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Originally Posted by Nussbrand1937  But can't you say the same thing with not eating for 12h? Of course it's going to be low after that time period...(?)
I already did the experiment with not eating anything for 18h - as illustrated in the first post.
Thanks for the general feedback |
If you're a type 1 diabetic and incapable of producing insulin, your blood sugar will not come down while fasting.
If you're a type 2 diabetic, and capable of producing insulin, perhaps in diminished capacity, or into a body with an elevated level of insulin resistance, or a combination of those two factors, then after 12 hours of fasting your blood sugar levels may well be normal to near normal.
The fact that your BGL was 82 mg/dl after prolonged fasting almost certainly rules out you being type 1.
It is still possible that you may be a type 2 diabetic. Best way to determine that is to see a doctor, tell him your symptoms, and based upon that he may have blood drawn to see what your HbA1c is, and/or have a glucose tolerance test administered.
