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Hey Bob, So, my test came back as not being an APOE4. I’m a 2/3 with 2 being pretty rare. So I kept digging. I ended up running across a video of Dr. Cywes. He was noting that some people have suppressed insulin. Mine is under the min at 2.1. He said when insulin is suppressed, the body converts more protein to glucose and cholesterol can skyrocket. The resolution is to force an insulin spike BID. The recommendation is 2 glasses of whole milk a day. I also talked with one of Dr. Bikmans staff and she too recommended it. I’ve been doing it for a few days. I’ve had non-stop diarrhea. My ATL and AST both increased which then makes sense as I’m converting protein. It all kind of makes sense but more time is needed to see. Drinking a cup of whole milk BID has stopped my diarrhea completely. I’m back to normal from a stomach perspective. I’ll retest my lipids next week to see if they are coming down. She thinks I may be a lean mass hyper responder but with having suppressed insulin, my numbers don’t match up. She said my trigs are quite profound. She’s never seen trigs over 500 on strict carnivore and thinks I may really see improvements with the milk. Apparently I just require a bit of cards for insulin increase. The fasting insulin numbers really need to be in the 3-4 range. What a wild ride.

Hey Bob, what an amazing effort in your response.. over here on the sidelines I’ve been digging. It’s highly possible I have APOE4. My HDL has always been low and my cholesterol has always been high, when I went to the extra saturated fats, my lipid panel went ballistic. Have you had any interactions with APOE4 carriers? I’ve just went through a 24 hour fast in hope of burning some of the excess slowed trigs.. I’m hopeful to find out by the end of the week if I am an APOE4 carrier. In which case I have to unload the saturated fats apparently.. there is some data that suggests APOE4 carriers have high cholesterol in a protective manner as long as my CRP is low, which it’s .12. Not sure that’s legit but I was said in a research article. https://elifesciences.org/articles/68231#content looking forward to hearing back from you.

I thought I responded over the weekend but apparently it didn't go through. I did lose about 20lb from the end of June until around early September. These labs were about 4 weeks after my weight leveled out. I did watch your video and I am appreciative it! My kidney function is normal, your video had me go back and look at my labs though. What I dont understand is why the fat/triglycerides are sticking around. At this time, I am about 13ish % bodyfat so Im not really even storing it..

Apparently, the longer the better. Check out this.

Thanks for your response @Geezy. I’ve been carnivore for 108 days today. The longest I’ve seen is 90 days on fat adaptation. I went and had a second done as someone mentioned I may not have fasted long enough. This time I fasted 14 hours and the numbers are even higher.

My cholesterol in June was as follows: I changed my diet immediately to a primary carnivore focus. I've kept my meals consistent. 2lb of 85/15 grass fed beef, 5 eggs, a tablespoon of grass fed butter and I add 1.5 ouces of extra virgin macadamia nut oil which is better than Olive Oil. I added the oil to increase my fat consumption without adding protein. I run around 195 grams of protein, 200 grams of fat, and no carbohydrates. I do have coffee with a bit of allulose in the morning After 3 months, I had my number checked again.. and everything became worse. Has anyone seen this? My CRP is .12, insulin has been low at 2.1, a1c is 5.4. My glucose is in the low 80s. My kidneys, liver, and electrolytes are all normal..Im at odds with what could be causing it since I literally do not eat any carbohydrates.