• ChexMax@lemmy.world
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    Your body starts producing sugar for you to eat if you fast too long. That’s why they tell diabetics to eat or snack every 2ish hours. To keep your glucose level

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      It doesn’t produce a huge amount of glucose, mainly a baseline to keep your brain fed. The rest of your body just starts using different sources for food because it generally doesn’t need glucose.

      Your body prefers to consume glycogen, which your liver produces from glucose. Most people’s livers store enough to go about a day if they aren’t participating in strenuous activities.

      Also, diabetics are told to eat snacks throughout the day because it can be dangerous for them to eat large meals. Large meals often mean a lot of sugar, and since they either can’t produce insulin or are resistant to it, they can’t easily signal to their fat cells to store the excess energy