If you are a grazer, eating (or drinking drinks with calories) many times a day........

I would recommend you go back to this part of the thread and watch those two video links.

I can remember the time a few years back when it was recommended for a diabetic to eat many small meals a day. The idea being to not spike blood sugar levels. Worst advice in the world, for diabetics or even non-diabetics. The videos will show the research and the hypothesis and in some cases causation of why that is a bad idea. High blood sugar levels are the marker, not the disease (and yes high blood sugar levels ARE very bad). High insulin levels caused by developing insulin resistance (hyperinsulnemia) is the cause and the proper treatment is to get insulin levels low, not higher (most diabetic drugs and insulin therapy raises insulin levels rather than lowering it - there are some exceptions metformin being one of them).

Key takeaways: Eat your meals but not in between (so insulin levels have a chance to go low so insulin resistance is not developed) and eat whole foods (that have the natural fiber and fat that is lacking in highly processed carbohydrate foods). Eat real whole food and don't snack in between meals. 

To keep from being hungry between meals, fat and protein satiate. Carbohydrates make you hungry in a few hours. So limit carbohydrates and eat enough fat and protein. Don't eat between meals. If you absolutely feel you need a snack in between meals, make it a snack that does not raise insulin levels very much (fat or protein, stay away from carbs).

Warning! If you are diabetic and are on diabetic drugs or insulin, changing your diet and eating times WILL affect your blood sugar levels. If you are not comfortable with monitoring your blood glucose levels and adjusting medication appropriately, see your doctor before making drastic diet changes. I went from 100 units of insulin to none within less than two weeks. If I would have kept taking my prescribed level of insulin during the entire diet change, I likely would have went extremely low blood sugar levels and may have died in a hypoglycemic coma. It is imperative that you monitor because if you reduce the carbohydrate intake, your blood sugar levels WILL go down. Maybe drastically like mine. Medications HAVE to be adjusted appropriately. Type I diabetics are an entirely different cat (really a different disease that also results in high blood sugar levels like a type II. They produce too little insulin rather than too much - they require insulin therapy).

This is not medical advice. Get that from your doctor or other healthcare professional. What I post is to help educate on how the body works based on research. Do with the information what you will.

John