Should pregnant women with diabetes eat most carbs in the morning?
Effect of High Versus Low Carbohydrate Intake in the Morning on Glycemic Variability and Glycemic Control Measured by Continuous Blood Glucose Monitoring in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus—A Randomized Crossover Study
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Publication
Journal
Nutrients
Year
2020
Authors
L. Rasmussen, Maria Lund Christensen, C. W. Poulsen, C. Rud, A. S. Christensen, J. Andersen, Ulla Kampmann, P. Ovesen
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Eating meals high in carbohydrates can lead to a drop in blood sugar levels below the normal fasting level, resulting in reactive hypoglycemia.
For women with gestational diabetes, consuming about half of daily carbs in the morning lowers average blood sugar levels compared to eating only 10% of carbs in the morning, but it also causes greater fluctuations in blood sugar throughout the day.
For women with gestational diabetes, eating most of their daily carbohydrates in the morning leads to lower insulin resistance compared to eating most carbohydrates later in the day, as measured by a standard blood test.
In women with gestational diabetes, eating most carbohydrates in the morning does not change fasting C-peptide levels compared to eating fewer carbohydrates in the morning, even though insulin sensitivity improves.
For women with gestational diabetes, eating either a lot or a little carbohydrate in the morning can both keep blood sugar levels within a healthy range more than 90% of the time, meaning both approaches can meet recommended blood sugar goals even though they affect glucose fluctuations differently.