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Lynnet Bannion <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 21 Aug 2002 13:18:08 -0600
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Tom wrote:

> I do not really know if I am in ketosis or not, not having
> any of those pee strips. Obviously, after a meat and eggs
> breakfast, followed by 90 minutes run, not much glucose can
> remain, so I figure I am in ketosis at this point, but I
> wonder about the rest of the time. Is there any way to tell
> without the strips?

You get a funny taste in your mouth, sort of semi-alcoholic.
Once you know what that taste is, you can't mistake it.
It's the ketones on your breath.

    Lynnet

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