Intermittent Fasting for Life-Experiment of One
This podcast is all about intermittent fasting and how to live an intermittent fasting lifestyle. I will interview guests who are living the intermittent fasting lifestyle for health and weight loss. If you would like to share your intermittent fasting story, please email me at: TRACEYMACKIF4LIFE@GMAIL.COM.
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Intermittent Fasting for Life-Experiment of One
Episode 55 - Type 2 Diabetes & Intermittent Fasting
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Hello everyone! Welcome to episode 55 of Intermittent Fasting For Life — Experiment of One. I’m your host Tracey Mack.
Today I will be discussing: Type 2 diabetes and intermittent fasting.
Type 2 Diabetes is a condition where too much sugar stays in the blood instead of going into the body’s cells where it’s supposed to be used for energy.
Your body uses a hormone called insulin to move sugar from the blood into the cells.
I like to think of insulin as a key.
When the key works, the door opens, and sugar gets used for energy.
With diabetes, the key doesn’t work properly.
Either the body doesn’t make insulin, or the body makes insulin but the cells stop responding to it. When that happens, sugar builds up in the blood, and over time, that causes damage.
This became very real for me when I was diagnosed with prediabetes.
I didn’t feel sick. I didn’t feel broken.
But my blood sugar was telling a different story.
What was happening was insulin resistance — my body was making insulin, but my cells weren’t listening anymore.
Instead of immediately turning to medication, I made a decision to change how often I ate.
I started intermittent fasting. Fasting 16 hours with an 8 hour eating window.
Fasting gave my insulin a break.
It lowered how often my body had to release insulin.
And over time, my cells started responding again.
The result?
My prediabetes was reversed.
That experience is why I’m so passionate about talking about this — because for many people, especially with Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, this isn’t a life sentence.
It’s a signal.
And when you understand the signal, you can change the outcome.
I hope the information that I have provided helps you with your health and weight loss journey. I’m not a doctor so please don’t use anything that I say as a substitute for medical advice. If you would like to share your intermittent fasting story, please email me at:
TraceyMackif4life@gmail.com.
Have a great day everyone!
Check out my book (my I.F. story) on Amazon.com: Intermittent Fasting for Life-Experiment of One by Tracey Mack
Intro/outro music: I Feel You by Keven MacLeod