Diabetes Direction

We have found that breakfast really IS the most important meal of the day. Our blood sugar levels drop after eating and stay lower for the entire day, as long as we eat foods that we have tested before.

I’m not a big fan of eating right away when I wake up. I rather sit and drink coffee while getting caught up on email and news online. It might be 3 or 4 hours before I feel like eating anything, and that just isn’t good for me. I need to change that. I have been experimenting some, and have found that for me eating something with a few carbs in it first thing works to bring the blood glucose down.  A handful of nuts, a square of 72% or 85% dark chocolate or a piece of bread work well. We only eat Natures Own Double Fiber bread. It is low in carbs, about 13 per slice, and tastes pretty good. It also has 5 grams of fiber per slice. A small piece of fruit would probably be fine for me as well. Be sure to experiment and see what works for you as we might be different.

Eating something small when I first get up lets me go a few hours before having a bigger meal. When I say bigger meal, I really mean bigger. It is the biggest meal of our day. We eat the same thing every day. The only thing that changes is the type of eggs. Usually we eat boiled as they are easiest to make and I’m lazy.

This is one of our breakfast plates. It shows a two egg omelet with bits of turkey, cheese and chopped fresh spinach leaves inside with a bit of the leftover spinach on top. Also shown is half of a medium size pear and two pieces of toast. I mentioned above the kind of bread we eat. We typically choose to top it with real butter and a mix of cinnamon and Apriva (same as Splenda). You could use whatever granulated sweetener you prefer.

This breakfast brings my blood glucose down to around 100 after 2 hours. Sometimes it is lower, sometimes a bit higher, but on average it is about 100. I’m happy with that. Steve does well with this meal also, and since we both enjoy it we stick to pretty much the same thing every day. Give it a try if you like and see how you do with it too!