Large Breakfast Improves A1c

Eating a big, high-protein breakfast may be an effective strategy for improving glycemic control in overweight patients with type 2 diabetes, findings from a small study suggested. When such patients were randomized to eat either small, carbohydrate-heavy breakfasts or larger fat- and protein-centric morning meals for 3 months, the big-breakfast group showed greater mean A1c reductions and reductions in systolic blood pressure. A third of overweight diabetics in the big-breakfast group were able to reduce their type 2 diabetes medication use during the study, while none of the patients in the smaller breakfast group achieved this goal. Obesity 2013