@A DiabetesTeam Member grazing can be a great strategy for weight loss in non-diabetics but for us, eating regular meals, and even better if we eat them at the same time everyday, really helps regulate our metabolism (biorhythm or body clock - pick your terminology).

For "us" really making meal habits improves our insulin resistance, ensures sufficient insulin release (need about 15 carbs to trigger the equivalent of a "Bolus" (mealtime) dump of insulin), so just "picking" during the day could leave you with trying to metabolize all your blood sugar with extremely limited amounts of (self produced) insulin.

To illustrate our Pancreas, if just left on it's own (fasting) it releases a little under 1 unit of insulin an hour (0.8 units/hr).

When we eat a meal with at least 15 carbs in it then it opens the taps and 10 units (morning) and 14 units (later afternoon) in response to that meal is released.

Our insulin resistance "naturally" increases past noon and our system knows it, so the pancreas releases "more units" in the afternoon than the morning to help deal with the higher resistance (our body really has things figured out - we just have to help it optimize what it knows to do)

So if you don't eat enough for that dump you get about 19 units produced a day - eat your three meals of at least 15 carbs and you get upwards of 45 units a day

This doesn't apply to those following Keto and actually achieve Ketosis, but for all the rest of us, getting at least 15 carbs at 5 to 6 hour intervals is what will provide us with the full benefit of the maximum insulin production we can achieve (and of course, certain meds will force us to produce more)

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Another gem shared by Graham Lamb happy and
Grateful that you are feeling bored today.
When you are bored we learn such important information.

Hi Becky4.
I feel the same way.
So grateful for Grahamlams style of writing.its very down to earth.

Once again the man explains what we need to be told in words that are explainable. Thanks once again, Graham! When I was in the hospital and diagnosed, none of this was explained. Did they not know any of this or think I was not smart enough? Even the doctor I'm seeing doesn't bring up anything unless I look him in the eye and ask. I asked questions when I was in the hospital and never got a knowledgeable answer from a doctor.
All I can say is thank goodness for Graham Lamb.

@A DiabetesTeam Member Hi Jennifer. What say-you and me start a GrahamLamb fan club! LOL

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