LONGECITY

Hello guys. I have been following CRON and Methionine restriction for a long time now. On top of that I have run low in Glucophage 1000mg a day, which I take simply for the longevity benefits, so I have ceased it for a month now.



Anyway, currentlyrics I have been checking my blood sugar every morning, basically I am fasted at least 10 hours. I am appalled. My fasting levels hover from 118 to 122. That is prediabetic. What the heck? I thought I was doing well with how I am eating and such.

Please help, I have no idea how my raw eating, no cooked food to avoid AGES, and daily tea intake along with what I listed above, is still yielding me pre-diabetic numbers. I get plenty of sleep, get over 100 percent of each nutrient daily...

slightly elevated blood sugar often occurs in CRON practioners.  Some think this may be a protective mechanism.  Maybe.

 

http://www.nature.co...is2014520a.html

Well I will be refilling metformin soon but still what else should I do? Is it perhaps high due to the cortisol released due to the stress of chronic caloric restriction on the body? Any others dealing with this?

Fasting blood sugar level in people on CR is usually quite low. Average around 80 mg/dl. When people eat low protein, CR diets, glucose tolerance test tends to be high, but this is also seen in animals on moderate to severe calorie restriction. Moderate - high protein CR diets have normal GTT results. Metformin might be a good idea in your case. Maybe you can share some of your stats? Your weight, height, fat %, what you normally eat in a day and calorie intake. Also any other blood test you've gotten done by labs. 

Just to get down and dirty on simple lifestyle things you can do:

Try focusing on getting more fiber, look for carb sources that are half or more fiber (green veggies, basically).

 

Use vinegars like a condiment. Put rice vinegar on things, cook veggies with apple cider vinegar.

 

Look into eating fermented foods: Kimchi, pickles (low sugar pickles of course), sauer kraut.

 

All of those options are pretty low cal so it can work with your CR. Update us so we can see if that helps.

 

Please help, I have no idea how my raw eating, no cooked food to avoid AGES, and daily tea intake along with what I listed above, is still yielding me pre-diabetic numbers. I get plenty of sleep, get over 100 percent of each nutrient daily...

 

Made a similar experience when I thought a 1 week water fast would bring it down.. instead my body seem to have gotten really good at gluconeogenesis in that week, and I suffered high fasting blood glucose for a long time. Early morning cortisol certainly played a role in my case.

 

To get the whole picture I would also test post-prandial blood glucose (usually 1 hour after eating), HbA1c, fasting Insulin and maybe C-peptide. Along with all other blood-tests you can get (inflammation, liver, kidneys, CBC, hormones, thyroid, electrolytes..)

 

 

Maybe limit your carbs or sugar for a couple of days, then check again.