Close to 400 million people on our planet are living with Diabetes, predominantly type-2 diabetes.
For diabetics, what they eat and when determines their blood sugar levels, thus their state of wellbeing. A compelling study reveals a practice to mastering the diabetic glucose surges.
The Tel Aviv University study proposes a better way to suppress the glucose surges throughout the day by eating a high-calorie breakfast (when the glucose response is lowest) and cutting back modestly on dinner.
How you choose your breakfast seems to determine the fate of your blood glucose spikes throughout the rest of the day.
For instance, despite the fact that both diets contained the same calories, those who ate a substantial breakfast saw a 23% less rise in glucose levels after lunch than those who did not. The study demonstrated that a diet of high-energy breakfasts and more modest dinners is more effective in lowering overall daily post-meal spike in blood sugar.
This regimen puts a level of control back in the hands of diabetics, potentially reducing cardiovascular complications. For once, it’s not merely about counting calories, it’s about scheduling a more advantageous meal plan.
The age old dictum, “Eat breakfast like a King, lunch like a Prince, and dinner like a Pauper” is now proven beyond doubt by many current studies.
Dr. Rajeev Kurapati is a board certified family physician practicing at St. Elizabeth Hospitals in Northern Kentucky. He is the author of the award-winning book “Unbound Intelligence,” released in January 2014. By uniting the theories of science, the nature of biology and the wisdom of spiritual traditions, Dr. Kurapati empowers readers to understand the complex workings of our mind and the role this plays in our journey to happiness. He lives in Cincinnati with his family.