Alex, Caveat - I don't own one of these. But here goes - you need to go through the conversion from the saliva reading to the serum K reading. Put your meter reading in here: < You can also use this chart < For the chart, take the meter reading & multiply by 0.026. In your case 1700 x 0.026 = 44.2. Then go into the chart. 44.2 is equivalent to 5.8 mmol/l (or high!)by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
John, "I really am curious, if there folks here at afibbers.net that place themselves in that group of ultra extreme exercisers." and from Jackie's post: "and in the USA the most arduous yearly marathon, to Pike's Peak (4300 m)." Well I was only moderately nuts as I would only compete in the race up Pike's Peak (considered a half marathon) not the maratby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
"I thought that flutter is not a good thing to have. " Hi Liz, Since you already have afib, I don't think flutter is potentially worse. The problem comes when you get something like 1:1 conduction - that is when the AV node is letting all those atrial signals through and the ventricles are trying to beat at the same rate as the atria. From what I know, flutter conduction isby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Steve, Congratulations!! Also thanks for your support of my friend, Wayne. He had his Natale ablation a week ago and couldn't be more pleased with the process and the results (very encouraging, although still early). He told me when he got home, he was talking about the ablation with a friend. The friend had a friend who'd just had one done locally. Unfortunately that ablatiby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Steve, I haven't had time to read in detail, but I'd say I'd strongly vote for the way he systematically approached his problem. The one caveat I'd have is that what works for him may not work for others, though is a reasonable place to start. I would encourage others to approach their problem with this kind of system. Also, no matter how rigourous, motivated, smart andby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Maryann, I eat pretty much that way, without the grains & legumes and lower fruits. I also avoid most "healthy" animal fats. Why? Because I have an ApoE4 gene (about 25% have at least one). This means I process all saturated fats slowly and must minimize them (I've confirmed this for myself with detailed n=1 testing). Dr. Davis comments on E4's here " I hateby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ken & Travis, My buddy, Wayne, was #2 on the block yesterday. He texted me last night, "Wow that's amazing. This whole crew is absolutely amazing." Also, "No pain or side effects of any sort." His report is consistent with those of yours! Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Shannon can give you more specific info. Here is the general info: < Reading John's recent post < indicates he was able to have a consult the day before his ablation.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Travis, Excellent news! Great report. Continued NSR to you!!!! Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Not what you asked for, but if it were me, I'd choose the not much longer flight to San Francisco & get ablated by Natale there. My best friend from childhood just got ablated by Dr. N today, at my insistance. If I had a choice, I'd take him over anybody else. My buddy just texted me from his 6 hour "still" position, "Wow that's amazing. This whole crew is aby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Paulie, Do you exercise a lot? Do you have symptoms? < Do you have any of these conditions? < If you exercise or have exercised a lot in the past and have no symptoms, I would suggest you don't have a problem. On the other hand, some who have exercised a lot can have long pauses in their heart rate. These pauses can be an issue. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
My best friend from childhood has an ablation with Dr. Natale on Thursday. When he told me of his situation, I insisted he get an opinion from Natale. He lives about 3 hours away. In '07, my cousin, living in Florida, was told by a local EP to do an atrial flutter ablation and see if that "cured" his afib. I knew the odds of that working were about 5% and insisted he get a seby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
I have heart rates in the 50's during the day, 40's while asleep. I've supplemented with magnesium for over 10 years and I've yet to see it slow my heart rate. Early on, I used 1.2 g/day, more recently it is 4-5g/day of mag. I'm vagal. I came to be blessed with afib due to chronic fitness. I used to do high altitude endurance races. I gave up endurance training butby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Travis, The standard advice is to get ~4.7 g/day, ideally mostly through food. You might try < and put foods in to see what it takes (once you've put a food in, you can click on it to see its nutrient values). My diet is very low carb, primarily plant based (with modest animal protein from eggs, shell & white fish) from non-starchy veggies (avoiding lectins from grains, legumesby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Travis, I just got a gram scale, so I should be able to give you a reasonable answer. Before I've always had to rely on published density data. This can be inaccurate for a powder. 5 tsp was 27 g. So 5.4 g/tsp. The molecular weight of pot bicarb is 100.115 g/mol < and of potassium 39.0983 < 39.0983/100.115 = 39.05% 5.4 g/tsp x .3905 = 2.1 g potassium/tsp. It is still aby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Travis, < Food grade: < It's about 39% potassium by weight. Recently I've been using about a tsp in my morning and evening mag cocktails which include about a gram of mag total from a mag chloride solution (I put 1/2 cup nigari < in 2 liters water and use 125 ml at time) I make up and mag bicarbonate as Waller Water concetrate < using 75 ml of concentrate in my &quby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie, You are correct! I've edited to correct (careless lack of profreading!). Thanks! Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Ralph, I consume 8-10 grams of potassium in bicarbonate form/day. More for the bicarb than the potassium. The 8-10 grams is potassium measure, not the compound. In addition, my diet is highly raw, mostly plant based, non-starchy veggies. This is also high in potassium. IF your kindeys work well, you will dump any {edit} excess potassium. There are plenty of posts on the board from peoplby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jim, I referred my cousin to Dr. P in 2007. He'd gone to a local EP who wanted to do a flutter ablation first & see if it fixed his afib. I insisted my cousin get a second opinion from Dr. P. Dr. P. said no way - needed to do both an afib & atrial flutter ablation. Cousin had Dr. P do it and has been in NSR since. Cousin had many nice things to say about Dr. P (for those whoby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Alex, For many afibbers, left side is a trigger. When I've got my electrolytes right, it doesn't matter for me. When they're off, I have triggers, such as being prone on my left side, drinking cold water & etc. I've read other thoughts for other conditions, but for afib, left can be less than optimal. On the other hand, if you're not sensitive, it doesn'by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Alex, Is this helplful < It is from the periodic paralysis people. They are the ones who pioneered using the meter to test saliva & correlating that with serum potassium. I don't have a meter, so can't give first hand advice. Hopefully some of the one's here that have one will weigh in. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Paulie, Oxide is usually considered the least bioavailable. Glycinate the most. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Rick, I'd from looking at it, I'd say each tablet has 250 mg mag. 250/400 = 62.5% Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Rick, Not sure if this is your product: < In any case, it says: Serving Size: 2 tablets Serving Per Container: 90 Amount Per Serving %Daily Value Magnesium (as magnesium oxide, aspartate, citrate, taurinate, alpha-ketoglutarate)† 600 mg 150% Potassium (as potassium citrate, aspartate, alpha-ketoglutarate)† 198 mg 6% †Country Life always labels minerals in elemental weight.by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
John, Who knows how you'll react. I've taken 300 mg flec on-demand for over 10 years without any problem. Shannon took it successfully till it led to atrial flutter in a scary episode. Others have used it daily. Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Calli, I have a friend who has resting heart rates in your range, 38-42. He is 77 and in decent shape, though not a heavy endurance exerciser. Most issues I'm aware of are people who have "pauses." If you don't have pauses, probably not an issue. Your pulse pressure, the difference between systolic & diastolic, seems high. Pulse pressure greater than 60 can be aby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Travis, I finally got through Dr. Dean's document you posted above. A couple of things of note. 1) Dr. Dean doesn't slam all other forms of mag and promote her pico. She's not high on the oxide form, just because of the low absorbtion (however I just talked to a friend who uses mag to control cramping and arrythmia {PAC's not afib} and oxide is her primary mag atby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Ken, I have NO experience with this but there are a variety of instructions online for a "gallbladder cleanse" or flush < Might be an alternative. Maybe somebody here has experience... Georgeby GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM
Hi Peggy, I looked up the article and they did not list the SNP's (gene variants) in the abstract. Have to pay to see them... I've run a genetic test that includes hundreds of thousands of SNP's. On my analysis I have 11 that are noted as higher risk for afib and 7 with lower risk. They include: "Lowest risk (13% of white women) of Atrial Fibrillation reported by 2by GeorgeN - AFIBBERS FORUM