There have been so many reports of sensors failing and daft levels overnight that I thought they sounded a bit flaky.. also with the shortage that there seemed to be I couldn't really justify either the cost or depriving someone else to get better use out of than I would have. So I never got round to ordering one..could I test the full bladder thing with finger pricks I wonder... hmmmm.I can't understand why you haven't already. They are very illuminating. How else would I have known that a full bladder raises levels?
There have been so many reports of sensors failing and daft levels overnight that I thought they sounded a bit flaky.. also with the shortage that there seemed to be I couldn't really justify either the cost or depriving someone else to get better use out of than I would have. So I never got round to ordering one..could I test the full bladder thing with finger pricks I wonder... hmmmm.
Drink a lot of water and test every 15 minutes?.. but could it just be the stress of needing to go.. hmm next time I do a fast maybe would be the best time to test.. and I'll need to stock up on strips..watch this space..I'd be astonished it you, ..... erm,.... caught it. In my experience, it's not a long lasting thing (before or after).
To be honest I think the science of autophagy is so new that nobody really knows. There are those who claim that it starts to work with an overnight fast and others that yes 48 hours is the minimum. I think that most would say to "guarantee" autophagy you need to have only water (or something like black tea) whilst fasting which I will admit is why I have never tried, would miss my coffee with cream too much.
@bulkbiker - Not looking to speak for @CherryAA , but yes, you can download all of the background data and I always do. It downloads as a .txt file, which I then convert to .csv, and drop into Excel and work with it from there. Obviously from Excel it's very easy to identify high and lows, without having to make interpretations of a line.
If you log your eating episodes in the Libre, the reading will identify your post-meal peak, and so on. When aligned with recording exogenous insulin timings and dosing, it can be extremely powerful.
Of course, there can be some variances in the data, just as there can be meter readings..
https://www1.libreview.com/Accounts/Login?timeout=TrueI don't bother with the metre any more just use my phone, can I download data from the phone? if so how ?
I don't bother with the metre any more just use my phone, can I download data from the phone? if so how ?
Well done. I did a 5 last month, but had to go abroad at short notice so did not report. My findings were that blood glucose was stable at between 3.1 and 3.3. I believe once you are used to Ketosis your body accepts lower readings without hypo feelings or symptoms. I did very light workouts as previously I experienced low 2s after cardio and resistance to my usual levels. I only measured keytones once at 3 days which were 2.0. I was not that interested in blood keytones as, this is just the non-used values. After about 2.5 days this was when I had what could be described as mild hunger pangs, once this cleared hunger was non-existent. Days 3 to 5.5 were easy, really. On day 4 I sprinted on a walk as my energy was through the roof. I broke the fast at 5.5 due to not wanting to take the mick out of my body which was quite flat on the muscle side.
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There have been so many reports of sensors failing and daft levels overnight that I thought they sounded a bit flaky.. also with the shortage that there seemed to be I couldn't really justify either the cost or depriving someone else to get better use out of than I would have. So I never got round to ordering one..could I test the full bladder thing with finger pricks I wonder... hmmmm.
Seems this is specific once logged on, which is where I book marked. https://www1.libreview.com/ works from another device of mine so should for all.MBaker - Not surer eif it's just for me, but the link on your post doesn't work. It returns a timed out error.
I lost 4.8kg during the 5 days which is unheard of. I'm guessing it will take a few days to find out how much of that was real versus water loss due to food deprivation.
Well done. I did a 5 last month, but had to go abroad at short notice so did not report. My findings were that blood glucose was stable at between 3.1 and 3.3. I believe once you are used to Ketosis your body accepts lower readings without hypo feelings or symptoms. I did very light workouts as previously I experienced low 2s after cardio and resistance to my usual levels. I only measured keytones once at 3 days which were 2.0. I was not that interested in blood keytones as, this is just the non-used values. After about 2.5 days this was when I had what could be described as mild hunger pangs, once this cleared hunger was non-existent. Days 3 to 5.5 were easy, really. On day 4 I sprinted on a walk as my energy was through the roof. I broke the fast at 5.5 due to not wanting to take the mick out of my body which was quite flat on the muscle side.
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I was a bit surprised that my body still did not want to go below 3.9 except very briefly, the low was 3.8 I think and it was still around 4.4 much of the time. This is the very first time I've tried it thought. I will be doing it again. I;m still generating heat like furness despite not eating much, I think I put my systems into a bit of tizz!
Interesting about the heat. I get very cold on 24 hour fasts - have you also found that, and do you attribute the heat to such an extended fast?
The heat kicked in on day 4. of course I'm still overweight compared to your good self. Its one thing to go without food for a long time with a plentiful supply, quite another when you are as petite as you are ! I would expect that you probably already acheived all the benefits I am trying to get , given your incredible results!
That's very kind. Definitely true that fasting is much harder these days. Still working on fat around my middle and would love to encourage my body to warm itself up - gone from the person at work always opening the windows to the one complaining it's cold!
I've just passed 48 hours - not by choice though. Got some dreaded bug that had me throwing up and on the toilet for most of Sunday, spent all the time in between sleeping and feeling like death with my trusty bucket very close by. Guts finally settled by Monday morning, but the very idea of food makes me nauseous. Tuesday morning my time and still no inclination to eat, so will play it by ear. Worst bout of food poisoning (I'm assuming that's what it was as the onset was not long after eating some cold chicken) I've had in years. And ugh, that disgusting brown-green oily slick that ends up being the last possible stuff you can throw up
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