A low carbohydrate meal, early in the morning, seems to help control blood sugar throughout the day, according to a study.
Changing traditional low breakfast in fat, with oats, roasted and fruits, foods with low carbohydrate content and more protein and fat, such as eggs with ham or cheese, can help people with type 2 diabetesYour blood sugar level for most of the day.
In a study that appears in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Dr. Barbara F. Oliveira, from the British Columbia University, in Canada, and director of the same, emphasizes that changing only one meal helped to keep the level of the level ofBlood sugar throughout the day.
"We are not talking about a complete review of the diet," says Dr. Oliveira, and recalls that "one of the many complications for people living with type 2 diabetes are the rapid increases in blood glucose levels, afterA meal.Our research indicates that a low carbohydrate meal, early in the morning, seems to help control blood sugar throughout the day. ”
It is well known that the control of glucose levels is essential to reduce the complications of diabetes 2, including inflammation and cardiovascular diseases, the main cause of morbidity in these people.
In this sense, he insists that “treatment strategies, which can help reduce glucose oscillations after meals and their rapid changes, are crucial to control this condition.We have determined that if the first meal of the day is low in carbohydrates and high in proteins and fats, we can limit hyperglycemic changes.
Carbohydrates in type 2 diabetes
Diets low in carbohydrates have become fashionable in recent years and have been recognized as a dietary strategy to improve glucose control, Dr. Oliveira emphasizes.However, like all diets, it is difficult to follow, especially in the long term.
Instead of asking diabetes 2 patients to commit all meals to be low in carbohydrates, their team examined the thesis of doing only the first low -day meal in carbohydrates to see how that affects adherence to the diet and, more importantly, how it affects blood glucose levels.
In this 12 -week work, 121 volunteers (53 % women with average age of 64 years) divided into two groups participated.One of them was advised to ate a low -carbohydrate breakfast selection containSelection of low and high fat options in carbohydrates containing about 56 grams of carbohydrates, 20 grams of protein and 15 grams of fat.The two breakfast options in both groups contributed 450 calories, each of them.
All volunteers were provided with a continuous glucose monitoring device, which they used during the study and blood tests were also performed, before and after 12 weeks, to measure their average blood sugar levels.
Scientists also measured their weight and the circumference of the waist at the beginning and end of the test.As the study progressed, they recognized satiety, energy and levels of activity.
Glucose level reduction
Dr. Oliveira points out that, although there were no significant differences between the bass group in carbohydrates and another in terms of weight, the body mass index or the circumference of the waist, the low carbohydrate groupHe observed a reduction in blood sugar levels and some were able to reduce their glucose level, lowering the medication.
Oscillations up and down at blood glucose levels, known as glycemic variability, with the low carbohydrate group were also significantly lower, which suggests the benefits of a low breakfast in carbohydrates to stabilize sugar levels inblood throughout the day.
Another interesting find was that the people who chose breakfast under carbohydrates adopted a lower intake of calories and carbohydrates at lunch and during the rest of the day.This could suggest that a breakfast rich in fats and proteins, although under carbohydrates, can affect daily eating habits.
"When making a small adjustment in the single -meal carbohydrate content instead of in the entire diet, we have the potential to significantly increase adhesion while we get significant benefits," explains this researcher.
