Basically the title. Read the post and AMA. As my experience with fasting was good, I still would not recommend this to any typical t1d without decades of knowledge and experience. Everyone's diabetes is unique and acts differently in...
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...
So I did IF back in 2018 and it work amazing for when from 280 to 200 in 2-3 months and working out, but i wasn't diabetic at the time and I want to get back on it, but now...
I've been doing IF for some time, and now up to doing 20/4 OMAD, and it is working great. I have a friend who is probably 70 lbs. overweight and is interested, but has Type 2 diabetes. He is thinking...
Is there anyone here who successfully reversed chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, Prostatitis, epididymitis ect which are as per current medical beliefs not curable only manageable? I am not asking for clinical trials ( if you have then...
I made a post here back in June and said I'll be fasting to reverse type 2 diabetes. Well, I didn't get to do that, as life got in the way. But, I have finally reversed my high blood sugar...
Hey all, 16/8 and 20/4 for about 2 years now. Because my dad is diabetic I've always taken a proactive approach to hopefully ward off the disease as I get older. The reason for this topic is, I'm wondering if...
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...
I just started working from 6 am to 4 pm Monday through Friday, I sleep from 9 pm to 5 am those days. I am a primarily hypoglycemic type 2 diabetic. I have been doing 16:8 but with my new...
Hey everyone. I am 40yo and was diagnosed with T2D 3 years ago. They immediately put me on several meds since my BG was 495. I immediately dove into the world of diabetes and learned a ton. Soon after I...
Hey Fasting Community, I've (29M) been intermittent fasting 16:8 for several years now which has helped my type 1 diabetes quite a bit. My recent A1C is 6.0 but my doctor recently stated my blood pressure is elevated. Not quite high...
Hey, I thought this would inspire some of you. I started my daily fasting routine on 1 May, 2020 and I still continue to fast daily to this day without fail. I was and still am on a Fat-based "VLCHF" diet of...
I've been doing a 60hr and 36hr fast each week and am feeling like I can extend to 2x60hrs. Been doing this for 6 months. On my days off I eat what I want. I don't seem to have any issues...
Hello My Fellow Fasters! **Backstory:** Wanted to start off by saying this community has been awesome and I am very thankful for you all! As you can see in the title, I am a Type 1 Diabetic. I have recently...
If so, what has your experience been like.
when i started IF, i was solidly pre-diabetic...my a1c was 6.5. my father, one of his brothers, and their father all had diabetes and i did NOT want to go the same way. it wasn't the primary factor...
Last year I experimented with Keto and I loved it. I was able to control my hunger and I felt satiated a lot of the time. I was doing this as a means of controling my diabetes. Then I got...
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...
Let’s say a type 2 diabetic on insulin decides to fast. He stops taking insulin altogether. Can his blood sugar drop too low? Or is hypoglycemia only an issue for type 1 diabetics?
I’ve been intermittent fasting for a few months and have done a few extended fasts of 2-3 days. I’ve been wanting to do an extended 10+ day fast for awhile now and just started it today. My concern is regarding...
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....
Hey all, first time faster here. I’m a little over 33 hours into a 60 hour fast with nothing but snake juice (my plan currently is 60 hours but if I still feel ok I hope to go for 72...
Hey all, I am 59 years old close to 400 pounds and type 2 diabetic. A year ago I had a sever ketoacidosis episode that left me in the hospital for a week and about 5 months of...
First time posting here. I've read the diabetes code twice and I think it's the best explanation of diet and diabetes I've come across. My prior attempt at getting my diabetes and weight under control was Whole Foods Plant Based....
I have bad Type 2 diabetes or rather I had bad type 2 diabetes, I am now doing much better thanks to 6 months of IF following what I learned from the Obesity code and diabetes code. I am my...
Sorry for this post, I am on mobile so trying my best to make this neat. I have been Diabetic for 14 years, half my life. I have endocrinologist appointments every 3 months. Today is an appointment day. I have...
i reduce my insulin during fasts btw. so basically what i’ve read is that sometimes sodas are considered to break wl fasts because they cause an insulin response. however i of course don’t produce insulin as a type one diabetic,...
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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...
After the fasting, blood sugar was optimal for two days, then It started to get high during the fasting state, and It was costantly over 115 and in the fed state It webt to 200. Why the benefits vanished so...
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'm kinda confused and I'm researching it trying to understand.
I was wondering if there were any diabetic intermittent fasting doers here and if so if they could give me tips on how to keep my blood sugar from getting to low and ill just take IF tips in general...
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...
This year alone, I've heard about patients with inflammation-based diseases prescribed strict diets of fruit juices to aid in recovery, and people with type two diabetes and gastroenteritis prescribed low fat, high grain diets ostensibly to lose weight. It's not my...
Hi Everyone, I’ve just released the latest ep of my podcast What Your GP Doesn’t Tell You: Why Has Medicine Been So Slow To See the Benefits of Fasting? which I thought might be of interest to...
I just started IF this week, CW - 398 GW - 180. I have been a type 1 diabetic for 25+ years. I have been on an insulin pump for 20 years. I have discussed IF with my doctor and...
Question about blood sugar/insulin sensitivity being better over time. 48f 5'4" sw/cw/gw 214/159/145 After getting covid early last year I suddenly had pre-diabetes. I switched to healthy eating and later added IF and keto. I've lost 55 pounds. Currently...
I would classify myself as pre-pre-diabetic with insulin resistance. The labs have been pretty consistent. My fasting sugar locks in at a solid 95 - 105, A1C is around 5. I'm starting to think my body has a real issue...
Hi Everyone, I’ve just released the latest ep of my podcast What Your GP Doesn’t Tell You: Why Has Medicine Been So Slow To See the Benefits of Fasting? which I thought might be...
Hi - so I've been reading the book and gotten to the part about cortisol and I think I'm missing something. I've googled online and I don't read much written about it, and it's thoroughly confusing as to why...
My sister lost a crazy amount of weight using OZEMPIC, it suppresses her appetite greatly so she doesn't need to eat a lot. so the question is, will this thing be useful during a fast or will it negate the...
Hi all, I've been doing the 16:8 time restricted eating for about a month. I would say about 5 days out of the week. I did a 36 hour fast last week. I think since I've been doing this, I've...
Aside from tooth decay, is the “risk of heart disease” often cited because it is comorbid with obesity?
I'm new to fasting so starting off with 16/8. I'm type 1 diabetic and it's pretty well controlled. I have roughly 2 hypos a month where I have to eat carbs to bring my sugars up. If this happens during...
Interested in how other pre-diabetics feel while fasting and what kind of results they've seen. Personally, I combine IF with a low carb Mediterranean diet. I've been eating horribly for months now, so I decided to check my fasting blood...
I’m a year postpartum & I wanted to try intermittent fasting to gain control of my health as I’ve been dealing with autoimmune flares since giving birth. I don’t know if this is related to the fact I had gestational...
everything i've read or watched about ACV seems to always add a disclaimer that there are very few studies on the benefits of ACV therefore any medicinal claims shouldn't be taken as gospel. of course there are the people that...
Hi All, This is a very long post, so dive in if you are interested in the exploration. Also, I am cross-posting this to a few different diabetes subreddits, so forgive me if you are also multiply subscribed and...
I am US resident, looking to join idm program (to reverse diabetes) offered by Dr. Jason Fung and team onsite in Toronto area. I am T2 diabetic for over 15 years with HbA1C over 8. I am on multiple...
I have been controlling my type 2 diabetes through intermittent fasting. I have lost over 35 lbs since October’22 and lowered my glucose to an average of 98. I still have 10-12 pounds to lose to reach my BMI. ...
22 (F). CW - 81 kg. I recently got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and I need to lose a lot of weight and clean my diet. I haven't gotten word from a certified nutritionist but I asked my doctor and...
Hey, I love If and EF. I'm 100% sure that the right way. But I see quite a few people hate on it and specially on Dr. Jason Fung. It's quite frustrating to people tell you you're stupid for believing...
I’ve always had a passion for nutrition/fitness but recently I’ve dug into the research regarding metabolic disease and insulin resistance, and it’s pretty overwhelming. There seems to be compelling evidence that *everything* causes MD / IR. Carbs are the boogeyman...
Im 33M/5'5 SW 178, CW 170..8 pounds lost in 2 weeks post switching to a low carb diet and starting walks for 15 mins post each meal, without IF.. I was diagnosed 2 weeks ago with dangerously high BS and an...
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...
I'm going on a water fast starting Sunday the 24th, I plan to maintain it as long as I can because I have a lot of weight to lose and I'm tired of being sick with diabetes, I've had it...
How can fasting help type 1 diabetes, considering (from what big pharma has said) our insulin cells are not “capable” of being remade. Thank you
I've been doing some remedial searches and not getting the answer to this: If my blood sugar drops at night (which it has since starting this) around 2am. I have to eat. I eat enough to pop...
Seems like nearly everyone in my life is against me intermittent fasting. My coworker and I were discussing how we were dieting to lose weight after new year. He told me his plan how he is eating small meals often....
I got type 2 diabetes 3 years ago. And I got inshape. Exercise helped me conquer that but its nothing like fasting. Im on day 9 day of a 10 day fast and the results are crazy. Heres my results....
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...
This question is in relation to diet soda on fast. Some people claim that this and any sweetener can cause an insulin spike. I’ve succeed in losing 18kg with IF (OMAD) and keto diet but during my fasts I drank...
Hey everyone, I wanted to create a post because I feel like I have seen a bunch of posts recently from people who have started fasting to lose weight and are struggling with either not losing any weight, or plateauing very...
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Am I really, finally making a progress post...? I see so many people on this sub share their victories and achievements and it's honestly the most motivating part of hanging out here. I have fantasized about being one...
Hi all, I am new to the subreddit but not to fasting. However, I am somewhat recently diabetic (2021 a1c was 9ish, now around 7-8, not super bad), and am trying fasting for the first time while diabetic. My doctor...
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...
What are your thoughts about it guys? People claim it to cause metabolic disease or even linked it to stuff like ADHD. Is it really that bad? 😳
Type 2 diabetic, with chronically high sugars, constantly in high 200s to low 300s fasting. 3 weeks ago I decided to get serious about IF so I started it with window of 18/6. Within 1 week my glucose went from...
I'm wondering if anyone has had any luck reversing PCOS and/or insulin resistance on a particular type of fasting schedule? OMAD, 16:8 or extended fasts for example? I've been insulin resistant for 15 years and started fasting a few days ago...
I started grad school about a year ago and really fell off the wagon as far as diet and being sedentary. I’m hoping fasting can help get my levels in a normal range. I know diet is the biggest thing...
Im not diabetes or nothing i just heard you can get it from fasting.
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Now I'm more confused than ever https://www.healthline.com/health-news/skipping-breakfast-can-increase-your-risk-for-type-2-diabetes Perhaps the study didn't mention the sleeping patterns of those who skipped breakfast?
I've been doing 18:6 fasting for the past two weeks moving up from 16:8 and now I'm starting to notice it's been more like an average of 19:5 because I haven't been particularly hungry when 2 o'clock rolls around. This...
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?
Two year old t2 diabetic here, I've been reading on Dr. Fung's fasting method and reversing diabetes. I see everywhere the focus is on obesity. I'm 6'1 and 155 lbs. I used to be 180 and looked great but now...
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) -...
Hey guys! I decided to try IF for weight loss. I’m currently on ozempic and was wondering: if I go low and take sips of Gatorade to bring my blood glucose back up, is that considered breaking the fast? I...
My mom is in her early 60s. She has type 2 diabetes, heart issue, gallbladder polyps, uterus pain, kidney pain and dark urine. We're poor as hell, have no relatives, and our only options are fasting, drinking baking soda and...
Recently started eating dates and wondering is the sugar in them actually bad for you or have some sort of benefit I know I should have them in moderation due to the sugar content but just curious
Hey all! So I have briefly done Keto in the past and really enjoyed it. I had initially done it to fit into my wedding dress but now I'm ready to go full time and commit permanently. The problem I'm running...
If the goal is to avoid triggering insulin production, and I consume sugar-free sweeteners during the fasting period, does it matter since I can’t produce my own and don’t need to dose for things like that?
**Hey Everyone!** So, I've been debating wether to post my story here or not, but I feel reading someone else's experience when it comes to any situation helps others put into perspective the "rights and wrongs" of certain things, fasting/dieting...
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...
33 year old male. 6’6” tall and I weight 325lbs as of right now. I have high blood pressure that’s controlled well with meds (Lisinopril HCTZ, Metoprolol ER). I only eat between 11am-7pm daily and tend to...
I'm sure there's a "first day post" every Monday here.. but I appreciate the comraderie here, especially since people don't necessarily understand the IF lifestyle. I've done this before with some success, but I gave in to cravings. This time...
I've been trying to puzzle this one out on my own, and thought I'd just ask. So, large parts of the world, especially the eastern world, eat white rice as a major staple food, probably 2-3 meals a day. The common wisdom...
Ok so I am on my 4th day of my 30 days fast ((I have previously done few 10s and one 15s.) I am wondering what’s the upper limit to a slow paced cardio while I am feeling super energetic...
So, I'm trying to make sure I understand the science of things. I see a lot of talk in medical articles about insulin secretion, and how folks with Type 2 diabetes need to "enhance" insulin secretion. I then read that unsweetened...
**Background:** I've been practicing IF for a while, **mainly** because it is an easy way for me to manage my daily calories. With IF I can easily eat at at a deficit or maintenance if I want, and it doesn't...
I just stopped a fast just past 24 hours because my face was a little bit red and felt hot, while the rest of my body felt normal. Google says that's a sign of ketoacidosis, so I stopped right away....
I’m on a diet and I decided to buy zero calorie sweetener and decided to Use a lot of it and then after consuming i decided to read the ingredients and saw that it contained maltodextrin and I searched it up...
I started IF by eating at 12 and 6 and doing a 1 hour workout at about 4. I found myself absolutely ravenous after dinner last night even though I’m having 2 meals that are typically filling. Meal 1: 3 eggs,...
M49, 170Lb. 6'1" 14/10, 16/8 Just started IF last Monday (11/7) after doing some research on the benefits. Been doing either 16/8 or 14/10 every day. No problems, and I dont have craving issues with food. I exercise regularly. I stop...
**Hey Everyone!** So, I've been debating wether to post my story here or not, but I feel reading someone else's experience when it comes to any situation helps others put into perspective the "rights and wrongs" of certain things, fasting/dieting...
I started intermittent fasting during the pandemic and saw amazing results. It wasn’t really a conscious decision; I was just working from home and expending less energy so I was eating less. Then I got into a relationship and that...
Hi, I am new to IF. 37/f at starting weight 255, CW 241 have been doing it for about a month now, and I've dropped 4 pounds in a month. So I am really pleased with my progress. (Started wight loss...