part of why you’re here	Should improve

🔬 When to Track Ketones

Phase	Track Ketones?	Why
RESET	❌ Not yet	Still eating carbs — no ketones expected
ADAPTATION	🔶 Optional	Starting to appear as carbs drop
THERAPEUTIC	✅ Yes	Confirms fat adaptation during fasts
MAINTENANCE	🔶 During fasts	Spot-check during monthly fasts

🔥 Ketone Patterns During a 48-Hour Fast

✅ STEADY RISE (Goal)

Start → 0.3 mmol/L
24h → 1.2 mmol/L
48h → 2.5 mmol/L

Beautiful fat adaptation in progress.

🔶 SLOW RISE (Common Early On)

Start → 0.2 mmol/L
24h → 0.5 mmol/L
48h → 0.9 mmol/L

Slower — but still rising. This improves over time.

✅ EXPERIENCED FASTER

Start → 0.8 mmol/L
24h → 2.0 mmol/L
48h → 3.2 mmol/L

Fast rise — you’re metabolically flexible now.

🧮 GKI — The Combined Picture

Glucose Ketone Index (GKI) = (Glucose in mg/dL ÷ 18) ÷ Ketones in mmol/L

This ratio shows how well you’re balancing fuel sources.

GKI	Meaning
>9	Light ketosis — early stages
6-9	Moderate — active fat burning
3-6	Deep — therapeutic zone
1-3	Very deep — extended fasting

Example:

Glucose: 72 mg/dL | Ketones: 2.4 mmol/L

GKI = (72 ÷ 18) ÷ 2.4 = 1.7

→ Deep therapeutic ketosis ✅

🗺️ GKI by Phase

Phase	GKI Expectation
RESET	No tracking — won’t have meaningful ketones yet
ADAPTATION	May be >9 at first. That’s okay.
THERAPEUTIC	Aim for 3-6 by end of 48-hour fasts
MAINTENANCE	Drops into therapeutic range during monthly fasts

📱 Using Your Keto-Mojo

Testing Tips:

• Test glucose AND ketones at the same time for accurate GKI

• Morning fasted reading = best baseline comparison

• During fasts: test at 24h and 48h marks

• Don’t over-test — patterns matter more than constant checking