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Fasting may have some general health benefits. For example, it could cut down on inflammation, help with weight loss, and lower cholesterol. Fasting may also improve the way your body manages glucose (blood sugar) and cut down on insulin resistance.
One very small study included three men who had had type 2 diabetes for 10-25 years. With medical supervision, the men fasted every other day or 3 days a week. Within a month, all of the men were able to stop taking insulin. And in less than a year, they were able to cut down on or stop other diabetes medications. In another small study, 10 obese men with type 2 diabetes followed a time-restricted eating plan. They improved their fasting glucose and lost weight over 6 weeks.
Bigger studies are needed to confirm those findings and to see how long the results last. It’s also not clear which fasting plan is best or how often you’d have to do it.
The American Diabetes Association notes that if you’re overweight or obese, weight loss can help lower your A1c level (a gauge of your blood sugar control over the last 2-3 months) and lower your risk for heart disease. Fasting isn’t required for weight loss.
Fasting may also affect how much insulin medication you need. In one study, people with type 1 diabetes who stuck with a fasting plan were able to lower their insulin dose.
Some organs that play a role in diabetes may benefit from fasting, too. Your body stores the extra glucose in a form called glycogen in your liver. It takes your body about 12 hours to use that glycogen. If you don’t eat, your body begins to burn fat instead of glycogen for energy. That helps with weight loss. It also gives your liver and pancreas (which makes insulin, the hormone that controls blood sugar) a break.
Why is a chiropractor from Darien CT telling you this? I use intermittent fasting to control my weight. Chiropractors are often alternative healers and are versed in many non-traditional therapies. Most medical doctors are stuck with prescribing medicine. We need medicine but we also need common sense. Just because a big drug company says to take a pill they happen to produce to be healthy doesn't mean it's true. People need to be responsible for their own health and know the risks
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