#367: Does Intermittent Fasting Actually Work for Diabetics?
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Ken and Graham discuss the effectiveness of intermittent fasting for diabetics and the challenges it presents.
It started with a simple question — does intermittent fasting live up to the hype? Ken and Graham both have opinions. And as usual, those opinions don't fully line up. Ken makes the case that the real benefits of intermittent fasting don't kick in until you hit that 16 to 18 hour window — and that for diabetics specifically, the morning hours are full of landmines that can derail a fast before it even gets started. Blood sugar drops during a morning workout, coffee, treating a low — any of th...
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