Hi there Arlene. I have been following your experiment with interest. I am recently off the hCG protocol and learned a great deal about my diabetic responses to food while on the protocol. My phase 3 diet is very different from how I used to eat because of what I learned, and there will not be a phase 4 with increased carbs for me.

What I learned about my diabetes was how sensitive I am to tiny amounts of carbs and to eating more protein than I require. Just a few low-carb strawberries causes blood sugar jumps, but more annoying, they cause major hunger. Eating more protein than I need causes spikes in my fasting blood sugar the next morning.

What interests me in particular about your journey is the effect that a day of eating carbs might affect our ketone-burning status. Is our body so inclined to go back to burning glucose that it truly takes us days to convert back to burning ketones? Interesting stuff!

Thank you for sharing with us!