By Vijay Kumar Malesu Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. Mar 11 2026 Starting the day’s first meal earlier may shift the body’s daily glucose rhythm and reduce overnight glucose levels in gestational diabetes, highlighting meal timing as a potential lifestyle factor worth exploring in pregnancy care. Study: Early meal timing improves nocturnal glucose in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes . Image Credit: Natalia Deriabina / Shutterstock In a recent study published in the journal