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Well I'm long overdue for an update - It's been 6 months since I started doing the FMD with avocados, that's 6 sessions of 5 days each. And my conclusion is - it isn't working for me unfortunately. Session 1 got me some reasonably impressive results but since then there have been no really...

Thanks for the links - very interesting stuff. I think it makes sense to try and run tighter bg control over the next fast. The only problem is that if you do hit a hypo then you have to treat it and then you've just screwed up your FMD. However running a cgm does help to take some pressure off...

Latest update ---- Finished fast #3 and the "re-feed" - I have a slight improvement in basal insulin requirements over fast #1 but not much... I have written off fast #2 as a failure due to overdoing the protein (see my earlier posts) Re. the experience of the FMD itself, I generally find that...

Wishing you the best of luck, and hope you get a C-Peptide test soon. I had one done about 6 months ago, so at least I have a baseline figure to go from. I have an appointment with my specialist on the 6th June and with a bit of luck I will have managed to fit in another 2 or 3 fasts in by...

Thanks for your input and your encouragement, However I've done plenty of 5:2 and it has really helped me get my weight down in the last couple of years. Done some cycling too but nowhere near your level ! I'm a fair weather recumbent rider. I find saddles to be a pain in the bum. ;) No, my...

I think if they analysed my chicken & veg broth they would find a fair bit more than that. Each bowl would have had roughly 1/3rd of a large chicken breast in it, which works out at 15 to 20g protein per serving, and that's just from the chicken alone...

Update time from my 2nd FMD session - Fairly disappointing. Despite some early signs around day 3 that I might be able to reduce my basal rates some more it appears not so, though I have slightly reduced my bolus ratio for my evening meal, so not all lost. I was quietly hoping to repeat my...

Maybe I wasn't clear - Pre the carb indulgence day I had set my basal insulin profile, it seemed to be reasonably OK after lowering it several times between day 3 and day 8 after the FMD session 1 fast. (1 week earlier) A day or two after the carb-fest I had to reduce my basal rates slightly...

Probably. Some generalising going on I think, but I got his point. He was near retirement at the time, so would have had a working lifetime of dealing with diabetic patients. Dave.

My thoughts on this are - If cells are to proliferate, then they must exist in the first place, so making the assumption that Valter Longo is correct and that I have regenerated some β cells by FMD then it seems to me a good plan would be to let those cells settle in for a while and then "flex"...

I wasn't aware of that - Interesting indeed. You have obviously done more digging than I have. :) And it might explain something . After my first FMD session, I saw improvements coming in between the 3rd and 8th day after resuming normal eating. Then it levelled off. However about 2 1/2 weeks...

No problem - I'm with you on that. Many years ago I was discussing type 1 & 2 with my consultant who said - "Eventually most Type 1's turn into Type 2's and most Type 2's turn into Type 1's" Dave.

14lbs = 1 stone. :) Dave.

Agreed. They are both very good ways to keep control of your weight however, which is what I was using the 5:2 for. And of course keeping your weight under control does make it easier to keep your diabetes under control, but it is in no way a cure (for T1). And some prior experience of fasting...

I have never been a regular breakfast eater, but after my initial T1 diagnosis in '96 I started doing toast every morning to fit in with the "diabetes plan" that I had been given. However I was never really hungry first thing in the morning, so eventually when I went from pre-mixed insulin onto...

I finish my 2nd fast in the morning - The first 2 days were fairly easy, next two days were tough going as was this morning but felt miles better this afternoon / evening. I guess it's just getting used to running on ketones ? Blood sugars have been very stable during the fast, and I have cut...

Hi H4C. Nice to see somebody else having a stab at this. Just gone into keto today (day 2 of my second fast). I haven't done LCHF - well, not "properly" I am a regular eater most of the time although I do try to limit the portion size of "white carbs" on my plate when I eat at home...

Next update - for anyone who's still interested - 2nd April - it's been 4 weeks since I finished my 1st session of the FMD. On the diet I lost 8 lbs in 5 days, I have now put half of that back on and I am now 12 st 10lb. I had glucose going low, requiring lowering my basal rates from day 3...

Update 1 week in from resuming regular eating...... and .... It's all looking pretty good so far....... :D After finishing the semi-fast I had to drop to 90% of my basal insulin straight off (I'm putting this down to simple weight reduction) Then 3 days in, I started getting some unexplained...

Thanks for that - It's a long vid so I only watched the last 1/4 - yes there was some mention that overdoing the feeding at first could be a bad thing, especially after a long fast. (way more than 5 days) Also I found a mention online the other day that Dr. Longo's ProLon diet instructions...