We all know that breakfast, as the first meal of the day is very important and a recent study claims that those who are suffering from diabetes should make the first meal starch-rich to replace insulin injections and other medications. It has been priven that consuming a starch-rich breakfast early in the morning followed by a light dinner could replace insulin injections.
According to the research, our metabolism and biological clock are optimised for eating in the morning and for fasting during the evening and night, when we are supposed to be asleep.
This study came to light after a study that found people diagnosed by Type 2 diabetics usually inject themselves with insulin, a hormone that regulates the movement of sugar into liver, muscle and fat cells, up to four times a day.
But insulin injections are linked to weight gain and the loss of control of blood sugar levels. This triggers a vicious cycle of higher insulin doses, continuous weight gain, a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease and other complications.
The research, published in the journal of Diabetes Care says that the traditional diabetic diet specifies six small meals spread throughout the day and proposes shifting the starch-rich calories to the early hours of the day. This produces a glucose balance and improved glycemic control among Type 2 diabetics.
According to researchers, this regime will be possible for diabetics to significantly reduce or even stop the injections of insulin, and most of the antidiabetic medications, to achieve excellent control of glucose levels.
For this research, 29 Type 2 diabetes participants were observed and compared a new '3M-diet,' more in alignment with our biological clock, with a control group on the traditional 6M-diet.
The experimental 3M-diet comprises a meal of bread, fruits, and sweets in the early hours of the morning; a substantial lunch; and a small dinner specifically lacking starches, sweets, and fruits.
The group on the traditional 6M-diet did not lose weight and did not experience any improvement of sugar levels, requiring an increase in medication and insulin doses. But the group on the 3M-diet not only lost weight but also experienced substantially improved sugar levels.
The upregulation of the biological clock gene expression in the 3M-diet might be the mechanism behind its success, as it enhances insulin secretion and improves sugar delivery into the muscles, creating a balanced daytime and nocturnal glucose metabolism.
Inputs from ANI