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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 567281" data-source="post: 2579264"><p>Just to answer my own question, I've found some information that is supported by clinical evidence. At the same time, I realise there could be other studies claiming the exact opposite. I think we'll just have to decide for ourselves and do what we think is best - the same thing will not work for everyone as our circumstances are different. In any case, I find this information quite reassuring:</p><p></p><p>"Spreading your meals and snacks throughout the day may help you avoid both high and low blood sugar levels (<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6207475/" target="_blank">62Trusted Source</a>).</p><p></p><p>Snacking between meals may also reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes (<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34420544/" target="_blank">63Trusted Source</a>).</p><p></p><p>In fact, several studies suggest that having smaller, more frequent meals throughout the day could improve insulin sensitivity and lower blood sugar levels (<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6207475/" target="_blank">62Trusted Source</a>, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6934661/" target="_blank">64Trusted Source</a>).</p><p></p><p>In addition, eating smaller meals and healthy snacks throughout the day may lower glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) readings, indicating improvements in blood sugar levels over the previous 3 months (<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6207475/" target="_blank">62Trusted Source</a>).</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/15-ways-to-lower-blood-sugar#13.-Eat-healthy-snacks-more-frequently[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 567281, post: 2579264"] Just to answer my own question, I've found some information that is supported by clinical evidence. At the same time, I realise there could be other studies claiming the exact opposite. I think we'll just have to decide for ourselves and do what we think is best - the same thing will not work for everyone as our circumstances are different. In any case, I find this information quite reassuring: "Spreading your meals and snacks throughout the day may help you avoid both high and low blood sugar levels ([URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6207475/']62Trusted Source[/URL]). Snacking between meals may also reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes ([URL='https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34420544/']63Trusted Source[/URL]). In fact, several studies suggest that having smaller, more frequent meals throughout the day could improve insulin sensitivity and lower blood sugar levels ([URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6207475/']62Trusted Source[/URL], [URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6934661/']64Trusted Source[/URL]). In addition, eating smaller meals and healthy snacks throughout the day may lower glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) readings, indicating improvements in blood sugar levels over the previous 3 months ([URL='https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6207475/']62Trusted Source[/URL]). [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/15-ways-to-lower-blood-sugar#13.-Eat-healthy-snacks-more-frequently[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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