> In the course of my own self-experimentation, I've only found one way to
> reliably get my FBG down into the 80s (and that's a whole blood reading,
> so I really want a home reading of about 73!), and that is by
> intermittent fasting, i.e., reducing meal frequency to one meal a day.
> This results in some degree of caloric restriction too, typically.
> After about a week of IF, my FBG begins to drop.  I don't find this
> altogether easy to do, but I've confirmed that it works for me.
>
> Todd Moody
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I thought that eating a large amount of protein in one sitting also causes
blood glucose spikes. If intermittent fasting lowers your bg and I assume
you eat more than 3 oz of meat in that one meal, then it's more about how
much you eat in a whole day? This doesn't make sense to me.

Kristina