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Regular, planned meal timing (4-5 hours between meals) and using smaller rice bowls (190-200 mL) are effective behavioral interventions for controlling portion sizes and preventing postprandial blood sugar spikes in diabetic patients.
Eat meals at regular intervals, leaving 4-5 hours between them. Use a smaller rice bowl (approx. 190-200 mL) to naturally limit your rice intake. Start your meal with vegetables, then eat rice and other foods, to help control blood sugar spikes and prevent overeating.
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Maintaining 4~5 hours between meals helps blood sugar control... Using a smaller rice bowl (190~200 mL) can help control intake... Eating vegetables first, then rice and other foods, can reduce overeating and prevent rapid blood sugar rise.
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Based on general clinical advice and observational logic rather than specific RCT data in this text.
Source
Clinical Nutrition Therapy for Weight Control in Obese Diabetic Patients
Mihyang Kim · Journal of Korean Diabetes · 2022
DOI 10.4093/jkd.2022.23.3.206
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