Intermittent fasting and DP

[Eric]

@mike_g

The most interesting effect is that my Dawn Phenomenon has dropped off almost completely.
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Curious about your thoughts.

I have made mention of this on some other threads which might apply to your situation too.

It’s the drunken sailor analogy!

By not eating after 7pm, your liver feels like it has a little less to throw out at night.

Here is a reference thread. Curious to hear if you think this might apply to what you are seeing!

How do you manage irregular dawn phenomenon?

Why is it irregular? For now, let’s not consider differences in hormones or stress. That could be a factor too, but that is a harder thing to assess because there are so many reasons why hormones can fluctuate from day to day. Think of your liver like a sailor on shore-leave. On some nights, it has just been paid and it goes out to the bars and spends it’s money buying drinks. It has a lot of money, so it buys a lot of drinks. On some nights, it has no money. So the sailor sits quietly on the …