Safety
Fasting is not for everyone
Metabo checks before it plans, never touches your medicines, and knows when to send you to a doctor.
When Metabo will not make a fasting plan
Before any plan, the app asks a few safety questions. If any of these apply, it does not build one:
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
- A history of disordered eating
- Type 1 diabetes
- Taking insulin or sulfonylureas
- Under 18
- Underweight, or told to gain weight
Fasting with any of these needs a clinician who knows your history to decide whether it is appropriate at all. That is not a call an app should make. You can still use Metabo to log food and track your body.
When to check with your doctor first
If you share any of these, your plan comes with a clear note to show it to your doctor before you start, and the coach takes extra care:
- Prediabetes or type 2 diabetes
- High blood pressure
- A thyroid condition
- PCOS
- A heart, kidney or liver condition
- Acidity, ulcers or another stomach condition
- Any regular medicine, including blood pressure, thyroid, cholesterol, blood-thinning or mood medicines
Never change a medicine, or when you take it, to fit a fasting window. That decision belongs to your doctor. The coach will not suggest it.
No long fasts on your own
Daily schedules run from 12:12 to 23:1. Fasts of 24 hours or more are locked unless a clinician is supervising, because that is how they are run in clinical practice: electrolytes, medicines and how the fast is broken all need planning.
Stop and get help if
- You feel faint, confused, have chest pain or a racing heart.
- You notice fasting is turning into a struggle with food, guilt or bingeing.
- You have symptoms that worry you, for any reason.
Breaking a fast early is always fine. The app records it as ended early, not as a failure.
What Metabo is, and is not
Metabo is a wellness app for building an eating rhythm. It is not a medical device, it does not diagnose or treat any condition, and it does not read or interpret lab results.