@collegeprof, thanks for your response and the info.

My neph told me about Dr. Fung and I've seen his videos.

However, I already do an intermittent fast but it's miserable because it's triggered by gastroparesis and I can't eat anything for hours, sometimes it goes on for days and I have to decrease or withhold insulin and add Boost and juices in order to keep from becoming so week I have to go to the hospital in an ambulance as happened to me this past February (again!)

A purgative given at the hospital got things moving again and IV fluids helped with the weakness and they sent me home the 2nd evening. Since then I've felt much better and am eating better and have much more energy. Blood sugars are much lower and we've had to titrate my insulin to 1 unit per 7 grams carbs and sometimes I have to skip the insulin altogether.

Docs and I have discussed the fact that with GP, absorption sometimes is fast getting glucose to the bloodstream and sometimes quite slow so I must monitor blood sugars closely and be alert to paresis symptoms to try to reverse it before it gets to the point of needing an ambulance.

I walk a daily tightrope because of these and many other comorbidities and when I do have to fast, it isn't by choice.

I'm so glad your diabetes has improved! Congrats on getting that A1C down. Keep up the good work and please stay in touch, I appreciate your posts and your feedback so thanks again!

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