This dashboard is fundamental to ensuring your metabolic plan is both effective and safe. Monitoring these markers provides concrete evidence that you are successfully shifting your body into a fat-burning state and addressing the metabolic roots of chronic disease.
Since mental disorders are increasingly understood as metabolic disorders of the brain, tracking these values confirms your intervention is optimizing brain energy and health. This data is indispensable for troubleshooting, personalization, and achieving lasting success.
Blood Glucose (Your Energy Gauge)
This is your foundational energy marker. Tracking it shows how your body is stabilizing and escaping the erratic “blood sugar roller coaster”. Using a simple glucometer, you can gain powerful insights into your body’s response to food.
- Fasting Glucose:
- Good Goal: < 100 mg/dL (5.6 mmol/L)
- Ideal Target: 70–85 mg/dL (3.9–4.7 mmol/L)
- Postprandial (After-Meal) Glucose:
- Ideal Target (1-hour post-meal): ≤ 110 mg/dL (6.1 mmol/L)
Blood Ketones (Your “Super-Fuel” Gauge)
This is the critical marker confirming your metabolic switch to using fat for fuel. Beta-Hydroxybutyrate (BHB) is the most abundant “super-fuel” your brain and muscles use. Measuring it with a blood ketone meter is the most accurate way to confirm your status.
- Nutritional Ketosis Begins: ≥ 0.5 mM (or mmol/L). This is the objective proof that your metabolic switch has flipped.
- Ideal Therapeutic Range: 1.0–3.0 mM (or mmol/L). This range is the target for most serious or chronic metabolic conditions, ensuring the brain has a robust, insulin-independent energy source.
- What Stops Ketosis? Consuming a combination like 100 grams of carbohydrate and 100 grams of protein in a day will typically drive your serum ketones well below the 0.5 mM threshold.
Glucose Ketone Index (GKI) (Your Therapeutic Depth)
The GKI is your most comprehensive marker, measuring the depth of your therapeutic state.
- Formula: Blood Glucose (in mmol/L) ÷ Blood Ketones (in mmol/L)
- Moderate Ketosis (Ideal): 3.0–6.0. This range is ideal for most metabolic conditions and general health improvement.
- Deep Therapeutic Ketosis: < 3.0. This target may be advised for individuals with more serious conditions.
Empowerment Through Data
Monitoring your Metabolic Dashboard empowers you to discover your “personal carbohydrate tolerance” or “carb sweet spot” for sustainable success.
This data is also a critical safety check. The rapid improvements in your health mean that medications for diabetes or hypertension will likely need to be adjusted or reduced by a qualified medical professional.