What Should I Eat For Breakfast With Type 2 Diabetes | Best Breakfast for Diabetes 

I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes yesterday and im just so overwhelmed and unsure what to do about my meals. Thank you for this video

Thank you! It's my third day after diagnosis. I feel a little overwhelmed by all the (often conflicting) advice out there. I've decided that the best sources of information as well as pointers to books, articles etc would be other people with the condition who have a lot more experience than I do. Your tip on balancing a complex carb serving with either fat or protein is a case in point. The why is explained followed by practical example. It's obvious that you have put a lot of thought into writing for this video, as well as time spent editing it so well. You've earned yourself a happy subscriber!

There are two ways to treat diabetes. One is your method of trying to stablilize blood sugar so you can depend on a regular dose of insulin. Then there's the better technique of lowering the blood sugar level so you can reduce or eliminate the need for insulin. I've eaten a low carb diet for 30 years now and my typical day is a cup of black coffee, one or two eggs and some form of pork like bacon, ham, sausage, once in a while a slice of zero carb bread. That should be zero carbs. Sometimes I make some low carb pancakes that are around one carb per cake so two or three carbs total. Lunch is fish or poultry, perhaps a boiled egg, mixed fresh greens, pickled vegetables, cheese. Two or less carbs. Dinner, a meat or seafood and two half cup servings of fresh low carb vegetables. Eight to 10 carbs. So my normal day is around 12 carbs total. I did have to increase my salt intake because my sodium got a bit low. Snacks are usually nuts or seeds, perhaps some homemade jerky that's zero carbs. Sometimes I allow myself half an avocado. Now what I don't eat is fruit, grains(including whole grains), potatoes, corn, rice, beans. Your liver is capable of manufacturing the small amount of glucose your brain needs from proteins and fats. No carbs needed especially for energy. Burning fats supplies a more steady energy without all the highs and lows. Many days I'm simply not hungry by lunch because the high protein and fat breakfast supplies that energy along with any body fat I'm burning. I always feel sorry for people who's doctor puts them on a diet that stabilizes blood sugar but does nothing to lower it.

Useful straight talk, no hype, no sales pitch. Thank you!!

Your video has made a world of difference to me in the new way of life. It's only been 5 days since I was informed by dietician that I become type 2. I'm 66 and I am learning very quickly that there are a lot of a choices in building that plate. I have never been food fan, balance diet variety, so my kitchen has become quite a playground. I made a video called type 2 diabetes. My doctor doesn't want me to use that particular term. She says it's prediabetes. Which is the prevention stage. So I am going need all the help I can get.

Thank you so much:) The formula is so good because it lets us eat like "normal" people with a few minor adjustments. For example, over the weekend, I made french toast (with whole wheat bread) for my family. I modified mine by only having 1 piece and my putting peanut butter on it instead of syrup like the rest of the family. I just got diagnosed with almost diabetes A1C 6.3. A year ago I was 5.7 and really tried to crack down and eat even healthier and now I'm even higher so hoping this formula will help. I'm a normal weigh person who exercises but still having these problems. UGH! Anyway, thanks for giving us a formula like this. I really appreciate having some good direction.

I’ve been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes 1 year ago and I remember that day I got discharged from the hospital ( I had originally gone to the hospital for a stomach flare up . I suffer from Crohn’s Disease as well) & was told they had to do some studies cause some things weren’t right and I stayed there for a couple of days and I found out I was diagnosed with T2D and the next few days I didn’t want to eat anything and went Into a depression for days … but now 1 year after having this I STILL struggle with what to eat and incorporate exercise routine …. 😣😣😣😣😢😢😢

This was very informative! Thank you!

My usual go to breakfast is 2 boiled eggs and a small bowl of berries with unsweetened organic thick probiotic yoghurt on top. Doesn’t spike my blood sugars and keeps me going until lunch. If you test regularly you soon find what works for you personally. I’ve lowered my a1c after losing weight and concentrating on mostly cutting out bread, pasta, cake etc and not adding additional fat/ oil to my diet unless it’s already in my food. You can make baked goods with almond flour and use dates and other fruit as sweeteners and eat it with yoghurt. The main thing is to aim for blood sugars no higher than 140 and in the 120 range if possible within 2 hours after eating - and not feel ill! How you do that is slightly different for everyone, but the basic advice of “ clothing your carbs” is a good one. If you have advanced diabetes, then you may need a slightly less ambitious target, but weight loss, in particular losing belly fat, has really helped me.

I recently found out I’m diabetic,I’m struggling to eat at mealtime eating breakfast is especially hard for me I’m not used to eating on mornings I find myself eating breakfast when I should be having lunch I didn’t know it would be this difficult😞with time I’ll learn and be able to do better

I eat watermelon every day for breakfast. I lost 70 lbs in one year. A very light lunch, good supper. I stopped eating at all fast food restaurants. No french fries, no pizza, no processed anything. THIS IS A VERY GOOD VIDEO. I am 70 years old, had a heart transplant a year ago. God Bless you all.

This is the best I have heard. I was fasting till dinner time and cut down on carbs I became so ill. Now I understand what made me so ill. I am now trying to get back in control this lady has really helped me thank you so much.

I was diagnosed with D2T over a year ago. Weight-113 kg. Blood glucose 18. 14 month later: weight 81 kg.,blood glucose-5.9. Off metfomin for 6 months. My experience: the best breakfast-no breakfast. First meal- 4-5 pm. Before that only bulletproof coffee and water. Food: mostly cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes + some appleas, pears, strawberries, other vegetables, sour cream, salted pork belly fat, eggs, shrimp. Works for me so far. No intensive exercise. Only walking. If lazy bastard like me could do it, anybody can.

This is so helpful!

Thank you for this. I think I can follow these guidelines.

Great video for breakfast, well explained...thanks

Thanks I appreciate that easy directions simple way of eating breakfast thanks so much

Thank you so much for being so sweet and gentle as I ease into this new way of eating. Very informative. Thanks.

With this video I understand more what to do with carbs. Thank you.

one of my favorite meals is oatmeal with easy over eggs mixed in, the liquid yokes add so much flavor to the oatmeal!

Your video is excellent! I was diagnosed with diabetes in March of 2021. It has been a struggle for me, but I finding videos lie yours has been very helpful. Thank you for sharing.

Wow. This explanation was so helpful. It was like a lightbub 😮 clicked for me LOL.

Very helpful. Thank you

I have followed this advice by adding avocado or eggs, but i am still spiking.

Just joined the club! I believe I can find a way to cope with your plan. Thanks!

This is what I eat Liquid Egg Whites mixed with mushrooms, onions,sweet chilies,cheese, spinach and tomatoes. Later I may snack on pistachios or cashews. Lunch I may eat avocados and tomatoes or a salad with chicken for protein. Dinner salmon. Every meal cooked with no sodium spices. I may salt lightly or not at all. No starch, no sugar, no fruit. Drink water and tea with no sugar. You can squeeze lemon juice in your water as well as those Mio drops. They taste like kool aid if you use a lot. I don't recommend this. Just a few drops should be fine in some sparkling water. Oh yeah work out 30 mins a day. I walk and do calisthenics. Good luck

really useful breakfast tips, thanks!

Very helpful. Ty

Thanks for the video, I have using NightRider cgm and Libre sensor for monitor the glucose values on phone without scanning and finger prick. Also, I share glucose data as well as my food insights, activity data to my endo. I found all these features are very useful.

Could you tell me what to eat if I suffer from Gerd but I'm also a Diabetic? And could you do a video just like this so I can measure out how much of each? One for breakfast, lunch and dinner? Thanks for helping so many conquer their diagnosis, your a blessing.

Thanks good information

Not all at once but eggs, oatmeal, whole wheat avocado toast, whole grain hummus toast, partial portion of fruit, whole wheat pancake with butter, 2 to 3 oz of ham, one slice of crisp bacon, almonds.

This is definitely helpful. I make my own hummus that I used throughout tue week (super easy if you have a food processor) so being that I use that with my toast (1 tsp per slice) and I eat some greek yogurt with it. does this count as the protein or should I be looking for something else to use, or should I be adding something else to it like nuts, fruit, etc?

Thanks for breaking it down for me.

really helpful!

It’s important to calculate glycemic load, most people think one slice of wholemeal toast is a portion. The bread is say 60% carb a 50 gram half slice is 30 grams of carbs, twice the amount for a portion. Choose a lower carb choice as one quarter of a slice of bread is not going to keep you full for long!

Thank you so much

Great video 👍

Love your videos I think you should write a recipe book thank you

It breaks my heart that docs dont teach low carb. I did and fixed prediabetes. Breakfast is not really neccesary either. Carbs raise sugar, making you hungry and requires medication. Low carb keeps blood sugar steady. Check sugars at 1. 1.5 and 2 hr marks to see how you react to different foods. Eat animal fats like butter and use cream in your coffee. High sugars cause damage, fatty meats do not. I have zero plaque at 63 and my fasting glucose is in the 110 range and going down steadily. After a filling meal of meat and butter, my sugar barely budges. Drs Chaffee, Berry, Baker and Beat Diabetes have helped heal thousands of diabetics. Even my ENT doc does keto!

I thank 🙏 you

Thanks

please make more videos like this and on lunch and dinner

Typical breakfast for me: one slice of keto friendly bread, avocado spread, sliced smoked salmon. Or steel cut oatmeal 1/2 cup, grass fed butter, pasture medium boiled egg. Or, sardines, steamed cauliflower. So many low carb options…. I try to stay organic because who needs extra chemicals anyhow.

I like scrambled eggs with ham onions peppers n ham with hot picante sauce. Plus slice of rye bread toast n a cup of black coffee.👍😊

I put chi seed and flax seed in my oatmeal.

If you are wondering what the best breakfast for diabetes is, this video will explain it. I’m sharing with you my proven formula for building a breakfast that keeps blood sugar steady 🙌🏻

Great video, thank you! I love a couple cups of coffee in the morning. Is there a protein additive for coffee or a protein drink ?

Tonight, I ate a breakfast burrito. Egg whites, sausage, cheddar in a moderate amount, bell peppers and onions with salsa. Was it the white tortilla that spike my sugar or the combo of cheddar and tortilla? I’m trying

Oatmeal and banana, my blood sugar skyrocketed it’s totally opposite of what even my doctor says, no thanks and breakfast is not the most important meal of the day low-carb high-protein intermittent fasting is the way to go

Thank u

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Hello so have these in combination to keep your blood leveled till noon? Yes? Im new so Im trying to figure out what works which Im slowly getting there. I keep a diary of foods I eat and test my blood sugar after. Boy it sure is frustrating overwelming but I need to figure this out. At times Im total blank in mind what to eat. I also feel mostly tired a lot. So I think I may be doing something wrong. Ugh 😅😊😊😊 thank you

Yummy!!

Try Intermitten fasting 18 hours per day...reduce carbo and sugar...

Excellent video. Please help complete my breakfast. I take 1 avocado, 1 whole boiled egg, 2 egg whites, overnight soaked mixed nuts (about 40 gms), half a fruit (any) for fructose and always stay confused on the glucose part. Can i just top my fruit on some yoghurt as glucose source or would you advise a little portion of oats or another slow digesting carb.

AWESOME

I used to be a really keen cook but since diagnosis of T2 about a year ago and realising how grim a diabetic diet is, I've lost all interest in cooking. I do eat fairly healthily but I just get it over and done with as quickly as possible. All information videos only ever talk about food in science terms, but the real issue, particularly if you were a foodie is coming to terms with the loss of something that once used to give you a lot of pleasure

I was diagnosed just before Christmas and am waiting for an appointment to see a dietitian. What’s concerning me is that I am quite underweight and obviously don’t want to lose weight. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

She starts talking about what to eat for breakfast at the 4 minute mark.

Breakfast is absolutely the most important meal of the day,without it we would all die!

For years I thought that eating grain cereal with a banana or oatmeal with a fruit was good for me. Now I hear that’s not the case. Is that true??? I eat at the office on weekdays so those meals were quick and filling for me. What’s the verdict?

Eggs and bacon doesnt spike my blood sugar as much as oats

Good advice. But breakfast is not the most important meal of the day, it's only a slogan.

What if you are pre Di. no meds? I have A1c 6.1

Thank you for being the dedicated, thoughtful, and compassionate doctor that you are, you are more honest than I imagined, thank you so much Dr Igudia RU-vid channel for curing my Type 2 Diabetes, you are amazing

I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and the doctor is wanting me to do a Keto diet. I also have Hashimoto which I have read that it is bad to eat low carbs. It's so overwhelming.

I have 100% WW Bagel with peanut butter, a small mixed fruit cup and coffee with 1 Truvia this ok? Thanks

I have 2 eggs & mushrooms omelette.

How do you know how much grams of sugar, protein, fat or carbs you eat in a meal? I'm type 2 diabetic and I don't know how do count it, it's so tedious. Is there no easier trick than using grams or portions? How am I supposed to know how much is contained in an apple?

I haven't got a STRAIGHT ANSWER from any of these ! ...

When your a1c is high in the morning its called "predawn affect"

Is it ok not to eat breakfast? I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in December 2021. I rarely eat breakfast. I'm in high-school. I'm not usually hungry in the mornings. It makes me feel sick if I eat in the morning. I just have lunch, dinner, and a snack or two during the day. Is this bad?

Intermintent fasting is much better than eating breakfast. Just drink lemon juice with water.

I eat sugarfree oatmeal 2 small packs and go to work it helps me. But tuna doesn't keep me eggs or not.

Times used to be very Challenging, I had the worst days of my life living with type 2 diabetes, I appreciate you so much Dr Igudia, You have restored me my life that was lost already . Thank you so much for curing me of my diabetes with your natural Herbs.

Are there good options for those of us who are also lactose intolerant

1cup of Cheerios, coconut milk, 3 dozen blueberries, whole wheat bread 2, pb&j

Can I have Greek yogurt with a green banana and some almonds on top ?

I thought oatmeal is to high in carbs. I love oatmeal and could eat it every morning for breakfast. Please help me I don't know what to do.

can i have sprouted grain bread with cream cheese?

Will this work without taking insulin

Should not eat anything for breakfast. Drink lemon water and then fast till 2 pm Then dont eat after 6 pm

Eggs. Eggs. And more eggs.

Complex carbohydrates, not by itself, Include healthy protein and or fat with it. Guide line For balance: To 1 serving of carb. Add 1 serving of fat or protein.

Bread, any type of bread, will spike my sugar. I stay away from all grains and processed foods.

I read a vlog in the morning says apple n banaba not good in the morning..i read another in rhe afternoon says banana/appple is not good for dinner...

Thanks for the info, on an aside.... that background music is annoying as hell.

4:00 that’s FOUR MINUTES of waffle before we get to the title

Thanks you Dr Igudia on RU-vid for all you do in my life and my family. I went for a test today after taking the medication i ordered from Dr Igudia and I tested Type 2 diabetes negative. Thanks doctor I will keep letting the world know about your good work sir

I have to eat a snack overnight 😩. If not I wake up feeling sick I know my sugar drops thats why. What do I do..? Help!!!

I have diabetes I want to know could I have half cup of rolls oatmeal with 1 sliced cook Bacon and two boiled eggs is that good breakfast to have

You got it all wrong it’s hard to sit here and listen to you. I cured my type two diabetes with the ketogenic diet.

More actual examples would be good. How many almonds on the oatmeal? “Some” is pretty vague.

I live in fear. I feel like I have some symptoms of diabetes and need to go to the doctor. I am beyond scared, pathologically fearful of the results. I cannot cook and do not have full access to a kitchen lest I break something or leave something dirty by mistake. I live on the hot food at my local grocery store, none of which is healthy to eat. When the hammer falls on my life, when I get my diagnosis, I will be stuck eating raw vegetables only, and nothing else, for all meals. I will probably just eat mixed greens chopped up finely and swallowed with water. I will not get to eat with my friend anymore, only cooking for him as he is blind. I am so scared. I fear that there is no way to escape this doom. I shake with sadness. I am going to set up an appointment to set up blood work for myself this coming Monday. The day before the appointment I will have a final meal with my friend. I will post here again with any results and my descent into hell will be documented.

Hello! Respectfully, I noticed the redness on your skin. It looks to be the same that I have. I haven't been able to figure out what it is... Even an MD had no idea... If you don't mind sharing, what is this sort of skin condition? Thank you for your consideration 😊

I have 50grams oaten bran 1 weerbix skim milk 2 poched eggs .

fruit smoothy with Greek Yogart.?

We're in the 21st century, clinging to early 20th century concepts like "Breakfast is the most important meal', "3 square meals", and RDA's which have been chronically misinterpreted to be needed DAILY, rather than an average daily need. As long as healthcare professionals fail to address the poor dietary habits that these concepts have promulgated, this epidemic of T2D will continue. Type 2 Diabetes is the results from the storage of too much energy. If you're driving a car with a gasoline engine to work every day and a tank of gas lasts a week, you don't fill up every day. If you're walking around with enough stored energy to last MONTHS, is it really important to top it off 3 times a day?

You have my maximum respect Dr Igudia, I am now negative from my diabetes after I did the test, I wonder what might have become of me it I didn't get the herbal cure From your RU-vid channel. God bless you sir.