I’m always looking for collaborators for future experiments. If you’re interested in collaborating on scientifically rigorous self-experiments with low-carb foods, supplements, or other health interventions, please let me know in the comments or via the contact form on the right.
After two experiment posts last week, I didn’t have enough data for any this week.
Experiments this week focused the initial replication effort for the vinegar study and testing of low-carb chocolates. /u/genetastic, /u/kabong, I have the data for the initial vinegar tests and are in the process of analyzing the data. Preliminary report will post next weekend. As a quick preview, we’re seeing signs of an effect, but the data is too noisy to be certain. More collaborators would improve the study considerably, so if you’re interested, let me know.
In terms of personal data, this was a weird week. I had a several days where I overate and/or mis-estimated my insulin dose at dinner, leading to out-of-range blood sugars and insomnia. I also got my COVID booster on Saturday, which led to the standard side effects, including fever, high blood sugars, and pulse. All-in-all, I pretty much need to ignore all overnight data from this week.
Active & Planned Experiments
- Blood Glucose Impact of Low-Carb Foods
- Goal: Determine blood glucose impact of low-carb foods and ingredients
- Blood Glucose Impact of Supplements
- Goal: Determine blood glucose impact and mechanism of promising supplements
- Approach: tbd
- Status:
- This week: literature review, determining protocol
- Reported:
- Up next:
- Initial Replication (10/2)
- Methods of Sleeping Longer
Let me know in the comments if there’s any other experiments you’d like to see.
– QD
Observations & Data
- Sleep
- Sleep & HRV were way down this week. As mentioned above, I had several days where I overate and/or mis-estimated my insulin dose at dinner, leading to out of range blood sugar and insomnia. Will ignore unless it persists past this week.
- Blood Glucose
- Way higher fasting and avg. BG this week due to the reasons discussed above.
- Other Blood
- Off week for hemoglobin and cholesterol.
- High pulse is presumably from COVID booster shot.
- Body
- Did not record due to not feeling well.
Sleep
Blood Glucose
Other Blood
Body
Methods
- Sleep
- Metrics: total time, heart rate variability, pulse (sleeping vs. waking)
- Methods: Apple watch + Autosleep app
- Frequency: daily
- Blood Glucose
- Metrics: fasting BG, Avg. BG, coefficient of variation, time 70-140 mg/dL, time <60 mg/dL
- Methods: Dexcom G6 CGM
- Frequency: continuous
- Other Blood
- Metrics: weight, waist circumference, BMI, waist/height
- Methods: scale + Renpho tape measure
- Frequency: weekly
- Body
- Metrics: hemoglobin, cholesterol, blood pressure, pulse
- Methods: Hemocue 801, Cardiocheck PA, Omron 10A
- Frequency: weekly for blood pressure & pulse, every 2 weeks for hemoglobin & cholesterol
