Planned for 7 days, but almost close to the end of 6 day, BLood sugar went to 53 for 8+ hours. Severe side defects-nausea, fatigue, body felt cold, shaking and felt like shit. Couldn’t get out of the bed. No, it is not electrolytes. I initially thought it was electrolytes and loaded up, but the symptoms won’t go away. Disappointing, but will try again. Just broke my fast.
Update: Feeling much better after my initial small meal and subsequent meal. Blood sugar does wonders. Couldn’t eat much as I was fasting for 5+ days. After the meal blood sugar spiked to from 58 to 113 after initial meal and to 142 after full meal
I know you say not electrolytes, but it gets more difficult to rehydrate the more dehydrated you get. You might have possibly gone so low that your body had trouble rehydrating? Not saying it was, but something to think about.
I almost died from low blood pressure when I was younger. I don’t know if you know this, but it’s salt, specifically. You probably get enough potassium in your “electrolytes”, but your body almost certainly needs SALT above what you’re getting.
I increased my intake of salt, without increasing potassium or magnesium, and although I still had “on the low side” blood pressure, I never had another episode from it.
Consider that you may be getting too much potassium for YOUR body compared to how much salt YOUR body needs.
Look up potassium overdose. Potassium thins the arterial walls, which is good if you’re trying to offset an excess of salt. But what if potassium is your excess? Then your BP plummets and you can die. Salt is the offset for that, but it’s much easier to be too late on a potassium overdose.
You made the right call in ending your fast. Don’t feel bad. You listened to your body and acted on a true signal that there was a real problem.
I don’t know why your blood sugar dropped so low on day 6. Clearly your body couldn’t make enough fuel burning fat for some reason, but I don’t know what that reason is. Not enough body fat; too high an activity level; something else? If you try again, monitor your blood sugar, and don’t feel bad if you have to stop again.