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http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/category/fasting.78/
Hello
I was wondering if intermittent fasting is helping anyone keep bs under control, so say not eating until noon ?
There is some useful info on dietdoctor.com about fasting. See https://www.dietdoctor.com/intermittent-fastingHello
I was wondering if intermittent fasting is helping anyone keep bs under control, so say not eating until noon ?
Yes, same here. I am also on low carb (with moderate fat) way of eating when I'm not fasting.IF has helped me to kick start a drop in BG levels and bodyweight. I also do LCHF, so it is not possible for me to determine which is the most effective. However I notice my FBG after a fasting day is significantly lower.
I have been doing the 5:2 diet since the new year, I find it easy to manage and contrary to popular belief, you don't 'pig out' on your normal eating days (well I don't) have lost a pound in weight each week so I am very happy with this, I look forward to finding out if my Hb levels have dropped at my next check upHello
I was wondering if intermittent fasting is helping anyone keep bs under control, so say not eating until noon ?
@sarah_chadwick 5:2 is that 5 days eating and 2 fasting, or the other way around? Is it better to fast 2 days in a row, or with eating days inbetween? If I had breakfast at say 06.15 before starting work at 07.00 and then only water until 19.00 would that be ok for fasting? I don't know if I could go for 24 hrs without any food, not at the start anyway. Would I have say a cooked breakfast (egg, bacon, mushrooms and fried tomatoes or scrambled egg with 1/2 avocado) then for tea 12 hrs later something like spiralized carrot, asstd veg (above ground) and chicken breast stir fry. Advice from you and other fasting folk would be a great help.I have been doing the 5:2 diet since the new year, I find it easy to manage and contrary to popular belief, you don't 'pig out' on your normal eating days (well I don't) have lost a pound in weight each week so I am very happy with this, I look forward to finding out if my Hb levels have dropped at my next check up
There is a description of a 5:2 diet at https://thebloodsugardiet.com/the-bsd-options/@sarah_chadwick 5:2 is that 5 days eating and 2 fasting, or the other way around? Is it better to fast 2 days in a row, or with eating days inbetween? If I had breakfast at say 06.15 before starting work at 07.00 and then only water until 19.00 would that be ok for fasting? I don't know if I could go for 24 hrs without any food, not at the start anyway. Would I have say a cooked breakfast (egg, bacon, mushrooms and fried tomatoes or scrambled egg with 1/2 avocado) then for tea 12 hrs later something like spiralized carrot, asstd veg (above ground) and chicken breast stir fry. Advice from you and other fasting folk would be a great help.
@sarah_chadwick 5:2 is that 5 days eating and 2 fasting, or the other way around? Is it better to fast 2 days in a row, or with eating days inbetween? If I had breakfast at say 06.15 before starting work at 07.00 and then only water until 19.00 would that be ok for fasting? I don't know if I could go for 24 hrs without any food, not at the start anyway. Would I have say a cooked breakfast (egg, bacon, mushrooms and fried tomatoes or scrambled egg with 1/2 avocado) then for tea 12 hrs later something like spiralized carrot, asstd veg (above ground) and chicken breast stir fry. Advice from you and other fasting folk would be a great help.
You would be better off at the start eating in a reduced window.. i.e. skipping either breakfast or dinner and eating between say midday and 8 p.m. or when you get up to 2 pm and then not eating. That is what is meant by intermittent fasting. It extends the time your body is not processing food and producing insulin to cope with what you have eaten. I skipped breakfast from my diagnosis day and now rarely eat before noon and usually later than that. Sometimes I only eat one meal a day and also fast for extended periods but to start with try cutting down on your window of eating time. Have coffee and tea or water but no food.
To be honest its best to fit into whatever schedule suits you. It also can be for some people that varying their eating times can also help.. stops the body getting complacent.. I just gave up breakfast completely because I never especially enjoyed it and prefer my eggs and bacon for lunch! Also most people's idea of a "healthy" breakfast contains more carbs than I would eat in a whole day...so it was an easy win for me..Thanks for the advice @bulkbiker I will miss out lunch and have something later on, then tomorrow morning I will miss breakfast, I can do that easily. I think I could go until tea time too, I do that sometimes if I'm busy at home, but never thought of it as intermittent fasting! When I'm on a late shift at work 2pm to 10pm what would you suggest I do then? I normally take a salad with me, so I suppose if I miss breakfast and lunch I can eat at about 5pm or 5.30pm depending upon my meal break time.