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🍳 Diabetes and breakfast: What time works best for you?

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23/10/2025 at 10:00

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Hi everyone 👋

Let’s talk about mornings!

If you’re living with diabetes, you’ve probably heard that breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day, but when you eat it can make a difference, too. Some people need food right after waking up, while others wait a little and base it on how they’re feeling or what their blood sugar looks like.

💬 What about you?

Do you usually eat breakfast right away, or wait until you’re hungry?
Have you noticed that the timing of your first meal affects your blood sugar or energy?
What’s your go-to breakfast that keeps you feeling full and balanced?

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For some members, testing before and after breakfast has helped them find what works best. Others have shared that high-fiber or protein-rich foods in the morning make a big difference.

This space is here for you to share what helps, and maybe learn a new idea or two along the way.

Take care,
Somya from the Carenity team 🌼

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23/10/2025 at 12:48

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I hate breakfast, now I am forced to eat it as I am required to by my medicines. Never ate for 50 years since my military where cockroaches were an extra meat ration with my full English. But yes taking medicine requires food so one Weetabix is normal choice or slice of toast for occasional difference. As my wife does not get up usually until 2 pm I do get a combined late brunch depending on her mood. But I am a person that eats to live and have little interest in what I eat as long as it is unhealthy and tasty!

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23/10/2025 at 18:21

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I usually get breakfast 1 to 2 hours after waking up. My blood sugar tends to rise and fall, I'm currently under the diabetes, diet controlled, threshold after latest blood test, so by making adjustments I keep in under control after being diagnosed a few months ago.

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24/10/2025 at 11:58

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I take my insulin when I wake up then have something to eat mid morning I usually just have tea and 2 digestives when I'm at home

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I have a meal(breakfast) when i wake up which can be between 8am and 4pm due to mental health and sleep issues.

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10/03/2026 at 19:49

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For me I usually wait a little after waking up before eating. I’m trying to manage both my weight and my type 2 diabetes. I’ve found that a higher protein breakfast helps me a lot to avoid snacking before noon.

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I'm not an early riser at all so I try to geta good brunch in with some eggs, sausages, cottage cheese and top it off with some sugar free chocolate milk for a treat

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13/03/2026 at 13:05

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I try to do a monthly batch of low-carb granola bars/cereal

Ingredients
1 cup almonds
1 cup walnuts
1 cup pecans (you can use any nuts you like)
1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
6 tbsp sweetener of your choice, or to taste
1 large egg white
60 g butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla extract
Chocolate chips, cinnamon, coconut flakes, peanut butter, etc. (optional, as desired)
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Preheat the oven to 140°C (I have one with a fan). Line a large baking tray with baking parchment.

Pulse the almonds and walnuts in a food processor in short bursts, until most of the nuts are chopped into large pieces.

Add the pecans and pulse again, stopping when they are in large pieces. Pecans are added later because they are softer.

Add the pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and sweetener. Pulse just until everything is well combined.

Add the egg white to the food processor. In a small bowl, whisk together the melted butter and vanilla extract, then pour it in evenly.

Add any other ingredients you would like to use.

Pulse a couple of times, mix a little from the bottom towards the top with a spatula, then pulse a couple more times. Repeat as needed until everything is evenly coated. Try not to over-process it. By the end of this step, you should have a mixture of coarse crumbs and nut pieces, and everything should feel slightly damp from the egg white and butter.

Transfer the nut mixture to the prepared baking tray in an even layer, pressing it together into a rectangle. Bake for 15-20 minutes, till it's lightly browned, especially around the edges.

Leave to cool completely before breaking it into pieces or cutting it into bars. The granola will be soft when you take it out of the oven, but it will crisp up as it cools.

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