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I've been following this IF regimen for just under two weeks now. Not a huge amount of time for sure, but nevertheless I have already noticed some pretty drastic changes, particularly in the stability of my blood glucose levels. For years my blood glucose levels were usually maintained between 140-160 throughout the day. If I got below 100 I would start feeling like I was dropping into hypoglycemia. This was contrary to the standard recommendations that stated my blood glucose level should be between 80-120.
After about 5 days of IF I noticed my average blood glucose levels had dropped throughout the day and I was right within the recommended 80-120 range throughout most of the day. The other thing I noticed was that I could keep my blood glucose levels in the 80's and 90's not feel like I was going to drop lower, which is always a concern I have had.
Because of these lower blood glucose readings I am taking less insulin throughout the day due to both fewer blood glucose spikes requiring additional insulin and a lowering of the basal level of insulin I receive consistently throughout the day.
As far as my weight goes, the first three days I was following the IF process I went from 238 lbs to 231 lbs. Now, for someone like me who has traditionally had a difficult time putting on weight, this was not pleasing to see. But once I figured out how to effectively eat more in that 8-hour window I have put back on four pounds.
So up until now my eating schedule has been trying to start at 12 noon every day and concluding around 8 PM. There is usually an hour or two kind of mid-morning where I get really hungry, but otherwise I feel fine. I have also noticed that, despite feeling completely depleted the first time I tried to train while fasted, exercising usually helps take the edge off, as does tea and water.
The idea of IF had been proposed to me before, but I wasn't really sure what to make of it. In Engineering The Alpha the authors talk a bit about IF and they brought up some interesting points as far as increasing growth hormone and improving insulin sensitivity. I'm not sure if insulin sensitivity can be improved in a Type-1 diabetic, but I figure it is worth a shot so I decided to try it out.
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