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Keto and intermittent fasting?

2019DoctorKat
2019DoctorKat Posts: 2 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Just wanted to know if anyone here had used either keto or intermittent fasting for your diabetes. Does it work?

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  • harper16
    harper16 Posts: 2,564 Member
    Weight loss is caused by being in a calorie deficit. Whether or not either will help your diabetes is a question for your doctor, or a registered dietian.
  • 10schick71
    10schick71 Posts: 6 Member
    I just tried keto. It’s so difficult to stay on track.
  • TwistedSassette
    TwistedSassette Posts: 8,873 Member
    Look into a lower-GI diet instead of keto - it's more sustainable for most people and is what dieticians recommend for diabetics.
    There are studies showing good results for IF in diabetics, but the only ones I read were those which were fairly extreme (OMAD etc.) - again, for most people this isn't going to be sustainable.
    You just need to find what works for you.
  • Megan_smartiepants1970
    Megan_smartiepants1970 Posts: 44,415 Member
    I am a keto'er and also a type 2 diabetic(was on 3 meds now down to 1 pill :) ...it is working for me .... my blood sugar today was 118.... my a1c is 6.1 from 8.2 ....... I use to do IF but I had to stop due to always being light headed ..wishing you the very best
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