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114 blood glucose after 18 hour fast

I’m super confused. Yesterday night I was in the 90s and now one hour after drinking 800ml of water with lemon and salts I’m at 114 without eating anything. 🤔

I’ve read a doctor saying when we fast the liver pulls glucose and pumps it into the body but I’m not so sure about it.

Has someone else had this happen when fasting?

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Answer

> I’ve read a doctor saying when we fast the liver pulls glucose and pumps it into the body but I’m not so sure about it.

It’s true. Your body stores glucose in the liver and the muscles. When you fast, it will pump out the stored glucose to fuel itself. This is exactly the point of fasting — to let your body use up that stored fuel. I recommend reading Dr. Jason Fung’s books to learn more — or you can watch some of his YouTube videos. For now, check out this Q&A post.

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