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Meal Timing and Frequency

Appears in
The Kick Diabetes Cookbook

By Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina

Published 2018

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Regular mealtimes are important because they help stabilize blood sugar, control appetite, and achieve weight loss. When people put time and thought into planning what they’re going to eat and when, their meals tend to be more balanced. When there isn’t any advance preparation, people have a greater tendency to overeat and to eat too quickly. Also be aware that insulin and diabetes medications can cause hypoglycemia.

Try to eat your first meal within one and a half hours of getting up in the morning. Other meals can be eaten about every four to six hours after that. Legumes (beans, peas, and lentils) can be good allies for maintaining your blood glucose level between meals. If you aren’t taking diabetes medications or insulin, how often you eat and when you eat are matters of personal preference, as long as you eat healthy foods in reasonable quantities. The important thing is what works for you. Some people love a hearty breakfast, but others have a limited appetite after waking and a light breakfast works best for them. What seems to be most important is maintaining consistency from day to day.

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