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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can’t fast before as it’ll screw with my blood sugar and the. I will overeat. I just eat a little bit of everything and try not to overdo it. We take a Long time with our thanksgiving meal so that helps. [/quote]

How does fasting screw up your blood sugar?  [/quote]

DP, but really?  You don't understand how not eating for an extended period of time could negatively impact someone's blood sugar?

I'm not fasting because it gives me headaches and stomach cramps and I can't exercise as intensely as I'd like to.  I will enjoy Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow, though I probably won't binge for the sake of binging.[/quote]

Actually, there have been studies and in most cases fasting does not impact blood sugar.  Hunger and low blood sugar are not he same thing.  Many more people think they suffer from low blood sugar than actually do.  I am not speaking to this PP because I do not know anything about that PP, however, it is not a forgone conclusion by any means that fasting causes low blood sugar.  Just the research based facts, and I cite Dr. Jason Fung's books on fasting as my source.  If you have research showing differently I would be interested in seeing that link or source.   Thanks.  [/quote]

Some diabetics can fast, some cannot.  Dr. Fung is not an endocrinologist.  Nor is he a research scientist.

I like his general idea that health is not a one-way street, but his advice is not one-size-fits-all.[/quote]

Op here.  I'm not a diabetic, never have been.  When I fast my body uses my own stored fat for fuel.  I feel pretty energized and not that hungry.  If my blood sugar was going too low and I was feeling faint or nauseous I would absolutely not be doing this.[/quote]

I'm the DP here, and I'm not a diabetic, either.  But when I fast for too long, I feel awful: dizzy, nauseated, etc.  As PP noted, the effects of fasting are heterogenous.  Dr. Fung has books to sell.  If fasting works for people, terrific.  It just doesn't work for everyone.[/quote]

For me, I hit the 36 hour mark of my fast and honestly feel that I could keep on going.  But, from what I've read, there isn't a great deal of benefit to doing so.  I get maximum results sticking with the 36 hour fast and I only do it once a week at most.

If I felt dizzy, exhausted, weak, etc I would stop well before 36 hours.  That would be my body telling me in no uncertain terms that I had gone too far with it.
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