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I just wish they would do a low-carb version. I tried soylent for a couple of weeks. I then had my annual physical and my blood sugar level was much higher than it had been in the past. So much so that my doctor asked me what I had been doing and what I was eating. He said I was now suddenly "pre-diabetic." I stopped soylent immediately. I really wanted it to be a legitimate meal alternative. I'm disappointed.

As a side note, I now have four boxes of soylent for sale if anyone wants them... :)

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Then there's the community that Chris Dixon mentioned. Soylent may not currently be the best food for everyone (actually, I'm pretty certain it isn't), but it has inspired the DIY community. Personally, I find Aleh's 100%FOOD[1] to be more convenient to use than Soylent, and I've been meaning to try something from axcho's marketplace.[2]

[1] http://www.spacenutrientsstation.com/ [2] http://custombodyfuel.com/

100% food is so much more convenient, but I had to chug it to get it down.

At first I thought it was going to be a big deal, but I read a comment somewhere to 'chew' a little.. bite down on it. I was incompatible with Soylent, but 100%FOOD is awesome.

It's worth noting that the first ingredient, maltodextrin, is only "not a sugar" in the technical sense. Sure, it is a weakly bonded polysaccharide and not a mono or disaccharide (the FDA's definition of what to call sugar on your label), but it is absorbed by the body at the same rate as pure glucose. I think this is pretty deceptive for the non-nutrition geek crowd.

http://www.ketosoy.com is an ultra low carb version.

Be sure to let them know. The only way they can address situations like yours is if they are informed.

I have never heard this before. Haven't people tried it for a month with health checks before and after? Couldn't it be anything else (did you run exclusively on Soylent)?

I've been thinking of ordering some for when I don't have time for lunch or don't feel like cooking or something, but this would obviously make it a no-go.

It was not exclusively soylent, I was having it for lunch every day. I was eating well otherwise for dinner. Of course everyone is different and some bodies react differently than others.

Seems like the cause / effect here is a little shaky, since you were eating so little, and were only on it a couple a weeks.

> only on it a couple a weeks.

That was my thought, but still, think of eating only Soylent for weeks. That is something. But yeah only for lunch, and then an annual checkup... I don't know enough about this to say anything either way, but I wonder.

I sort of wigged out at the news and bought myself a blood sugar testing kit afterwards. I tested myself for a few days after ending the soylent and my blood sugar returned to normal (around 85 in the morning after waking up).

My next step is to try soylent again and test myself to see the direct effect... every hour or so.

Maybe in the future they will create a custom soylent for every user by analyzing how their bodies react with every ingestion using some kind of health/fitness watch + occasional blood exams, and iterating until you start feeling great :)

Now that actually sounds like a decent idea.

> Couldn't it be anything else

What, haven't you see the ingredient list of SoyLent? It's extremely carb loaded.

I've been saying this for months, we need a Ketoylent version.

Send me an email. I'm thinking about taking those off your hands.

o2kewl_at_gmail com

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