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I'm a type 1 using omnipod and Libre. I've been a frustrated diabetic for 40plus years.
I've been fasting (complete) for two days a week for about three months and settled in to the routine.
My experience:
The two days of the week that I'm fasting are my best controlled days.
The basal profile for the fasting days declines over the 48hrs and settles at around 70% normal level (for the last night).
The basal profile for the eating days (5off) increases, reaching 100% after 48 hours.
My bolus ratios increase and decrease similarly and are the source of some hypo problems. The omnipod makes it tricky to affect the bolus ratios (and I usually forget), increasing the likelihood for hypos on the first two days of the eating period.
I believe that this lifestyle is beneficial, primarily because I now have at least two days a week with good control.
It has confirmed how my carbs intake affects my basal and bolus factors (allowing me to predict and manage).
I am now striving to significantly reduce my carb intake throughout the eating days of my week. Easier said than done!
I charted my basal profile by fasting for five days last year. My total basal intake reduced to around 30% normal on the fifth day. I then plotted the daily basal profiles from those five days, averaged, and used a factor to scale it up to a "normal" 100% day. (I will repeat this annually).
I've been fasting (complete) for two days a week for about three months and settled in to the routine.
My experience:
The two days of the week that I'm fasting are my best controlled days.
The basal profile for the fasting days declines over the 48hrs and settles at around 70% normal level (for the last night).
The basal profile for the eating days (5off) increases, reaching 100% after 48 hours.
My bolus ratios increase and decrease similarly and are the source of some hypo problems. The omnipod makes it tricky to affect the bolus ratios (and I usually forget), increasing the likelihood for hypos on the first two days of the eating period.
I believe that this lifestyle is beneficial, primarily because I now have at least two days a week with good control.
It has confirmed how my carbs intake affects my basal and bolus factors (allowing me to predict and manage).
I am now striving to significantly reduce my carb intake throughout the eating days of my week. Easier said than done!
I charted my basal profile by fasting for five days last year. My total basal intake reduced to around 30% normal on the fifth day. I then plotted the daily basal profiles from those five days, averaged, and used a factor to scale it up to a "normal" 100% day. (I will repeat this annually).
