Table 4.

Practical nutrition recommendations for improving postprandial hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes (T2D).

▪ Reduce glycemic index (GI) of every meal by replacing high-GI foods with low-GI foods

▪ Try to reduce total reduced carbohydrate (CHO) content of diet and in every meal

▪ Increase daily intake of soluble fiber, aim to include soluble fiber in all meals

▪ Aim to have more than 2 g of soluble fiber in breakfast

▪ Reduce portion size of late-night dinner

▪ For breakfast, aim to have less than 50% of energy deriving from CHO