JAKARTA - Breakfast is known as the most important meal time in everyday life. However, recent research reveals that delayed breakfast time can provide significant benefits in managing spikes in blood sugar, especially for people with type 2 diabetes.
Reporting from the News Medical page on Friday, June 7, a recent study published in the journal Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews found that afternoon breakfast can help reduce blood sugar spikes after eating (postprandial glycemia) in type 2 diabetes patients.
The study lasted for six weeks and used a randomized crossover controlled trial method involving 14 adults, of which 11 participants met the criteria and the results were analyzed.
The results showed that breakfast at 09.30 (in the early hours of noon) and at 12.00 (in the afternoon) was able to reduce the spike in blood sugar after eating compared to breakfast at 07.00 (in the morning).
In addition, activities went fast for 20 minutes after breakfast helped lower the spike in blood sugar in groups that had breakfast at 07.00 and 12.00.
Overall, these findings suggest that turning breakfast time can be a practical and non-invasive strategy to help manage post-eating blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes.
Breakfast time arrangements have great potential in overcoming hyperglycemia in the morning, as breakfast is the most influential meal time for daily blood sugar fluctuations. Unfortunately, scientific evidence that supports the benefits of eating time arrangements for blood sugar is still limited.
"Cortisol levels usually peak around 08.00 a.m. and the 'Dawn Phenomenon' phenomenon (increases blood sugar levels during sleep) causes high sugar levels in the morning for type 2 diabetics," reads the results in the study.
This study was conducted to fill the gap in evidence related to the influence of breakfast time and light physical activity after breakfast on the spike in blood sugar. The study was conducted in real-life conditions involving 14 participants aged 30 70 years in Australia who had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
Participants use insulin, sulfonilurea, a combination of hypoglycemic drugs, or undergo a ketogenic diet, later fasting, and exercise more than 150 minutes a week.
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Initial examinations were carried out to assess the risk of eating disorders using the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26), as well as examination of the function of pancreatic beta cells and body composition using blood tests and DXA (Dual-energy X-ray Absorptimetry). Participants randomly divided into three groups of breakfast times:
- Early morning (07.00)
- Ahead of noon (09.30)
- Afternoon (12.00)
All participants were asked to run quickly for 20 minutes and 30-60 minutes after breakfast. Daily food consumption and sleeping patterns are recorded using an application or hand note. Blood Glucose and physical activity are monitored using glucose monitors and activity. The data are analyzed using the incremental area under the curve (iAUC) method and the linear mixed-effects model.
Research Results
The iAUC analysis shows that:
- Breakfast at 09.30 and 12.00 reduces the jump in blood sugar
- Both are much better than breakfast at 07.00
- The effect between 09.30 and 12.00 is not much different
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