Wed, Dec-23-15, 12:07
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Senior Member
Posts: 2,573
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Plan: Dr. Bernstein
Stats: 188/150/135
BF:
Progress: 72%
Location: NE WA
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No breakfast bad for diabetics?
I was looking at a free magazine at the dentist office yesterday - Diabetes Health Monitor. A brief article said that skipping breakfast isn't a good idea. Here's their take on it:
Quote:
Think Twice Before Skipping Breakfast
Not hungry in the morning? Wait until noon to eat? If you have type 2 diabetes, you could be setting yourself up for trouble. According to a study in Diabetes Care, those who postpone their first meal of the day tend to experience blood sugar spikes that also lead to higher A1C levels - even if they eat healthy, balanced meals and snacks! Researchers believe skipping breakfast causes insulin to be less effective and causes beta cells (which produce insulin in the pancreas) to "forget" their function.
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I rarely eat breakfast within an hour of getting up - generally it's several hours, and sometimes I'm not really hungry until lunch time.
So this article concerns me. Any truth to it? This magazine - like other mainstream diabetes management publications - promotes way more carbs than I - or most people here - eat. One bit of advice in this mag was to eat peas. I haven't touched them since I read Dr. B's book!
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