I'm fortunate in that I am am only taking metformin, and not any of the other meds that (typically) cause low bg levels.
I needed this plan, and am so grateful for it. I had my head in the sand about my diabetes for a while... I'd stopped watching my diet and testing my bg levels at home - and was shocked to see at how out of control I'd become. A significant vision shift was what tipped me off, and that's a scary thing. Sure enough, on the morning I started testing again, my fasting blood glucose was 18.7 mmol/L! Mind you, I had the flu and some PMS, both of which will raise my bg levels, but still, I was in trouble and had to do something serious.
That what about 5 weeks ago. I've been eating low carb since which brought my fbg down to about 11. Now with Fast-5 and low carb, I'm starting to see all single digits in the morning. Whew. Yesterday it was 6.9.
I'm encouraged and very relieved. I even hope to see normal levels again someday.
This is day 9 for me. 4 mmol/L points off my fbg and 5 lbs lost. Pretty darn good.
--- In fast5@yahoogroups.
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> RickS is correct -- the book says diabetics shouldn't engage in the Fast-5 plan *without a physician's supervision.
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> The reason for the extra caution is that diabetes introduces a number of variables, including a state of overall health that may range from relatively healthy to one that is very fragile. Further, unless one has a thorough understanding and monitoring of blood sugar and insulin, the shift to fasting could result in mismanagement of insulin and other antidiabetic drugs which could be dangerous.
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> I do encourage overweight diabetics to try the Fast-5 approach, because it has the potential to be very helpful and overweight diabetics have a lot to gain from both losing weight and simplifying their glucose/insulin response patterns. Further, weight loss with or without the Fast-5 way of eating may eventually restore normal insulin activity and eliminate the diabetes. Diabetics should discuss the plan, monitoring, and results with a physician so that it can be done safely.
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> Bert
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> Bert Herring
> Fast-5 Corporation
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> --- In fast5@yahoogroups.
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> > Hi, all. I'm on day day 6 of the fast-5 plan and hoping for good
> > results. I'm type II diabetic, and although the book says diabetics
> > shouldn't engage in this plan, I suspect we are the first who should.
> >
> > I'm encouraged by what I've read. I hope to see much lower fasting
> > blood glucose levels in the morning as my body heals, and of course,
> > losing weight will be a nice bonus. I could stand to lose 70-80 lbs.
> >
> > At this particular moment, I'm more hungry right now than I usually am
> > while in the fasting phase. That could be because I have a roast in the
> > crockpot (smells amazing) and because I made my daughter an egg and
> > vegetable dish before she headed off to work. This is the most I've
> > been exposed to food while fasting this week. And now my son has put a
> > pizza in the oven. That isn't going to help.
> >
> > The hunger doesn't really bother me though, and I'm surprised it
> > doesn't. I'm sure it's because I still eat everyday, and eat things
> > that satisfy. It is hunger without panic, which is a whole different
> > animal than the hunger of deprivation.
> >
> > The biggest problem I have is that I am feeling a bit weak and foggy,
> > and I'm hoping, really hoping, these feelings are just temporary and
> > part of the adjustment period. I'd rather not 'treat' it by introducing
> > food before my eating window as a more gradual adjustment. Cold turkey
> > suits my personality better.
> >
> > Anyway, that's where I'm at. And happy to be here.
> >
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