Ketogenic Diet in Neuromuscular and Neurodegenerative Diseases

Table 1

Blood levels during a normal diet, ketogenic diet (i.e., <20 grams of carbohydrates per day), and diabetic ketoacidosis [10].

Blood levels	Normal diet	Ketogenic diet	Diabetic ketoacidosis
Glucose (mg/dL)	80–120	65–80	>300
Insulin (μU/L)	6–23	6.6–9.4	≅ 0
KBs conc. (mmol/L)	0.1	7/8	>25
pH	7.4	7.4	<7.3