Types of intermittent fasting Basic intermittent fasting (BIF): This is what should be followed in the beginning for at least 1 week or for 2 weeks by diabetes patients. Here one has to have an early dinner say between 7 pm- 7:30 pm and have breakfast next day between 8 am and 9 am. So the fasting time here will be 12.5 hours or 14.5 hours. After breakfast, the lunch can be had between 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm and dinner back again between 7 pm - 7:30 pm. Continue the cycle for 1 week or 2 weeks.
( ensure your breakfast timings are such that minimum fasting hours should be 12hrs and maximum fasting hours should not be more than 14hours.) 15 - 16 fasting: Here dinner time stays as it is in the BIF. Extend fasting and have breakfast at 10 am, in the third week; at 11 am to 11.30 am in the 4th week; This can be done 5 days a week. Alternate day fasting: This can be started from 5th week. Every…
