# Nutrition **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/c/diabetes-food-diet/nutrition/43.md [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Nutrition category](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/about-the-nutrition-category/90)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/about-the-nutrition-category/90 "2023-10-10T14:58:10Z")
Everything there is to know about nutrition and diabetes. --- ## [Holiday social meal treat?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/holiday-social-meal-treat/15624)
**Author:** [@Terry](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Terry)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/holiday-social-meal-treat/15624 "2025-11-29T17:31:22Z")
I’m good at controlling glucose with my normal routine. But throw in the social aspect and allowing myself rare “treats,” my T!D reminds me of the reality. Here are the daily results of the day before Thanksgiving, the d… --- ## [Different bread, different reactions](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/different-bread-different-reactions/8385)
**Author:** [@daisymae](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/daisymae)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/different-bread-different-reactions/8385 "2025-11-25T06:43:28Z")
did you know that most breads are made from wheat? but then there is also white breads, breads with nuts, bread with seeds, bread that is made with malt… and then there is SOURDOUGH bread. normally, i need a longer pre-… --- ## [Whey protein: BG effects?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/whey-protein-bg-effects/14978)
**Author:** [@mike\_g](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mike_g)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/whey-protein-bg-effects/14978 "2024-11-08T14:12:15Z")
Hey guys, This morning, I ate 20 grams of whey protein isolate (no carbs, 100% protein) with my normal 100 grams of oatmeal for breakfast. Big spike in BG 2 hours later. I’d say I took 20-30% extra insulin bolus to co… --- ## [I am having great luck with oats](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-am-having-great-luck-with-oats/14307)
**Author:** [@bostrav59](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/bostrav59)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/i-am-having-great-luck-with-oats/14307 "2023-12-23T23:45:32Z")
Does anyone else use oats as a grain? I am using unrolled oats, which take an hour to cook. You can eat them like oatmeal (tastier and crunchier, but the same idea) but they also work well as a savory dish - with chees… --- ## [Low-carb Baileys](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/low-carb-baileys/14285)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/low-carb-baileys/14285 "2023-12-12T20:29:32Z")
I like Baileys in coffee sometimes (No, not my early morning coffee! Only in my after dinner coffee. :joy:) I also like it on ice cream. I saw a lower carb / less sugar version of it. I always keep an eye out for … --- ## [Interesting no calorie sugar that appears in nature](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-no-calorie-sugar-that-appears-in-nature/13702)
**Author:** [@CarlosLuis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CarlosLuis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/interesting-no-calorie-sugar-that-appears-in-nature/13702 "2023-03-22T17:11:49Z")
@MsCris mentioned allulose a naturally, but fairly rare, sugar in figs, maple syrup and others. It has the exact same chemical formula as fructose, glucose and galactose with a different molecular structure - the way the… --- ## [Activity and weight gain/loss](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/activity-and-weight-gain-loss/11494)
**Author:** [@CliffScherb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CliffScherb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2021, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/activity-and-weight-gain-loss/11494 "2021-06-18T12:43:24Z")
Sharing an article about weight loss and T1D from beyond T1. It’s never an easy subject but with a little work and understanding it can be made easier. It took many years of self exploration and helping others to “dist… --- ## [Mental, emotional, and nutritional challenges of eating with diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mental-emotional-and-nutritional-challenges-of-eating-with-diabetes/5096)
**Author:** [@kpanda01](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/kpanda01)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/mental-emotional-and-nutritional-challenges-of-eating-with-diabetes/5096 "2020-05-26T14:46:26Z")
I hope this isn’t too touchy or personal of a topic…I know some people have pretty strong opinions about carbs and various ways of eating. I’m just curious to learn how others feel about eating and nutrition as it relate… --- ## [Salt and Drinking Water](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/salt-and-drinking-water/2987)
**Author:** [@EricH](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/EricH)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/salt-and-drinking-water/2987 "2017-12-28T16:38:13Z")
This question is not going to be about blood sugar management or diabetes directly, but instead focuses on GI health and nutrition. While traveling overseas, my Austrian friend tells me, “I don’t drink water before eati… --- ## [Increasing your HDL level](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/increasing-your-hdl-level/2397)
**Author:** [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/increasing-your-hdl-level/2397 "2017-12-26T14:56:32Z")
This is a very useful thing for everyone, not just for PWDs. If you are a parent taking care of a CWD, you especially want to make sure you are helping yourself stay healthy too, so you can take care of your young one. L… --- ## [New concerns about canola oil and Alzheimer's](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-concerns-about-canola-oil-and-alzheimers/2824)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 5:45am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/new-concerns-about-canola-oil-and-alzheimers/2824 "2017-12-12T05:45:01Z")
For the past 30 years, many of us have been using canola oil, in particular for high-temperature uses, and when needing a healthy oil with no taste, because if its high content in mono- and poly-unsaturated fats. It is p… --- ## [Food scale-- how to use it and is it worth it?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/food-scale-how-to-use-it-and-is-it-worth-it/1223)
**Author:** [@Irish](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Irish)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/food-scale-how-to-use-it-and-is-it-worth-it/1223 "2017-09-14T15:53:28Z")
At this point a food scale seems like an additional intrusion, but I'd love to know what the general forum consensus is on it. --- ## [Another "Research" Gem From--Reader's Digest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/another-research-gem-from-readers-digest/1902)
**Author:** [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/another-research-gem-from-readers-digest/1902 "2017-09-13T15:11:10Z")
More groundbreaking diabetes news from that paragon publication of science. Does anyone else sense a pattern? --- ## ["Pasta doesn't raise blood sugars" writes Reader's Digest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pasta-doesnt-raise-blood-sugars-writes-readers-digest/1682)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pasta-doesnt-raise-blood-sugars-writes-readers-digest/1682 "2017-09-02T02:32:20Z")
As if we needed more proof that it is critical to carefully vet the sources we use for what we read… This quote, at least, is definite proof that the Reader’s Digest does not make the grade. Have a look at this: "Pasta …