Quick, easy foods for diabetics?

[Anonymous]

When I had gestational diabetes my go to was meat (chicken, sausage, shrimp) and frozen vegetables. It was easy to always have frozen vegetables on hand. I’d cook a bunch of chicken at once to make food prep easier. Tacos and taco salad were easy to prep ahead and reheat as needed. Hamburgers without a bun. Costco had chicken strips that were really low carb and just barely breaded. I’d also sometimes do a charcuterie type dinner of cheese and meats.

[Anonymous]

Meal prep saved me when I had gestational diabetes (twice). Zucchini lasagna hit the spot for the pasta craving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can eat whatever you want to if you are covering it with insulin- in between meals stick to low carb snacks

This is true for type 1. The suggestions for Type 2 are different.

[Anonymous]

I use eggs for this - I try to always keep a carton of hard boiled on hand but if I’m out I’ll make a quick scramble, and often will toss in spinach and feta or whatever veggies and cheese I have on hand. Canned tuna is another idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can eat whatever you want to if you are covering it with insulin- in between meals stick to low carb snacks

This is true for type 1. The suggestions for Type 2 are different.

Yeah, type 2 doesn’t cover for carbs.

[Anonymous]

Having hard boiled eggs on hand really helps. If you’re in a bind, throw a hard boiled egg on anything -salad, wheat toast- for protein

[Anonymous]

Not diabetic but trying to eat low carb and low glycemic

Nuts
Apple and peanut butter or celery and PB
Cucumber and peppers dipped in hummos or guacamole
Eggs as others have said
Those individual tuna packets with a whole grain cracker like Mary’s Gone Crackers
Frozen cooked shrimp you can quick defrost with cocktail sauce

[Anonymous]

I love the egg wraps at Trader Joe’s. Really helped to manage my blood sugar when I had gestational diabetes.

[Anonymous]

Cottage cheese. Nuts. Cheese sticks. Hard boiled eggs. Tuna or cheese or liverwurst on seed crackers. Chicken salad.

[Anonymous]

NP- these are great. Keep em coming! Sadly I don't like hard boiled eggs or tuna but I'm getting lots of good ideas.

My offering is soup- again, prep is key but a soup with chicken lots of vegetables, lentils, black or white beans can really hit the spot. Turkey sausage with a ton of kale and then cheese on top, so many options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My friend with diabetes recently told me that reheated pasta is ok for diabetics to eat. Cooking and then reheating somehow changes the composition of the starch and it gets metabolized differently. I’m not familiar with the research but she’s started to introduce this type of pasta into her diet.

I’ve heard this too. I don’t know why people think this is crazy. It’s fairly well established that reheated pasta lowers its GI. However, how it impacts your personal blood sugar is a different question and should be explored individually.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My friend with diabetes recently told me that reheated pasta is ok for diabetics to eat. Cooking and then reheating somehow changes the composition of the starch and it gets metabolized differently. I’m not familiar with the research but she’s started to introduce this type of pasta into her diet.

Wow

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My friend with diabetes recently told me that reheated pasta is ok for diabetics to eat. Cooking and then reheating somehow changes the composition of the starch and it gets metabolized differently. I’m not familiar with the research but she’s started to introduce this type of pasta into her diet.

That's a huge lie.

A ridiculous one!

Op, a quick protein and more veg. Cottage cheese and fruit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My friend with diabetes recently told me that reheated pasta is ok for diabetics to eat. Cooking and then reheating somehow changes the composition of the starch and it gets metabolized differently. I’m not familiar with the research but she’s started to introduce this type of pasta into her diet.

I’ve heard this too. I don’t know why people think this is crazy. It’s fairly well established that reheated pasta lowers its GI. However, how it impacts your personal blood sugar is a different question and should be explored individually.

My diabetic nurse disagrees with you, but carry on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My friend with diabetes recently told me that reheated pasta is ok for diabetics to eat. Cooking and then reheating somehow changes the composition of the starch and it gets metabolized differently. I’m not familiar with the research but she’s started to introduce this type of pasta into her diet.

I’ve heard this too. I don’t know why people think this is crazy. It’s fairly well established that reheated pasta lowers its GI. However, how it impacts your personal blood sugar is a different question and should be explored individually.

My diabetic nurse disagrees with you, but carry on.

Your nurse needs to keep up with the research. I'd frankly be appalled that your diabetic nurse isn't aware of this.
In the last couple of years, research has confirmed that resistant starches - including cooled rice and pasta - aid in glycemic control
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/well/eat/resistant-starch-pasta-rice-leftovers.html
https://hopkinsdiabetesinfo.org/what-is-resistant-starch/