In my continuing experiment I have continued to take 500 mg Niacin before falling asleep. My fbg has gone down to the 80s and my ketones up to the 2-3 range. Before my ketones were in the 100-105 range and ketones upon waking around 1.7.

Last night I forgot and woke up at 2 am and took the niacin. I stayed awake unfortunately and can attest that I had horrid flushing all over. This morning at 5:30 my fbg was 78 (a new low) and ketones were 4.8 (a new dramatic high).

Without a doubt the naicin is having dramatic and positive effects on my fbg and my ketone levels. My appetite is lower and I've lost a couple pounds without effort.

I know the research I have looked at showed an increase in fbg with niacin and I wonder if being in ketosis has changed this reaction to a lower fbg or if this is a Dr. Phinney phenomenon like cholesterol reactions to ketosis which are either higher, lower, or stay the same? In other words varies with the individual.
Leslie