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If you have type 2 diabetes, eating a breakfast low in carbs and high in fat can cut your blood sugar spike after eating by more than half—better than a normal breakfast—and this meal might be the most important one for keeping your blood sugar under control.

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Restricting carbohydrates at breakfast is sufficient to reduce 24-hour exposure to postprandial hyperglycemia and improve glycemic variability.

Randomized Controlled Trial
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2019 May 1

This study found that eating a breakfast low in carbs and high in fat greatly reduces blood sugar spikes after eating, more than a normal breakfast does. It suggests that what you eat for breakfast has a big effect on your blood sugar all day.

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Restricting carbohydrates at breakfast is sufficient to reduce 24-hour exposure to postprandial hyperglycemia and improve glycemic variability.

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DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqy261

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