So today, I wanted to show you all my favorite "free" food!
A "free" food to a diabetic means they do not normally have to take insulin for it since there are no carbs in it.
I like sugar free jello (just don't like using the energy to make it)
and pickles. I really like pickles with ranch, but ranch has carbs so if
I don't want to take any insulin, I'll leave the ranch out.
Normally, mostly sugar free foods are so much worse with diabetics and can make blood sugars worse than a regular food! Like sugar free candy has always been worse than normal candy. Same thing with cookies and even yogurt. I found over the years what works and what doesn't and I learned what to look for on food labels.
Sugar free really means sugar free. It does not necessarily mean it's carb free (which I count carbs, not sugar).
Oh, another is diet hot chocolate. It has carbs, but not nearly the amount of regular hot chocolate. So I live off of it during the winter.
Normally, mostly sugar free foods are so much worse with diabetics and can make blood sugars worse than a regular food! Like sugar free candy has always been worse than normal candy. Same thing with cookies and even yogurt. I found over the years what works and what doesn't and I learned what to look for on food labels.
Sugar free really means sugar free. It does not necessarily mean it's carb free (which I count carbs, not sugar).
Oh, another is diet hot chocolate. It has carbs, but not nearly the amount of regular hot chocolate. So I live off of it during the winter.
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