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by dsaavy 478 days ago
I've been Type 1 for 20+ years and have measurable remissions based on blood tests. Low level functioning of pancreas again.

The thing that moved the needle for me was fasting + ultra running (which from my understanding implements a fasting-like response by the body in some ways).

Interesting that not eating for a while correlated with what seems like increased pancreatic activity...

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If you are interested, Valter Longo in a fairly recent and interesting podcast https://youtu.be/ZwdhdevxlRg?si=sDknOzmwx7Nk_wQR
How long did you fast for? Or did you do intermittent fasting?
A little of both. Intermittent fasting didn't seem to have an impact. Longer fasts (longest I've done is 3 days) definitely do, I seem to have better control for the days following it.
But that doesn't look like remission, you still need insulin...? Better control after long fast is expected (using insulin). Have you done c-peptide or antibody tests?