If you have type 2 diabetes, swapping your usual breakfast for a low-carb, high-fat one can help keep your blood sugar more stable all day long, without making your lunch or dinner blood sugar worse.

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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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2019 May 1

This study found that eating a low-carb, high-fat breakfast instead of a carb-heavy one helps people with type 2 diabetes keep their blood sugar more stable all day, without making lunch or dinner worse. It’s like fixing the biggest sugar spike of the day at breakfast to make the whole day smoother.

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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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