Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: Re: [fast5] I have a question

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Re: [fast5] I have a question

I think a lot of people have an adaption period. One of the reasons I started doing this kind of eating to begin with, way back when, was that when I skipped a meal, I got really sick, grouchy, and shaky. Someone said that if I ate in one small period of time, that would STOP the problem. Which sounded crazy enough that I had to try it. The first week was horrid ... it was before Dr. Herring wrote about Fast-5 and starting gradually! But it worked rather nicely.

Anyway, while I was getting the shakes and all, I got a glucometer to see what was *really* happening. And guess what? When I was having "low blood sugar", my blood sugar was actually HIGH, at 120, rather than it's normal 95. Someone said the problem was probably cortisol, which your body pumps out to raise your blood glucose. Sometimes it makes too much cortisol, and the cortisol is what makes you shaky. Exercise helps get rid of the cortisol (also not intuitive!).

After "getting used to" the eating pattern, my fasting blood glucose eventually went down to 83, which is better. I really think this kind of rebound is rather a problem when you get a test for being "diabetic" based on one fasting blood test, because you can be pretty stable the rest of the time, based on my experience. And it can upset people who are doing IF for the first time, thinking that fasting is going to cause them to go diabetic. In studies, you are more likely to improve your blood glucose by fasting, in the long run.

On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 5:41 PM, Karen K <kamako@wavecable.com> wrote:

If a normal person that isn't diabetic, would they ever get a low blood sugar when they are fasting? My daughter is curious about that. Or would that be a low from a rebound of high blood sugars? She was just curious if this fast could cause a low blood sugar shakes etc that you sometimes can get.

Karen k