116: Oats, Oatmeal and Diabetes

Whether we’re talking oats and oatmeal, cream of wheat, or grits, these classic breakfast items are marketed as a “heart healthy” options, but with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, are these foods a good choice?

Were always receiving questions around oatmeal and diabetes:

• “Do u know if eating oatmeal is good for diabetics?”
• “I make steel cut oats in the morning and put in honey some chia seeds, walnuts, half an apple and pumpkin seeds if I have them – is this enough to balance out the sugar?”
• My blood sugar goes crazy when I eat oatmeal but I was told by a dietitian to eat it.”
• “I’m confused, can I eat oatmeal, not the packaged kind?”

In this episode we explore the nutrition facts of oats and oatmeal and their effects of blood sugar and diabetes health.

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