Re: [fast5] Confused

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Re: [fast5] Confused

You might want to give it some time. My BS went WAY up after not eating, and oddly enough, it was at times I felt light-headed and "low blood sugar". I have read that this is because of an over-reaction of the body to not eating: too much cortisol is produced, releasing too much blood glucose. Supposedly after awhile this regulates itself.

For me, I can say for sure it did finally regulate itself. I don't get "hypoglycemic" episodes any more, and my average BG is down by 10 points (from 95 to 83: I never was diabetic). I often wonder that if they HAD tested my BG after fasting, when it jumped up to 120, if they would have diagnosed me as diabetic (although after a meal my BG didn't go up much at all: I seem to handle sugar ok, but I didn't handle fasting well at all).

I do think IF is a much better lifestyle for most people, esp. better than the "grazing all day" life that is recommended. There are other ways to bring down a high BG, notably:

- Drinking some tea with lemon juice in it

- Exercise

- Eating something with few calories (lettuce worked for me, but it may have been the vinegar on it: vinegar brings down BG too).

Also I think it might be a good idea to "sneak up" on the IF lifestyle, esp. for some people. I started out on another book, the Warrior Diet, which recommends raw vegies/fruits during the day, eating at night. Eventually I dropped the vegies, didn't need them. But it was an easier transition. Also moving back the "breakfast time" by increments each day, and the Fast-5 book recommends.

Also a lot of people have recommended eating more protein and less starch the night before. I think this DOES help. Especially fish works for me, and say, big green salads. Certain starches have more of a reaction than others too, so you should look at the starch source. Rice works really well for me, and sweet potatoes.

On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 4:37 PM, Karen K <kamako@wavecable.com> wrote:

I am not on meds, but have been trying to control BS by diet and exercise.

I was doing Fast 5 for a while, and started checking my BS an hr or so after I am up and it was shooting up without eating. I read one article that felt there wasn't any harm in that, but seeing it over 140 made me decide to quit for a while. Soon as I eat, it comes back down. Didn't really want to leave the group as there's lots of information, and maybe I can come back to it.

Karen k