Voyajer...

Actually, dietary ketosis has very little, if anything to do with blood sugar. For a good explanation of the difference between dietary ketosis and ketoacidosis, see this link: http://www.lowcarb.ca/tips/tips011.html. According to DANDR, pages 57 and 58, this is what ketosis is all about: "Ketosis occurs when you are taking in a low level of carbohydrates from the food you eat, as you will during the Induction phase of Atkins. Lipolysis (burning fat for energy instead of carbs) results in the creation of ketones (that's ketosis), a perfectly normal and natural function of the body....Ketosis is often confused with diabetic ketoacidosis....the latter is the consequence of insulin-deficient subjects having out of control blood sugar levels, a condition that can occur as well in alcoholics and people in a state of extreme starvation. Ketosis and ketoacidosis may sound vaguely alike, but they are virtually polar opposites. They can be distinguished from one another by the fact that the diabetic in ketoacidosis has been consuming excessive carbohydrates and has high blood sugar." So....the creation of ketones is actually the end result of the body burning fat for energy and has nothing to do with blood sugar levels at all. People who are low carbing can experience periods of low blood sugar, especially if they are dropping their carb levels too low, but it's not a result of ketosis.