In the article titled "Diabetics Benefit by Biggest Meal Early", it discusses a study done to see whether a big breakfast or big dinner helps to control type 2 diabetics' glucose levels. The study was done by researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel and Lund University in Sweden, and other institutions as well.
The study starts with eighteen adult volunteers all having type 2 diabetes , ten being women and eight being men. The average age of the adults was 57.8 +/- 4.7. The participants were chosen by a coin flip to see whether they would have the big or small breakfast diet. The big breakfast diet included a 700-calorie breakfast, 600-calorie lunch, and a 200 calorie dinner. The big dinner diet was the exact opposite with a 200-calorie breakfast-600-calorie lunch, and a 700 calorie dinner. Once the different groups completed two weeks of their diet, they switched their meal plans. As a result of this study, those who had the big breakfast had much better glucose and insulin levels than those who had the big dinner. Insulin was 11% higher in those who had a bigger breakfast than those who had a bigger dinner. Glucose levels were lower by 21-25% after the big breakfast diet than the big dinner diet. The study showed that the big breakfast had an overall better benefit for type 2 diabetics than the big big dinner.
This article is of interest to me because a couple of years ago, my little brother was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Even though this study is abut type 2 diabetics, I still like to read and understand how diabetes can be helped and treated. New ways of trying to better the lives of diabetics is very important to their health and safety. I know it's hard for my little brother having to check his blood sugar and give himself insulin all the time. Any research that can help is much appreciated.
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ReplyDeleteThis is such valuable information for everyone, from a prevention perspective. This information can be very benefitial because most of the time type 2 diabetes can be very well managed with a sensible diet and exercise. However, restructuring eating habits can be challenging and I think this information gives a some guidance as to where to start making those changes for a more diabetic-friendly diet.
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Why do you think that the insulin levels in the "big breakfast" group were higher? Maybe it had something to do with when they were checking insulin levels? Or did they check the levels periodically throughout the day/night and average them? Is there a biological process that occurs at night that could explain where the insulin went?
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I looked this up and they checked the levels periodically throughout the day/night and did average them!
DeleteMacy Shanklin
Very interesting article. I too think that research like this is very beneficial and can help us find improved ways of managing diabetes. This intrigued me because my grandfather was diabetic. More research like this could possibly even lead to the prevention of type two diabetes, and the better management of type one.
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