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Here is my story. I am a type 2 diabetic taking no medications (so I watch what I eat very carefully, usually). I always eat breakfast. When I wake up, my fasting blood sugar is always much higher than I would like, usually between 120 and 145. After I eat breakfast, it is actually lower than it was before I ate. (It is at its lowest just before I eat lunch, usually in the mid-afternoon.) I usually get up around 10 AM and sometimes don't eat breakfast until noon. My typical breakfast is a tomato, a zucchini (or maybe bok choy), garlic, and spices stir-fried with 1/4 of a package of extra firm tofu, a piece of fruit (usually an apple or some kind of citrus or possibly berries), and either a muffin made primarily with almond flour and egg or 2 slices of toast made from a high fiber whole grain bread. If I'm not feeling hungry, I'll just have the muffin and some cottage cheese with fruit. On days when I have to run out the door early, to meet friends for walking, I will grab a small piece of fruit and a handful of nuts, or sometimes stop for a couple of fast food soft chicken tacos. (The tacos don't raise my blood sugar, probably because their consumption is followed by a 90 minute walk.) I'm wondering if getting up earlier (which would necessitate going to bed earlier as well) and eating breakfast earlier would be beneficial as it would reduce my high fasting blood sugar earlier. (It would also mean deviating from my natural circadian rhythm, which might have other consequences.) I guess I can experiment.

Thanks as a type 2 diabetic I finally learned from you what a healthy breakfast should consist of. Thanks for all the help you give to me and others. ♥️💕♥️

I do IF 6Xs a week & 24hr plus one day a week. And yes your blood sugar will rise as your body begins releasing stored glucose in the liver, pancreas, and muscles. To counter that, I exercise in a fasted state, and once or twice a week, I do a two hour aerobic session to force my body to learn how to be metabolically flexible in the use of glucose/glycogen and then switch to fat when there is no glycogen fuel. Been doing that since March 2021 and got really serious in June and continue. Just had a Doc appointment and my HbA1c has been 6.0 for six months. Diagnosed @11.9. Metabolic Syndrome was my nickname. My blood pressure has dropped to 100-116/50-60. My HDL, which I couldn't get above 50, has been over 90 since August 2021. I'm a 20plus year type 2, probably longer as at diagnoses, 2001, HbA1c was 11.9.Began exercising 2007; Certified Group Exercise Instructor 2018 but glucose control was achieved in 2010 but never came down to prediabetes level. HBP, cholesterol remained with meds and Visceral Fat WOULD NOT BUDGE. Not until 2020 under lockdown when I switched to Moderate Intensity aerobics that my visceral fat began coming down. Then unintentionally on an empty stomach March of 2021 and things start to reverse ( Insulin levels dropped?). Visceral Fat disappeared completely, blood pressure dropped and I got my first pre-diabetic HbA1c of 6 Nov 2021.

Wow! My favorite video of yours. Gave me great clarity. Thank you, very much.

Thank you Dr. Ergin! Good information!

Very informative. Will continue to share with my diabetic son.

I am T2D. I fasted 23 hours a day for two days a week eating only breakfast for ten weeks. At my desired weight and correcting my blood sugar a great deal I started eating three meals a day. Wanting to lower my blood sugar to non T2D levels I tried skipping a meal a day. Skipping breakfast and lunch raised my blood sugar levels. Skipping dinner worked but it caused me to lose strength and stamina over a couple of weeks. I now eat three meals a day following a lot of SugarMD advice and watching my portions. I feel better and my Blood sugars are now stable and below pre-diabetic levels with my weigh staying at my desired level. Skipping breakfast did not work for me. Three meals a day and a 13/15 hour fasting each night works great for me for the last six months. Thanks Dr. Ergin for your work. Your book "The Ultimate Diabetes Book" was a must read for me!

Thank You for this important information.

It’s taking some looking going through good information and bad information on KZfaq but I’m finally whittling it down to a couple channels including yours that are really helpful and not just trying to sell a bunch of stuff.I really appreciate what you’re doing with all the information from your expertise! I just was recently diagnosed with type two diabetes I immediately dove in to get as much information as I could about changing my diet which wasn’t too bad previously but needed to focus on low carbs no sugar or as I call it no sugar low carbs to no carbs.The main problem I found with a diet change is trying to keep filled up. When I was growing upI was known as a sweet potato kid.

Thank you very much for the info .‼that's very helpful for me ....‼👍👍👍👌👌👌

Thanks Doc! Your videos are worth keeping and worth practicing. God bless.

Very nice video . I am diabetic for last 20 years. My age is 52. My breakfast is....one cup cream taken from top layer of buffalo milk curd , and one small cup of cold coffee. With breakfast I take 250 mg benfotiamine, 5000IU Vitamin D3, 54 mcg Vitamin K2. With this regimin I am very stable and cool until lunch at 2pm. My lunch contains 15 grams carbs. Evening dinner also 15 grams carbs. Meat, eggs, cheese, green leafy vegetables, makes me more stable throughout the day. I take only 500 mg metformin Sustained release at 9Pm. My HbA1C ranges from 6 to 6.8. I am learning lot of valuable information from your valuable channel. Thanks a lot

Very interesting. Given me food for thought to make some changes to my usual routine of meals and mealtimes. Thank you.

Thank you so much. This is in line with Dr. Valter Longo's research on longevity. Eat breakfast!

I suffer from Dawn Effect and by eight in the morning sometimes my blood sugar is approaching 170 or so. At about 6 in the morning it will only be around 100 to 110. If I skip breakfast my blood sugar continues to rise and will be around 200 by noon. If I eat breakfast it stops my blood sugar from continuing to rise and is actually fairly reasonable at noon, often about 120 or so.

I did keto in 2017 and was able to get off all medication for a year and lost 90 pounds, I’ve kept it off to the pound…I need to lose more but mental health got in the way. Anyway, I did intermittent fasting and wouldn’t eat until around 11or later. My numbers were high in the morning, but once I ate, eggs, meat, whatever, the numbers would drop. I wish I had the willpower to eat that low of carbs, but it’s hard, but it was the best thing I have ever done, I wish more people would learn to eat to their meter. The Drs I’ve been to, have no idea about nutrition, I had to go to a chiropractor to get me on the right path. Thank you for helping inform people.

Thank you Dr Ergin!

If you are diabetic and doing 16:8 intermittent fasting, which meal do you skip? Breakfast, lunch or dinner. Intuition tells me to skip dinner or meal before you go bed. Go to bed on an empty stomach. So it's breakfast, lunch but very light dinner, the opposite of what I have been doing all my life!!!

Before being diagnosed with Diabetes I would always skip breakfast, but as a Diabetic it is the meal I cannot skip, I can skip dinner but not breakfast. I need to take my Meds with food. Whenever I have to go for a test such as AIC, I try to be the first appointment, between 6:30am to 7:30am, and Eat right after my blood test.

Thank you, doctor. Very good point.

Thank you, Dr.! Your videos are great! Very informative!

Good morning Doc. Always watching you from Denmark 🇩🇰

SugarMD thank you so much Doc. Ergin for sharing this information keep it up God bless.

Dr.SugarMD discipline and having a very consistent healthy eating habits , always learning to improve in managing the health issues. I am learning so much from you . Im thankful listening and watching your videos everyday.😊😀

Wow. That explains a lot. I typically have hypoglycemia and skipping breakfast causes me to feel weak and shake. But I was trying to do Keto. I will try eating a protein breakfast and eat last meal before dark. It gets dark around 5:30.

Thank you I am learning so much. Just a thought for many dinner has more of a social component which is why we tend to want the big meal later in the day. How you break this down makes complete sense. Again I appreciate your videos.

Great info!

Hi Dr, I was diagnosed Type2 Jan/2022. I love you videos and bought your book. I am intermittent fasting with morning blood sugars at 10am around 120. Is that too high for fasting? Should I be eating breakfast?

I have diabetes and if I skip breakfast, my blood sugar is super high. So now I eat breakfast.

I started skipping breakfast in order to keep all of my eating within an 8-hour window each day after being diagnosed type 2 in July. Since that time (with zero diabetes meds), I've dropped my A1c from 7.9% to 5.8%, my triglycerides from 280 to 71, and my liver lab values back into normal ranges (ALT from 85 down to 35 and AST from 46 to 16). I take my usual supplements and medications in the morning with water (atenolol, potassium, vitamin D). My fasting sugar this morning was 88, but I'm sure some of these benefits (down 59# as well) are also related to the removal of all added sugars, grains, and the starchy veggies (potatoes, corn, etc...) from my diet.

I eat breakfast at noon, and supper at 6:00. I started this when I was told to go on a 1000 cal/day diet…that’s not enough calories for three satisfactory meals! I’m no longer so restricted, but it still works for me. Labs are good. A1C is good. I don’t consider myself a breakfast “skipper”, rather I eat a “late” breakfast.

I stopped eating breakfast in October 2021. My prediabetes is now gone. Plus I lost 70 pounds. Male, 70, weight 230 down to 160 (bmi now 23 from 33) 5'10". Used keto & omad. Very good idea to skip breakfast (for me).

Thanks for describing what we should be eating to keep our blood sugars under control. Thanks doc 😃

Thankyou doctor. I was considering IF for my diabetic husband. Didnt know i had to keep all these things in mind! Thanks again.

I’m very hungry in the morning, so I have to eat breakfast. We are vegetarian, so plese always give both choices. Thank you very much for all your videos. Help me a lot. Plese give us all day eating planing with 3-4 choices with time, really appreciate. We are waiting for that video. Thank you.

Great video doctor . Tanks a lot 😍🙏

Thank you so much for the information my own has never shared this information with me

I was diagnosed as prediabetic. I sometimes eat breakfast and when I do a 24 hour fasting I will skip break and only eat once for lunch and nothing for dinner. I feel fine skipping breakfast and dinner. I do not test my glucose because my doctor didn’t say I needed to and no medication. I do feel fine if I skip breakfast, but if I feel hungry in the morning I will eat because I work at a job where we have lunch at 10:36 am. The life of a substitute teacher 👩‍🏫.

I have a hit the floor spike every morning as T2D. My BG will spike up until I eat something after I wake. So a low carb breakfast is rather important for me. After I eat something my BG goes down. I wear a CGM so I can observe the patterns.

🤔- thank you. I never knew this

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Very relevant and very informative.

I am diagnosed as type 2 diabetes in a year now. Based on my experience, I cannot skip breakfast because my body will shake and loss energy. Why I experience this doctor?

Thanks for the info Doc, i am learning a lot from your teaching, May our God Almighty bless you abundantly 👏👏

Thanks much Dr

Good information thank you doctor for keeping us healthy.. Dr . Please talk about iron and how to keep your immune system Strong abs well. Thank you.

2 years ago I had A1C of 11 I'm now down below 5. I tried intermittent fasting 16 hours fast 8 hour eating window . went on clean keto lost 30 pounds I have reversed my diabetes. I have suffered from diabetes for more than 40 years type 2 wish my doctors would have given me a clue. How to do my own research. Is very happy healthy continue with low blood sugar Off all medications including high blood pressure medications

Good video Dr. Ergin.

I'm prediabetic. My Dr hasn't said, but I know it runs in the family and I easily crash in the afternoons after meals. Interestingly I don't crash after dinner. Can you do a video elaborating on the ins and outs of intermittent 16:8 fasting. From what I'm gathering here, I should break fast closer to when I wake up but it seems like you're against intermittent fasting. Thoughts?

Right now I skip breakfast, because my lunch is at 10am in the morning. I check my blood when I come home around 2:30 and my blood sugar is generally below 100, but sometimes around 110 when I eat something outside my regular lunch. My lunch consists of a small sandwich, on a burger bun, banana and 2 to 3 halo orange ( they can be small)

I do much better with a fast or a light high protein zero carb (Isopure zero) shake early in the morning then eggs or proteins around lunch. What I really need to do is skip dinner and stop snacking at night. I am never hungry in the morning.

Thank you again doctor

I am a type 1 now so for me I do DAFNE (passed course) which is dose adjustment for normal eating. I don’t usually go more than 30g Carb for breakfast. If I avoid breakfast sugars keep rising, so eat and give insulin also basal too. Why does basal insulin hurt?

Thank you Dr Ergin. I’m eating correctly.

I tried skipping breakfast and as a T2 diabetic (2000mg Met) my numbers increased as a went through the morning. If I eat a protein breakfast early (6:00) am my numbers go down as I go through the morning.

I skip breakfast everyday because my sugar is high in the morning.Thanks Doc. I fasting 24 hours since yesterday but I’m hungry now. Lol 😆! Need to make my Smoothie Berries and nut 🌰

Thank you Dr .

I don’t eat breakfast , but I make sure I eat at least 3 eggs at lunch on a salad with olive oil and apple cider vinegar . I check my blood sugar 2 hours after lunch and it seems ok . If I skip breakfast and just have 2 cups of coffee ,my blood tests show high around 9:30- 10:00 am . Then at lunch an hour later seems ok . I can’t give up the coffee. Why does it spike so high after the coffee,but comes down by lunch ! TIA

good idea, we must find our own way :)

I had to laugh because when I started to watch this video I realised that I had indeed forgotten to take my morning med and it’s now 5pm! I am new to dealing with diabetes and actually am finding it easier to not eat anything than trying to figure out what to eat and I’ve lost a few lbs with quite a few more needed to lose. I checked my blood the other day before dinner and my reading was 4.4 so I was happy about that.

Ezekiel bread trying my best no meds protein for breakfast I had a Tia stroke may 4 taken by ambulance to fairhope hosp what is your opinion on coconut oil I was using Dr bronners virgin oil I cooked my eggs with it put it in my coffee no cream literally drank it any thoughts on this God bless you and your family

Hi Dr Engin, size nasil ulasabilirim? Avustralyadayim. 🙏

When is the best time to check the sugar?

Watching!

very well said Doc. if i dont eat breakfast i get acidity

Please discuss the benefits of mineral TUDCA for Diabetics

I'm prediabetic and I don't eat breakfast coz I'm in fasting and glocuse is going down

My FSB @ around 6-7 am was 4.5mmol/l, then, I took my diamicron 16mg. I had my breakfast ( sardines in tomato sauce and rice, plus a cup coffee) a little over 8am, checked my blood sugar around 10 am. The reading was 7.4 mmol/l. Is that okay?

Hello Dr. I am new to diabetes and I still do not understand it at all. I was pre-diabetic for 3 years and then last summer my A1C went up to 7.4. My dr put me on metformin (which I'm completely against that drug) and she wanted me to take one every day. Well I didn't and the reason I didn't was because my sugar wasn't getting high enough to take one...However, when it did spike, depending on how high it was depended on whether I took a whole pill or a half one. The side effects are absolutely horrible. However, as far as breakfast goes...I have never been a breakfast eater my entire life, and that's because I'm not a morning person either. I will throw up if I try to get up and eat breakfast at 7:30 or 8 am...but when I do get up, I have prepared in one bowl, a cup of oatmeal, a cup of greek yogurt, and mix it up with almond milk, and then I have a boiled egg to go with it. So it's not at a "breakfast time" but if I eat that's usually what i eat. Most of the time, I don't have time to eat anything. I'm taking care of my dad and I just get up and try to wake up and then leave to go help him and his wife..You are right about "forgetting medications"....I have other meds that I have to take every day...mornings---300 mg of lithium with 40 mg of omeprozole, with 300 mg. of gabapentin, with 10 mg of valium...those I take in the mornings or when I get up...I have to take the valium up to 4 times a day, the gabapentin, i gotta get 5 of them in a day, and the lithium, its 300 mg in the morning, 150 mg sometime later on in the day and 300 mg at bedtime...Nothing has been made clear to me about how to take the metformin, so i don't unless I have to...I heard you say something about 30 grams of carbs? My dietician has told me that I have to have 45 grams of carbs in every meal with the exception of snacks and that's supposed to be 15 grams...I'm sorry Dr. but I am just so confused. Now I've had really bad teeth which was causing very bad infection and I know that was spiking my sugar and I do have a lot of stress..However, I had all my teeth removed about 3 weeks ago and my sugar has not spiked one time since. So, I'm unclear about the metformin...I'm not gonna take it if my sugar is 101-109 which is where it's been because the metformin will drop me like a rock if i do...so idk why she wants me to take one every day when I don't feel i need it...and I don't eat breakfast for the reasons I told you...I just can't do it..I know I need to eat better than I am, but when I eat I eat what I'm supposed to...olive oil and all...Thank you for listening...I"m sorry this was so long, and thank you for sharing your video...I learn more here than I do out here....You have a blessed day...:)

If I measure my blood sugar one hour after waking up. I get high blood sugar. My breakfast is oatmeal with coconut milk, chia seeds, ezequiel bread and 1 egg.

Okay I just had some protein. Yogurt. so what is take on Intermittent fasting. Maybe new video on Intermediate fasting and diabetes. Thank you doctor . I find when I have my meal at night makes me more hungry.

I couldn't find any breakfast I can eat without a big spike in my glucose. I usually have high carb glucose such as toast and cereal/oats. After wearing a CMG I released how high they spike my glucose (200~), so I start trying lower carb options such as eggs on wholegrain toast, chiaseed pudding etc. They still spike my glucose, slightly better than cereal, but still more than 160. I even tried low Protein pancake (35g protein no 1.5g carb) , that still spiked to 150! (I'm trying to keep breakfast below 140) I have no idea what I'm supposed to eat anymore :(

From my experience, if I do not eat enough during the day, my sugars are higher. Never skip breakfast and try to eat a healthy one everyday. When my readings are good in the am, day tends to go well.

What sort of breakfast do you recommend for someone with pre-diabetes or diabetes that cannot eat a high-protein breakfast? Such as someone with CKD?

So, you’re telling, instead of IF from 12 noon - 8 pm eating window, it’s better to shift 10 am - 6pm?

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Hi I m diagnosed diabetic year before.. I never eat breakfast in the morning but my morning sugar readings is always little bit high.. I m vegetarian never eats eggs.. so what is better option for protin in morning breakfast?

Dr. The problem with me I cannot sleep if i skip dinner.

I am trying to lower cholesterol so I can't eat eggs cheese and peanut butter. Any suggestions for protein for me? Thank you!

My blood sugar is going lower with not eating early I am a Keto eating person which I have brought the blood down and took the diet type 2 drugs off Blood sugar down to 90 to 112 first check in the am

I'm a type one. Morning sugar level readings determine if and what i eat for any meal. You're flying blind if you don't test before eating, driving or exercise.

Can’t skip breakfast? But then hard to do fasting. It’s hard to skip dinner due to social/family requirements

I eat breakfast at 8 am .. I eat lunch at 11:30 am .. I stop eating at noon and don’t eat till 8 am the next day … my breakfast is a high fiber, high protein , high heathy fat shake that I’ve formulated myself… during the week … on weekends I eat either sausage or bacon with eggs… dinner is always a large salad .. a cup of non starch veg and a decent portion of meat ..

My husband is turkish and doesn't understand englisch. I wish you could explain all this in turkish. Or do you already?

Yeah. Eating breakfast makes me sluggish. I have PCOS. When I eat breakfast, I tend to sleep.

Please talk about T1D I feel like people talk about T2D too much

Since I've been fasting I never eat breakfast sometimes I don't eat my 1st meal till 7 PM my blood sugar is always less than a 100. Plus I am never hungry sometimes I have to force myself to eat. My doctors were amazed by my blood work everything is perfect. It works for me

I eat a rice in the morning ,i feel better the whole day..im type 2diabetic👍👍👍

Eating plain, 1/2 cup of Greek yogurt with berries & a bit of cheese ( mozzarella) & nuts for breakfast, I can handle my mornings better & not feel sluggish, & hungry throughout the day; it sets the tone so to speak. if i vary from this regiment, I'll fight hunger all day & will search out for unhealthy food items.

Dear Dr, I watch you everyday, you are the one I trust the most. I will try to follow all of your instructions. However, I have one big problem. I am 59 yr old, type 2 diabetic and only 100 lb. My biggest issue is that I cannot afford the strips needed to keep track of my sugars. Can you please advise me on how I may be able to access these without the $100.00+ a month cost? I am desperate, with 4 limbs in serious neuropathy and my weight going down. I plead with you to point out how I can find a way to get the strips. I live far under the poverty line ($640. A month) and my meds are at $220. A month. I am backpeddaling at the moment because I have rent and animals to feed. Any advice???

What is normal sugar age 55?

I have to skip breakfast for high blood sugar all day so I miss it. And that’s with no carbs. I tried a no carb high fat breakfast and it didn’t work for me. I’m T2D.

Eat like a king for breakfast, queen during lunch, and like a beggar during dinner was my grandfather’s rule. Works for me.

Skipping breakfast = intermittent fasting, so we are saying don’t fast? Trying to go 18 hours over the fast requires it.

Any type 2 people who are thin and skinny and you don’t know what’s going on? Yo want to eat normal my advise go on insulin

If you are allergic to eggs what then

I intermittent fast for about 14hrs so my breakfast is determined by when I ate dinner or snack the night before. I started doing this last March along with eating better and have lost 50lbs

I eat eggs white w/ Spinach

I heard blood sugar level are usually higher in morning whether or not one eats breakfast. My primary doctor suggest fasting for 8 hours prior to A1C blood test. I scored 6.1 & have remained steady for a few years