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Intermittent fasting (IF) is a common tactic recommended by a number of doctors recently for controlling insulin resistance, including Dr. Felice Gersh (gynecologist) from the book PCOS SOS and Dr. Jason Fung (nephrologist) who wrote the book The Obesity Code.
A lot of people report intermittent fasting working well for them. The scientific evidence (to me) seems a bit understudied. I have not personally tried it because I work a very mental job and the brain dullness while fasting doesn't work for me. I do practice IF overnight and try not to eat between dinner (6pm) and breakfast (10am).
I would personally not choose to stop metformin while fasting. Metformin is not the kind of medicine that will give you lows, so fasting shouldn't harm you while on it. If you go off you may experience more of the gastrointestinal symptoms when you start up. Also, metformin requires constant levels to work well. That being said, Dr. Fung says that his patients do often hold off on metformin while fasting due to gastrointestinal distress from taking the meds without food.
Probably one of the best books out there is Dr. Jason Fung's The Obesity Code
He's really one of the biggest proponents of IF and low carb diets. It's what I used to completely control my Type 2 diabetes with diet (and IF) alone.
He's a nephrologist but was looking into how to help is patients stop from damaging their kidneys in the first place. Insulin resistance was doing the most damage. IF is like magic for managing that.
You should really read Dr. Fung's book, or listen to the audiobook. It's phenomenal.
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Keto doesn't really abide by CICO (Calories In - Calories Out). It's all about hormones and insulin. When you restrict your body from relying on carbs (glucose) to burn for energy, it turns to fat and ketones instead. It lowers your blood sugar and provides very rapid weight loss.
> There is no miracle diet.
Honestly, the 'miracle diet' is no diet at all. Extended Water Fasting is amazing for weight loss and for your health. First of all, no, you don't constantly lose muscle when water fasting, you lose a small amount in the first few days but then it stays constant. Doing a bit of weight training will maintain your muscle no problem.
Water fasting will also make your body go through 'autophagy', which is where any bad or damaged cells will be replaced with healthy new cells. This can even help treat certain ailments.
Scientists and doctors are starting to recommend that everyone does at least a 72 hour water fast once per year to be healthier.
The human body is designed to go through periods of fasting due to the fact that early humans had to hunt for food and could often go days or weeks without sustenance. There are also a lot of people who do extended fasting for religious reasons.
Personally, I do 3 to 7 day fasts with one or two days of feeding in between (keto food only to stay in ketosis).
You'll probably brush this off as you seem set in your ways, but if you would like more info head to /r/fasting, or check out these books by Dr. Jason Fung: The Obesity Code and The Complete Guide to Fasting.