Can a diabetic do 16:8 fasting?

[Guest]

I've been doing fasting before I diagnosed..

[Brittany]

I personally eat once a day. I know that’s “bad” but I’ve got used to it I guess. Not sure if that answers your question or not.

[Claudia]

I do it all the time.

And I’m in stage 5 kidney failure and it’s very good for what’s left of my kidney function.

(Long testing period).

[Bridget]

Yes! I naturally gravitate to 16:8, but I'm super relaxed about it and will eat earlier if I feel like it. But 90%, I function better on a 16 hr fast.

[Elizabeth]

I do 18:4 almost daily and have for close to 2 decades.

[Eric]

So a question to all what happens when your sugar starts to go low, I am only curious because I tried to do the fasting but I have a pretty busy life and my sugars have a tendency to drop on me fairly quick, I did enough research to know as soon as I correct the trending low my fast is broken so did you guys do some changes to insulin intake during your fasting period?

[Dawn]

Absolutely!! My diabetic doctor even recommended it. Really great to have your sugars lay steady/flat lined for 16 hours.

[Brent]

I can only do the opposite. 8:16

[Willow]

I only really eat between 6pm and midnight, I will drink throughout the day but I don't get hungry until evening when works finished and the house is clean and tidy and kids are sorted.

It's not by choice though just happened and became routine.

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[Brad]

I can but let me tell you that smaller portions and eating better is far better than fasting.

Fresh berries, fruits, nuts, and salads.

Soups, proteins etc. Consistency is so much more important than just not eating. In my opinion people just don't eat instead of a real planned fasting.

[Heidi]

Yes, just make sure you’re paying close attention to your numbers and make sure you eat if necessary (don’t try to power through).

We don’t know all the secrets yet, why it works for some and not others, what element does it, but there is some evidence of it helping even type 1’s, as it helps many autoimmune diseases.

[Linda]

Yes. I’ve just started doing this and it has helped me find the right basal rate (I’m on a pump) and gives me a nice stable blood sugar for the majority of my day.

However, I realize that I can’t make it work every day, or I’m adjusting my activities to my eating window instead of the lifestyle I want. If I’m gonna take a early morning class at the gym, or have a late night active activity, I need to ensure that I am eating appropriately and/or adjusting insulin for healthy participation.

At the very least, it has improved my blood sugars on the mornings where I don’t eat until later, since this is a more insulin resistant time for me. It has also remove the late night snacking right before bed, which was just a bad habit for me.

Good luck.

Also, check out: How many people take the entire dose at once for high carb meals?

[Karigan]

I do. But it took a lot of time to get my pump settings adjusted to it with the help of my endo.

[María]

If you have good control and dosages, I would say its okay.

However, lows can be deadly so if low I would never skip a meal. A CGM would be super useful in this case.

[Sue]

Of course. Fasting is part of daily life for me. Longest I've done was 72hrs.

I usually do anything between 15 and 18hrs five daysa week. One day I do 12 or 13, and one day I do 24hrs.

Suggested: Does your heart race when sugar is climbing fast?

[Tonia]

I do it. I told my dr on Tuesday and he said, no worries your pump will take care of it.

He honestly didn't care.

He told me that this hot weather makes it easy to not eat all day anyway. I have great control.