Q&A: What should I eat if I’m not hungry in the morning but still want to balance my blood sugar?
Diabetes Digital Podcast by Food Heaven
Wendy Lopez, Jessica Jones
4.9 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 16 July 2025
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
Not a breakfast person? That’s okay. In today’s minisode, Wendy shares small, realistic morning options that support blood sugar, even if you’re not hungry. From protein coffee to yogurt pouches, we’re keeping it low-effort and judgment-free. You’ll also learn how morning cortisol plays a role in blood sugar, and how to gently experiment without forcing yourself to eat.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to another episode of the Diabetes Digital Podcast. |
| 0:05.1 | Today I'm going to be answering a question that has come up a lot during nutrition sessions. |
| 0:11.0 | And it's what should I eat if I'm not hungry in the morning, but I still want to balance my blood sugar. |
| 0:17.4 | Welcome to the Diabetes Digital Podcast. |
| 0:20.0 | I'm Wendy and I'm, and we're best friends, |
| 0:23.0 | registered dieticians, and diabetes educators. Through our telehealth platform, DiabetesDigital.co, |
| 0:28.6 | we offer accessible and personalized virtual nutrition counseling for people with diabetes and |
| 0:33.4 | pre-diabetes. Visit Diabetesdigital.co, that's CO, to book your first appointment. |
| 0:39.3 | We accept insurance and offer affordable self-pay options. Now, let's get into today's episode. |
| 0:46.4 | A lot of people, myself included, are just not hungry in the morning. They might want to wait a few |
| 0:53.0 | hours before getting in something to eat. |
| 0:56.3 | And so this is something that I would say is somewhat normal. I will say that there are benefits |
| 1:01.8 | to eating a few hours, but then waking up. You don't want to wait too long because that can |
| 1:08.1 | affect your blood sugars later in the day. And it's different for everyone. |
| 1:12.3 | Like for some people, they wake up and they're ready to eat. Whereas for other people like |
| 1:16.8 | myself, I like to wait a couple of hours, usually two to three hours. That's like my max, |
| 1:22.9 | where I'm like, okay, now I'm ready for a full breakfast. Some people can wait even longer than that. And it might |
| 1:29.7 | be because they drink coffee in the morning or they're just not hungry and they're like, yeah, |
| 1:34.9 | I'm okay with my first meal being lunch. And there might be a six-hour window where they're waiting |
| 1:40.4 | to eat. I would recommend not waiting more than two to three hours after waking to have |
| 1:45.9 | something to eat because it can affect your blood sugar later in the day. It can also help to reduce |
| 1:52.5 | mid-morning crashes or late night snacking. We've seen clients who they skip breakfast and then they |
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