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<blockquote data-quote="iHs" data-source="post: 920664" data-attributes="member: 8799"><p>My consultant didnt recommend fasting for too long and said no more than 5hrs at a time.</p><p>If basal rate testing with fasting is done consecutively for 3 days or more with adjustments being made, then some degree of weight loss will happen and this then will mean less basal is needed and the basal rates adjusted accordingly but, as soon as food is eaten 3 or more times per day, bolus is needed and bodyweight will increase which then means more basal to makes things balance out ok again.</p><p>Basal rate testing is a never ending story and they will from time to time, need to be adjusted which is why people test bg and 'tweak' and not fast all the time or if they do fast, they do it for no more than a day and then give themselves a break and have a go at meal staggering the next day to see if the adjustments they made have the right effect on bg.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iHs, post: 920664, member: 8799"] My consultant didnt recommend fasting for too long and said no more than 5hrs at a time. If basal rate testing with fasting is done consecutively for 3 days or more with adjustments being made, then some degree of weight loss will happen and this then will mean less basal is needed and the basal rates adjusted accordingly but, as soon as food is eaten 3 or more times per day, bolus is needed and bodyweight will increase which then means more basal to makes things balance out ok again. Basal rate testing is a never ending story and they will from time to time, need to be adjusted which is why people test bg and 'tweak' and not fast all the time or if they do fast, they do it for no more than a day and then give themselves a break and have a go at meal staggering the next day to see if the adjustments they made have the right effect on bg. [/QUOTE]
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