What's all this talk about Intermittent Fasting ?

Posted by pumaguy79 @pumaguy79, Sep 22, 2023

I'm a Type 2 Diabetic for 38 years now. Male, age 78. I resisted insulin all my life. Used to be on a variety of oral meds, but just use Glipizide now. Stopped Januvia(expensive) almost two years ago. The secret ? INTERMITTENT FASTING(IF). A struggle at first, but easy peasy now after 3 years. Nice weight loss, fewer meds and great reduction in joint pain. Most recommend 16 hours-no food and 8 hours , eat healthy but no restrictions on portions. Sounds daunting at first, but here's how it works. Stop eating by 8 pm. Sleep from 11pm to 8 am( that's 12 hours...mostly sleeping) Skip break fast. Black coffee or tea okay. Lunch time at noon( maybe a bit later) ! Eat until 8 pm. Then back to fasting.

Give it a couple of weeks and see you results. Your biome will love it. Your joints will quickly respond. In a short while you may get "low" glucose readings, leading to med reduction or elimination.

Best to talk to your doctor so that good tracking and observations are achieved.

This is, without exaggeration, a life changing practice. Once it becomes a routine( there's plenty of incentives), it become part of you, a life habit.

You'll see !

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cherawgirl | @cherawgirl | Jan 20 8:07am

I started IF about 12 years ago just to try to feel healthier, not necessarily to lose weight. It has made a tremendous difference in all my lab numbers plus I lost 15 lbs. (Dr. says I need to gain some back!). After you do it for a few weeks/months, it becomes natural and you don't even have to think about it. Depending on what you DO eat, your glucose could come down into the 80s, mine is usually low 90s. I'm retired now and its even easier, since timing it while working in an office and getting up earlier to go to work can make it a little more challenging. Anyone interested should give it one month and monitor you BP, HR, weight, and labs (if possible) and if you notice a big improvement you'll be motivated to stick with it. Why doesn't mainstream medicine recommend? Because they don't teach anything but prescribing medicines at med school anymore. IMO mainstream medicine is a last resort for serious illnesses!