Fasting and Low-Carbohydrate Eating

The article treats a drop from 300 to 170 mg/dL as substantial metabolic progress even if 170 mg/dL remains elevated. For reactive hypoglycemia, the article recommends a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet to reduce post-meal glucose spikes. In the case study, a patient’s blood sugar fell from over 300 mg/dL to 170 mg/dL over about one week of near-complete water fasting. The article recommends reducing meal frequency so the body can access stored fat between meals. The article recommends continuing fasting or low-carbohydrate eating for people with the paradoxical immediate drop pattern. The article says persistently elevated fasting blood sugar should not automatically be interpreted as failure in this context.