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38 hours in...so far so good

Roggg

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
38 hours into my fast which was intended to be 36-48 hours depending on how I feel. Right now it feels good. I'm not hungry at all, and the headache I had yesterday has gone away. Need to watch my fluids and electrolytes.

I've done fasts of this size a few times, and I know it gets pretty hard for me around 42 hours in (between lunch and dinner on day 2) so having achieved the main benefits already, I don't usually feel compelled to push. I am curious as to what a fast spanning two full days plus feels like, and also what it looks like on the meter.

FWIW, I see major benefits whenever I do 36+ hour fasts. For me, my BG readings are very good during my fast, but I also see a drop in m BG numbers for days afterwards. I hate to use the word "cleanse" as it's trendy and mostly nonsense in most cases, but it seems like running on body stores for a day or two does accomplish something of the sort.

I recently got a ketone meter, and will take a reading before I break my fast. Test strips are expensive though so I'm not testing as much as I'd like.

Anyway, just sharing my experience. Have a great day everyone.
 
I know it gets pretty hard for me around 42 hours in (between lunch and dinner on day 2) so having achieved the main benefits already, I don't usually feel compelled to push. I am curious as to what a fast spanning two full days plus feels like, and also what it looks like on the meter.
It's normally thought that around the 42-48 hour mark is the hardest part and after that it gets easier again. I'll admit when I have done 7 day fasts this is exactly what happened to me.
 
Thanks BB...that's helpful. I'm around 41.5 hours and I can confirm I am indeed hungry. Not helped by the fact that my wife is working and I just finished feeding the kids. I've resolved to get to 48 hours then consider another 12 hours to make 60.
 
Hopefully it will get easier for you too.

It did actually and I made 48 hours without too much distress. Decided to end it there for this time, and probably aim for 60 next time.
 
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