[metmom]

Here is *a* source.

Ketosis & Kidney Failure
https://www.livestrong.com/article/463341-ketosis-kidney-failure/

I know there are conflicting reports about it, and perhaps the biggest problem is for those who are overweight and losing weight on the keto diet since it’s such a radical change in eating and there’s the sudden weight loss that happens.

I suspect that it would be better for people who want to cut their carbs to do it more slowly than going keto cold turkey.

[BobL]

Thanks, kind of split 50/50. Since it’s more like 99/1 for pre-diabetic conditions to worsen, I’d say the alternative to Keto isn’t so hot either.

[ican'tbelieveit]

I did a bit of the mixed approach to going keto. for awhile, dropping carbs like outright sugar (using diet sodas, no sugar, no pasta, no rice).

But, the reality is, if you eat >20g carbs (some people can extend this to ~50g) a day keeps you out of ketosis.

So, I was good all week, really “low carb.” But I would grab something carby on the weekends. Even with that little off “diet” swing, you never really get into ketosis long enough to reap the benefits.

Once that reality hit, I stopped cold turkey. I don’t even think about carbs now six months later. Give me a cheese stick and some lunch meat, something fat and salty for a snack, and just a little bit lasts for hours and hours. No mid-afternoon low blood sugar energy crashes.