INS and type 2 diabetes mellitus: My mum's friend has type 2 diabetes and those are things I wouldn't worry about yet, but I actively want to avoid them at this stage of my life.” Another participant alluded to the preventative power of nutrition “Because my family also has a fairly high incidence of the hereditary type of diabetes, and one of the benefits of intermittent fasting is that your insulin level actually remains stable for a long time.” (Participant 19).