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October 3 2013 by Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt, MD
in Diabetes
in Diabetes 
According to a recent study it seems to be good for type 2 diabetics to start the day with eggs and meat for breakfast. A high-carb breakfast produced worse results in many ways:
- Diabetescontrol.com: Protein-Rich Breakfast Improves Glycemic Control
- Philly.com: Big Breakfast May Be Best for Diabetes Patients
The result should be obvious. Were you even surprised? If so, you may want to update your knowledge on diabetes.
Now that thanksgiving is drawing closer I need some input
I would assume the turkey would be considered good, along with the broccoli in cheese sauce, the peas , carrots and brussel sprouts with real butter all of these would be a good choices.
what about the turkey gravy , the squash, yams and sweet potatoe??
and what about the pumpkin pie if made with reduced sugar and whole wheat crust???
there must be some exceptions.
"I'm impressed with these findings." Honestly! Protein is more filling? It takes longer for it to raise blood sugar? Any other brilliant conclusions?
Go easy on winter squash portion sizes generally (summer squash is better from an LCHF perspective), and you can have some fun with spaghetti squash. The kids really got for it.
And instead of pumpkin pie, I have been making flourless pumpkin souffle in ramekins or cocottes. I got the idea making pumpkin pie once (from scratch of course) and had too much filling, so put the excess in cocottes. If you separate the eggs and whip the whites stiff, folding into the batter at the end, you can get a souffle texture. For sugar, yes, reduce, or use xylitol (the kind made from hardwood not corn), which is lower glycemic and sweeter than sugar, so less is required. To get the kids really excited, get a creamer siphon with nitrous oxide cartridge to serve whipped cream. I add less than a half teaspoon maple syrup per 500 ml heavy cream plus some vanilla extract and, for pumpkin pie, a little nutmeg. You only need a hint of sweet because the aeration greatly magnifies the sweet sensation using minimal actual sugar. The kids love stacking the whipped cream on their pie, or any other food, really. My son loves putting a row of whipped cream on his bacon slices at breakfast and eating them as finger food. LCHF is fun!
Actually Mike the article did state: "Those in the big breakfast group ate more foods high in protein and fat."
Sounds like the big breakfast could be a fry up eggs, bacon, sausage and mushrooms etc.
http://www.justsayn2o.com/nitrous.dangers.html
One of the worst effects is it depletes B12 stores. Not something you would want to happen.
Just how many eggs a type 2 can eat per day? Please give an honest
Answer. Tnk u.
Eggs are one of the healtyest foods one can eat.. its contain all the nutrients for a new life.. except C-vitamine.
And if you tryes to get organic eggs frome free living hens.. then you do the hens and organic farmers a favor.