I'm type 2. I'd like to give fasting (not intermittent fasting) a try. **From reading articles and posts, i think my biggest concern would be blood sugar dropping too low.** I'm not on insulin, but i am on 3 different...
How do glycemic index and total carb content of foods interact when it comes to post meal blood sugar spikes? Let's say I eat a bowl of white rice vs two bowls of oatmeal. Assuming rice and oatmeal have the...
I’m currently fasting in an effort to get myself back into ketosis after a break. I’m at 36 hours, and was hoping to be able to break my fast soon. I just check my blood sugar after an intense workout...
I dry fasted 44 hours and decided to break it yesterday afternoon. I was feeling weak and shaky so checked my blood sugar and it was 43😳😳 I had checked it earlier that morning and it was 65. I had...
My blood sugar stays low-70-90 all day because I do carnivore/keto. I have to do this for autoimmune and pcos reasons. This weekend I plan to have a few plain vodka waters for social purposes. If you don’t drink or...
So I felt dizzy a lot few days ago while I am on a fast. I decided to take bloody sugar levels got 115 which is pretty high I never got this high before.about month or so ago I got...
Does eating high fibre foods before high glycemic meals help minimize blood sugar spikes?
I’ve been using a continuous glucose monitor to see how different food’s affect me. So far it’s been amazing - no problems. Im 45 hrs into a 72 hour fast and my blood glucose is getting low, 53 mg/dL. I...
Hi all I'm I wanted to get someone's knowledge on this. So I'm coming to an end on my 24 hour fast. I went to the gym and worked out hard for 60 minutes my average heart rate was 172 peaking at 190 according...
I’m currently doing IF, I typically do 20-24 hr fasts and eat most of my food in a short window of time earlier in the day. (Yes it’s fine for me and not really looking to change it). Anyway sometimes...
I have been intermittent fasting using the 16:8, 18:6, and 20:4 method consistently for some time. I find that if I fast for longer than 20 hours I get low blood sugars (cold sweats, dizziness, head rush/vision goes black when...
Is it normal to have 104mg of blood sugar after a 17 hours fast? I don't exercise at all and work from home.
I'm currently on day 4 of Dry Fasting and my blood sugar number is 86. Normally my blood sugar would be in the low 70s when I do water fast on day 3. I'm guessing dry fast affect the cortisol....
40M I lost about 110 lbs 5 years ago (from 340 to 230). I struggled with panic my whole adult life and it pretty much resolved itself when I got in shape. I used 18:6 to help me along...
I have type 1 diabetes, so my pancreas can't deliver insulin. Now when I fast, my blood sugar rises. Be it through strenuous exercise or simply by natural means after getting up in the morning. In healthy people, the body...
Hi all, please offer an experience or advice you have. I’m on day 7 of an extended 40 day waterfast and I’m in the hospital with dangerously low blood sugar. To my knowledge I’m not diabetic but I’m wondering how...
Can anyone recommend a good book on the science and management of blood sugar?
I got into IF last september when I was having a gut issue and couldn’t eat much. I lost 30 pounds in 2 months doing 14:10 or 16:8 most days. I had a pretty good groove but then my life...
2.7mmol/48mg/dl right now. My normal range is on the lower end, too, just to say (4.1-4.4 or 94-100) I seem to recall someone somewhere mentioning under 2.8/50 is dangerous while fasting but not sure on the accuracy. I do feel fine...
New to even thinking about blood sugar. I get it checked annually and A1C is good and so is fasting glucose. But I got a glucose checker just to satisfy curiosity. For context I’ve been doing OMAD for the last...
I once read corn starch spikes blood sugar levels higher than sugar? Is it true? And so yea that got me curious which food item spikes the most Like who's on the top?
I'd been strongly considering IF and mentioned it to my dietician, who's recommended against it. Her position is that considering my genetic disposition to diabetes, it would cause dramatic spikes/falls in my blood sugar. This assessment makes sense to me but...
I do 18/6 to 20/4 intermittent fasting on a near daily basis. Occasionally, I can tend to overload on carbs/sugar in that feeding window. I had to get a "fasting" blood test done 8am yesterday. This was 8 hours after...
I am doing IF not just for losing some pounds but to also work at reducing or even reversing my type 2 diabetes. I have had some success over this last month, as I have done away with my use...
I've been intermittent fasting to varying degrees for several years and have recently ramped it up to 18 - 20 hours per day. I did that partly because I hit a plateau with my weight and could not lose the...
I started listening to Lifespan podcast on benefits of IF for wellness/longevity highly recommend it. I’m on day 4 of doing 20:4 intermittent fasting. I’d like to fast from 4-8pm so I can digest before 11pm bedtime. However, I coach beach...
*disclaimer this is not medical advice and I don’t recommend using this for your own individual medical needs So I posted yesterday, but thank you for letting me post again and be annoying 😂 My husband by some miracle decided to...
I've always wanted to start with IF. The biggest barrier was my continuous cycle of cravings and dependence on blood sugar. Ive been recovering from a medical incident earlier this year and just a few months ago I couldn't...
I'm interested in starting fasting but I have regular issues with hypoglycemia. How do you lovely folks keep your blood sugar managed while fasting for prolonged periods of time?
I have no issues with long fasts at all while I’m awake. I can do 18, 24, 36, 48 hours. But I do notice that when I go to sleep, my cgm indicates that my blood sugar does dip below...
Hi! I have been fasting for almost 24 hours and I just tested my blood sugar and it was 107. According to google, this means I’m prediabetic…. Is this true? Do you have any advice on what to do next?...
Let me start off by saying I have been fasting for almost 4 years now. I had an unusual observation today. I have a blood sugar monitor, the finger stick kind that I got because we had some...
Hey I’m really curious why there’s no warnings about too much sugar from fruit like bananas but added sugar like coke is so bad for you? If someone could explain that would be great I’m more worried about heart health...
I recently found that my baseline blood glucose level is high (potentially pre-diabetic). Takes a long time after a meal to drop below 100mg/L. I started skipping meals until my glucose level dropped below 100mg/L and that pretty much boils...
I'm on Day 10 of a pure water fast - I'm only consuming pink sea salt, no-salt and distilled water and I was curious to get some insight from this community about appropriate ketone and blood glucose levels. I'm using...
Hello everyone, I’m 26, 5’11, 211lbs. Work out everyday, zero medical issues. I’ve been working for 5 years, lifting and cardio. I’ve decided to do OMAD (one meal a day) for a month now. Diet mostly consists of 4 eggs, 4 sausage...
I've fasted for almost a year previously. I sometimes get this feelings of headache or brain fog. It's not hunger persay but maybe low blood sugar? It caused me to quit previously off and on. I've recently...
I m going to start water fasting today. Im gonna do it for 7 days(i hope so). I have few questions Will the fasting cause any hair loss?(most important question for me) Can u take i any fruit juices? During refeeding do...
Im hoping to complete a 20 day fast (weight loss, detox) however today I did multiple blood glucose tests ranged from 70-64. I do feel a little tired and weak but nothing bad, just a little. How concerned...
If I do 18:6 IF and my first meal is at 14:00, would it be better to take the blood glucose test after waking up, or before having the first meal?
Today is day 30 of 18:6ish for weight loss and I’m down about 10#. I was curious what my blood sugar was doing and started checking. Shortly after working out I see a spike from ~75 to almost 100! Within...
I've been practicing intermittent fasting for a couple of years now. With the last month we have been doing one meal every couple of days. I've been trying to push past two days but I keep running into low blood...
I haven’t started taking metformin yet but i do have a prescription my doctor prescribed because i am pre diabetic and i gained a lot of weight last year and my blood sugar went back from normal to prediabetic. however...
So Dr Fung says that after years of eating carbs your cells are overloaded with sugar and that’s why it takes so much insulin to push the sugar in your blood into the cells (his overflowing sugar bowl or suitcase...
I’ve been doing a 7 day fast, with the following protocol: - water, 2 or 3 cups black coffee no later than 1pm, non-caffeinated tea after that - 1 zinc tablet per day (400% dv) - 2 magnesium tablet per day (60% dv) -...
Have many of you suffered from insomnia after starting? I recently started 18-6 schedule and soon my sleep got worse. I started waking up after 4 hours of sleep. After studying insomnia and looking into reasons related to eating and blood...
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About 23 hours into a fast, my blood sugar dropped like 15 points to 87 over a 1-1.5 hour period. I broke the fast, partially out of concern that BG would keep dropping and dropping. (I didn’t want to go...
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Hello, It is pretty known that Insulin Resistance is caused by constant spikes in glucose which forces the pancreas to create more insulin which eventually leads to insulin resistance. Foods that cause high spikes in glucose are high on the Glycemic Index....
Planned for 7 days, but almost close to the end of 6 day, BLood sugar went to 53 for 8+ hours. Severe side defects-nausea, fatigue, body felt cold, shaking and felt like shit. Couldn’t get out of the bed. No,...
IF and low-carb have really helped me in the last year with high blood sugar. But in the last two months, I had two cataract surgeries and then there was Christmas! Oh, and then bitter cold and COVID made the...
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I am a type 2 diabetic, no insulin. I have been fasting 16-18 hours each day with only a few days where I slipped up and snacked after my eating window or ended my fast early one day. Weight seems...
Hi all, I recently re-started IF after taking a break and I also just got a continuous glucose monitor. I always knew I had an issue with the "Dawn Phenomenon" when my blood sugar rises at night...
One of the big myths out there is that fasting will "burn" up your muscles, and you'll waste away. Sure, you *can* lose some muscle mass while fasting. But that's mainly if you don't have body fat to lose and you...
One of the big myths out there is that fasting will "burn" up your muscles, and you'll waste away. Sure, you *can* lose some muscle mass while fasting. But that's mainly if: A) You're not someone who should be fasting in the...
Fasting communities tend to be full of fasting pedantry. A lot of people seem to be more concerned with the semantics of the term 'fasting' than the biochemistry of actual *fasting*. * Your body doesn't respond to micro-fluctuations in nutrients at...
#**Background :** (skip to the bottom if you just want the current fast facts) March 4 this year I found I was 3 weeks 3 days pregnant :) This was (lucky) pregnancy #8. I'd had 7 losses in 2 years prior, no...
I haven't been eating any sugar for probably 8 months. No cakes, no chocolate. I'm only eating honey, fruit, PB and sometimes fruit jams. So now I saw some healthy recipes but they use dark chocolate. So, does dark chocolate impact...
I found this sub after being treated deplorably by the "owner" of r/type2 diabetes . I was telling my story of being diagnosed with type2 as well as hypertension and obesity. With the help of IDM I'm no...
40 hours in to my first 3 day water fast. Trying to get some autophagy going and get into ketosis. Have been keto for a week. Started feeling really shaky checked my bg on friends meter. 77 Then 72 Then 68. Then I broke my...
So I started this thing where I check my glucose levels and I don't eat my next meal until it gets low enough. And there is fasting so many hours. I decided to try after hearing about benefits of...
Story time. 2019 had yearly blood work done all normal. Decided to do IF to drop some weight. Been doing 16:8 since 2020ish. For 2 years now I've normal a1C of 5.1 & 5.4 but elevated morning fasting...
- If sugar turns to fat - bad (not sure why but that's almost common knowledge) - If regardless of how much cake you have you don't let yourself get fat, does sugar still affect the system in a bad way? (Leave...
I’m specifically talking about sugar and added sugar. If you eat 100g of added sugar how much would that actually harm you? I know with trans fat the fear is clogging your arteries, but what about with carbs (specifically sugars)? And are...
Usually, my blood sugar level is around 100 mg/dL. Lately I started to fast, 24 or 48 hours. After I fast, say for 48 hours, my glycemia is around 80 mg/dL. Today I measured my glycemia before broking an...
I broke my fast after 6 days of fasting. Ate few eggs, rice and some carbs.. my glucose levels are not coming down. 2 hours after food it was 165. After 4 hours it is 200. I am a healthy...
It's so hard for me to get passed the first day. I feel so weak every time I give in and I'm just fed up and mad at myself. What strategies do you use to deal with hunger? How do...
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Hello all. I have a problem. I want to lose weight and I can’t because of hunger migraines when I’m fasting. One time I tried to continue fasting with the migraine and I almost passed out. That was a 3day...
Been keto carnivore 2 years so I am fat adapted and can fast…but everytime I get past 22 hours I start getting scared to pass out. My blood glucose will be like 51…how do. I know if it’s safe to...
Is it like fat, like the saturated and unsaturated? Some good, some bad. I've read that the simple carbs are the bad ones but I can still not understand. Are carbs mostly sugars? And are they really that bad?
I'm not sure if this is related. About 6 years ago I lost about 80% of the center of my vision, but I was a heavy drinker (drunk at the time) and overweight. It was pretty scary but it went...
I'm aware white rice is "bad" for you in terms of maintaining a healthy weight. I was always told that brown rice is healthier because it has the fiber that was removed from the white rice? The problem is: isn't...
Say I were to sit down and eat 5,000 calories of cake (or any type of sweets) in one sitting...how damaging is that on the body? Does it pose a huge health risk? (Consider this for someone who eats clean...
I usually drink protein shakes every morning, before coffee. I also consider it breakfast, since im not a big fan of eating in the morning. Im curious how quickly amino acids are converted to sugar? I mix about 15 grams...
So I'm in the middle of a 72 hour water fast (including black coffee + tea), I'm on hour 44ish, and i've been regularly checking my blood sugar and it's consistently been 103-106 regardless of time of day. Today I...
Fruit is good for you. Sugar is bad for you. Isn't this a contraddiction? Of course when we talk about sugar, we mean added sugar, but in the end sugar is still sugar. Then why fruit is considered healthy while sugar alone...
There are plenty of posts asking whether or not diet drinks break a fast, and I’m not here to ask that once again. What I do see though is when people fall on the side of saying that yes, they...
I have just finished reading the Obesity code by Jason Fung and have a question regarding CiCo. I know CiCo is a somewhat controversial and confusing topic but I can’t seem to find any answers for this question I have...
So I took my blood sugar reading 1 day after my 5 day fast. Yesterday I ate mostly high protein and 2 ww fiber one bars, black beans and Shitake mushrooms. .. nothing way high in sugar,and when I...
Title. I have reactive hypoglycemia (blood sugar crashes within a few hours of eating). However I'd like to fast, but I'm not sure if blood sugar when not eating is an issue, or if anyone here has a similar situation.
So i saw my blood results yesterday, and my Hba1c got up from 6.2 to 6.9 in around 7-8 months. I did intermittent fasting for about 5-6 months and then stopped for 7-8 months. Currently, i have been practising it for...
Thanks all to the great community here. I IF'd my way to fantastic weight loss a few years ago (when combined with a calorie deficit) and sporadically for health purposes I have practiced 16-8 IF for weeks at a time...
I’m 33 hours in to a 72 hour fast. I’ve been doing intermittent fasting for a few months now (generally 18-20 hours). This isn’t my first extended fast - the longest was 84 hours, but the hunger pangs are not...
Ive been fasting for a few months now combined with omad, and I drink more water than I do kool aid btw, but I drink it (once or twice a day I mean) because if I don't my blood sugar...
Will these drinks/ additives break your fast or mess with your intermittent fasting? Even though they have no calories they still mess with your hormones that control your blood sugar if I’m not mistaken. What are your thoughts?
Hi! 33f 5'6" around 280 lbs. A fairly realistic gw would probably be around 210. I've been in eating disorder recovery (binge eating disorder rooted in a history of anorexia) for a few years, coming into IF for health benefits....
Hello, I've noticed that when I work out fasted I can get feelings of nausea, start sweating excessively, and feel weak. I think it's either my electrolytes or blood sugar. My diet is high protein very low carb and almost...
After a week of only barely fasting (just skipping breakfast) due to a viral infection, I began OMAD again on Sunday night. I intended to do a 48 hour fast starting Monday evening, but around 5pm on Tuesday I noticed...
Sorry if the flair is wrong! I posted in weightlossadvice, but didn't get the answer I'm looking for, so trying here :) I'm not actively trying to lose weight anymore, just maintain. My natural rythm for breakfast is 2-3 hours after waking...
Guys I have high level ketones (urine ketone test strips) My blood sugar level is good (75) I am on hour 45 of my dry fast. I have type 1 diabetes. Am I gonna be ok?
They had a GP on saying how 'healthy' and beneficial it is for weight management to be eating small snacks every couple of hours throughout the day. She was then asked if snacking is good for people with type 2...
I am a mid-40s woman (pre-menopausal) and I think this could be either a good choice for me or a terrible one. I did 14:10 for about three months, and on the whole, I didn't gain any weight, which was...
I’m curious if anyone else here has PCOS or diabetes and if they do IF? If so- how do you manage spikes in blood sugar? Did you notice eating at a specific time of day (earlier rather than later in...
I’m new to the fasting club. I’ve been doing OMAD for about 3 weeks with great results. I went from 450lb to 226lb in that time frame and I spent the last 3 days doing a 72 hour fast. I’ve...