If you are like any of the individuals with diabetes I’ve been counseling for more than a decade then you may also be frustrated with the same two common challenges to following a meal plan: hunger and boredom.
Many individuals with diabetes restrict their portions at meals in an effort to reduce blood sugar levels and reduce body weight. Others eat the same few food options over and over again due to fear that adding variety to their meal plan may have a negative impact on their blood sugar.
If your well-intended plan backfired, you are not alone. Many people I counsel experience excessive hunger and cravings in between meals. I have found this ultimately leads to the largest portions of food (and typically the largest amount of carbohydrates) being consumed at the dinner meal, which may lead to elevated blood sugar levels all throughout the night.
A simple dietary adjustment, such as adding a half of an avocado to a meal, may be all that is needed to help offset post-meal hunger and increase variety.
