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<blockquote data-quote="AllieRainbow" data-source="post: 1805211" data-attributes="member: 473025"><p>I am currently eating (LCHF) to my meter to lower my blood sugars, which means generally having fasts of between 18 and 25+ hours. I am considering one meal a day (OMAD) as a longterm strategy for BG control as I found found it easy to do and less complicated than eating twice a day, which is what I was doing before. I have had really good results so far - see my post about this experiment <a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/type-2-fasting-experiment-to-lower-bg.149942/" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/type-2-fasting-experiment-to-lower-bg.149942/</a></p><p></p><p>My concern about fasting over a longer period of time is muscle loss. What experience have you got of fasting over more than 24 hour periods, and how did you protect yourself against muscle loss?</p><p></p><p>I have ordered some body composition scales so I can see where I am now and what effect my current diet is having over time.</p><p></p><p>I mentioned fasting to my doctor and he warned against doing it too much as I could lose muscle. I am currently doing 3-4 hours of exercise a day, and have definitely seen my muscle mass increase over the last few weeks - looking at my body measurements using a tape measure I am smaller than I was at the same weight 4 years ago, which indicates more muscle tissue present.</p><p></p><p>I am also looking at optimum levels of protein in my diet - I think around 100g per day may be OK, but I am learning as I go, and I may need to increase or decrease this to get better results. I am female, 51 (how did that happen?), and weigh 116.1 kilos at the moment. (Added - I am 5 foot 9).</p><p></p><p>Any advice would be great.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AllieRainbow, post: 1805211, member: 473025"] I am currently eating (LCHF) to my meter to lower my blood sugars, which means generally having fasts of between 18 and 25+ hours. I am considering one meal a day (OMAD) as a longterm strategy for BG control as I found found it easy to do and less complicated than eating twice a day, which is what I was doing before. I have had really good results so far - see my post about this experiment [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/type-2-fasting-experiment-to-lower-bg.149942/[/URL] My concern about fasting over a longer period of time is muscle loss. What experience have you got of fasting over more than 24 hour periods, and how did you protect yourself against muscle loss? I have ordered some body composition scales so I can see where I am now and what effect my current diet is having over time. I mentioned fasting to my doctor and he warned against doing it too much as I could lose muscle. I am currently doing 3-4 hours of exercise a day, and have definitely seen my muscle mass increase over the last few weeks - looking at my body measurements using a tape measure I am smaller than I was at the same weight 4 years ago, which indicates more muscle tissue present. I am also looking at optimum levels of protein in my diet - I think around 100g per day may be OK, but I am learning as I go, and I may need to increase or decrease this to get better results. I am female, 51 (how did that happen?), and weigh 116.1 kilos at the moment. (Added - I am 5 foot 9). Any advice would be great. [/QUOTE]
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