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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HSSS" data-source="post: 2488995" data-attributes="member: 480869">So this prompted me to have a quick look of my own at the research. There seems just a few well quoted studies. The conclusions seem a little confusing and can be illustrated by this one “Pistachio nuts might cause a significant reduction in FBG and HOMA-IR, although HbA1c and FPI might not significantly improve in patients suffering from or at risk of T2DM.”  If it improves fbg and insulin sensitivity why does this not show in hba1c?  One study compared a 50% carb diet with pistachio against a 55% carb diet without. Why?  Surely that 5% carb is a confounding factor or at least. Also dcuk’s own report is enlightening <a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2010/jan/pistachio-could-lower-blood-sugar-98243972.html" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2010/jan/pistachio-could-lower-blood-sugar-98243972.html</a> “Pistachio, when eaten with high carbohydrate food items like white bread, may actually slow the absorption of carbohydrates in the body, resulting in a lower than expected blood sugar level…..suppressing the glycemic (blood sugar) response of high carbohydrate foods may be part of the mechanism by which pistachio contributes”.  Which all assumes that a person is eating high carb food in the first place and thus the benefit might not be there for someone like myself not eating it. more confused than ever is the upshot lol</blockquote>

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