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Better to eat little & often or three square meals?

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Sunshine_Kisses

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Hi all,

Quick q: do you find your overall blood sugars better if you eat, say, every two hrs or so - or if you stick to set breakfast, dinner, lunch?

I was doing breakfast, snack at 11, lunch, snack at three etc but in the last few days have just been sticking to main meals and my sugars are much lower then before each meal... Obviously I understand that's cos I've gone longer without eating, but which style of eating is better for us?

I initially read that little & often best but given my better pre-meal readings am now less sure...

Thanks!
SK :-)


Diagnosed Type 2, 22nd Feb 2013
Hba1c 7.5
Three month trial of managing through diet & exercise.
Low carb, pescatarian
Trying various supplements!
 
Re: Better to eat little & often or three square meals?

I always thought sticking to 3 meals was best. It will depend on your treatment though, if you're mixed insulin, certainly 3 meals are best. Not so important if you inject as you eat. Someone cleverer will be along soon hopefully !
 
Re: Better to eat little & often or three square meals?

Thanks Mo! I'm not on any meds at the mo; trying to manage through diet...

The last couple of days seem to show three meals are better (for me) - but just need to check it doesn't cause bigger 'spikes' after - and curious to know what others find best too :-)


Diagnosed Type 2, 22nd Feb 2013
Hba1c 7.5
Three month trial of managing through diet & exercise.
Low carb, pescatarian
Trying various supplements!
 
Re: Better to eat little & often or three square meals?

I think as with most things diabetes related, what works for one may not work for someone else. Keep monitoring but if it suits you and you getter better control, stick to the 3 meal routine. Good luck !
 
Re: Better to eat little & often or three square meals?

My sugars are far better if I graze all day, I have 5 or 6 small meals/snacks and that works fab for me.
Not on insulin yet though so when it progresses to injection - I'll probably go back to 3 meals just to make life easier.


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Re: Better to eat little & often or three square meals?

Interesting - thank you... I suspect (like loads of things) each body is different... Mine defo seems to be preferring bigger gaps between eating - even if my brain is less impressed! ;-)

Now I think about it, when I was slimmer I always ate three meals a day too... My belly fat only really came after I stopped smoking and replaced cigarettes with snacks... And as its the belly I'm trying to shift, maybe I need to go back to what used to work? Its all about testing and measuring I guess! :-)


Diagnosed Type 2, 22nd Feb 2013
Hba1c 7.5
Three month trial of managing through diet & exercise.
Low carb, pescatarian
Trying various supplements!
 
Re: Better to eat little & often or three square meals?

3 meals a day works best for me. I try ( with varying degrees of success!)to limit snacks because they cause havoc with my bs.

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Re: Better to eat little & often or three square meals?

Interesting! I was kinda 'forcing' myself to eat little and often (every two hrs!) cos I'd read that it helps keeps your blood sugars stable to - but am also only having three main meals a day at the mo, and although I initially felt famished, the last couple of days I've found I'm much less hungry - and my blood sugar readings are coming in more stable... All good stuff! :-)


Diagnosed Type 2, 22nd Feb 2013
Hba1c 7.5
Three month trial of managing through diet & exercise.
Low carb, pescatarian
Trying various supplements!
 
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