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Is eating 6 times a day good for maintaining blood sugar?

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Dr. David Lipkin answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Not necessary: If by "maintaining" blood sugar you mean preventing it from going to low, unless you are diabetic on insulin you blood sugar is maintained in the normal range even if you fast.

Dr Khan agreed

Answered 11/16/2015

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