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<blockquote data-quote="mentat" data-source="post: 441598" data-attributes="member: 86670"><p>I'm Type 1 and have done some 24 hour fasts without a problem. You do need to be careful (don't fast that long if you're alone), as once your liver runs out of stored sugar it's much harder for your body to recover from a hypo.</p><p></p><p>When you don't have a lot of extra insulin in your system, your body automatically increases blood sugar before it gets too low. So the main danger is going hypo while your last injection of fast-acting insulin is still acting.</p><p></p><p>If you take long-acting insulin, you may want to reduce the dosage somewhat before the fast. If your sugar goes high you can always inject correction dosages of fast-acting insulin (whereas if it goes too low you have to break the fast).</p><p></p><p>I suggest you try it once a few days in advance to see how your body reacts and adjust your insulin appropriately the next time you try.</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mentat, post: 441598, member: 86670"] I'm Type 1 and have done some 24 hour fasts without a problem. You do need to be careful (don't fast that long if you're alone), as once your liver runs out of stored sugar it's much harder for your body to recover from a hypo. When you don't have a lot of extra insulin in your system, your body automatically increases blood sugar before it gets too low. So the main danger is going hypo while your last injection of fast-acting insulin is still acting. If you take long-acting insulin, you may want to reduce the dosage somewhat before the fast. If your sugar goes high you can always inject correction dosages of fast-acting insulin (whereas if it goes too low you have to break the fast). I suggest you try it once a few days in advance to see how your body reacts and adjust your insulin appropriately the next time you try. Cheers [/QUOTE]
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