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What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

As Eric Morecambe once said, " I play all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order!"
 
geefull said:
good morning all

4.5 this morning.

Too much protein and too much stress yesterday whilst we were out.

@ianpspurs happy birthday wishes (sorry they're late)
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@geefull The birthday wishes are just as kind even when late. I just love how an fbg of 4.5 needs to be explained as though it was/were the black sheep of the family (apparently I am able to use was or were but take your pick)
 
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Not a fasting level post but a related topic due to my periods of fasting and the effect on fbg. Blood tests yesterday are starting to come in and I just went through cholesterol numbers. All are in normal to good range but have in some cases become a little worse. I thought I had read somewhere of a link between fasting for 3 or more days and cholesterol. Google found me a research article linking the fasting and IF to higher LDL and Triglyceride levels which is indeed what my numbers show. Food (or lack of) for thought First amber warning light on my dashboard. Benefits and side effects of IF and fasting need more research before a decision is made but they may be abandoned sharpish. As someone else said this is all like whack-a-mole
 
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This was a concern of mine too. I eat a keto diet (<20g) and fast for a minimum of 16 hours every day - sometimes up to 18 or 23 hours. I don't do longer fasts because I'm on warfarin and I'd screw up my INR if I fasted for longer - and I think this strategy might be helping me. In the main the fat I eat comes with the protein I eat, i.e. the naturally occurring fat in oily fish, meat, eggs and cheese - and avocado. I don't drink bullet proof coffee or consume fat bombs; I want my body to be fuelled by my own body fat, not dietary fat. Fung believes that fasting is the way to reduce cholesterol and I believe in Fung I'll wait to my next profile to see..
 
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