Breakfast is a meal many people skip or don't take too seriously - but having a substantial breakfast could be one key to controlling Type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in October 2013.
The medical journal Obesity reported the results of a study in which 59 overweight or obese people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes were assigned to one of two diabetes eating plans for three months...

• one group was assigned to eat a big breakfast with substantial fat and protein and containing a third of the diabetic's total calories for the day.
  
• members of the other group were given a high carbohydrate breakfast with only 12.
  5 per cent of the patient's total daily calories.
  

At the end of three months both groups showed about the same amount of weight loss, but the big breakfast group had better blood sugar control and blood pressure reading.

• the big breakfast group averaged a 4.
  62 per cent lowering of HbA1c levels, while
• the small breakfast group lowered their HbA1c levels by only 1.
  46 per cent.
  
• those in the big breakfast group lowered their blood pressures an average of almost 10 points, compared to only about 2 points in the small breakfast group.
  
• 31 per cent of the big breakfast group were able to lower their medication doses.
  The big breakfast group also reported feeling less hungry through the day.
  

These results suggest that increasing breakfast size with healthful fat and protein could be one way of helping to manage Type 2 diabetes.
Believe it or not healthful vegan recipes for breakfasts with a good amount of protein and fat are not hard to find.
Vegetarian.
about.
com has instructions for making tofu scramble using spinach, olive oil, mushrooms, tomatoes, garlic, soy sauce, lemon juice, and pepper.
Or from the same website try vegan egg casserole with vegan sausage, vegan eggs, onion, soy or rice milk, soy cheese, whole grain bread, and cooking oil or spray.
Fitsugar.
com suggests making Southwestern tofu scramble with tofu, grape seed oil, onion, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, coriander, turmeric, cumin, black beans, cilantro, ground pepper, tortillas, and various optionalgarnishes.
Also from fitsugar.
com comes banana-carob protein bars made with rolled oats, oat flour, protein powder, chia seeds, cinnamon, banana, vegan egg substitute, peanut butter, stevia, and carob chips.
Check with your doctor or dietitian before starting to take in a bigger breakfast so you can come up with a plan for spreading your calories out evenly throughout the day.