halva candy, wonderful candy for diabetics with minimal effect on sugar, anyone tried?

[kaup]

Hey,

I noticed recently that when i eat halva my blood sugar barely gets affected.

halva is crumbly and usually made from tahini (sesame paste) or other nut butters, such as sunflower seed butter. Its primary ingredients are nut butter and sugar. Halva may also be based on various other ingredients, including beans, lentils, and vegetables such as carrots, pumpkins, yams and squashes.


Has anyone tried it? otherwise, I would recommend it for diabetic wo want to snack on candy with minimal effects on their sugar.

 

[Antje77]

Anyone who wants to try, please be careful. I love the stuff but it works very well to treat a hypo for me...

 

[xfieldok]

I used to love halva/halwa. Unfortunately the sugar content is not good for me. I would treat with caution, taste and test.

 

[Resurgam]

Halva is typically 60 percent carbohydrate so keep it for those times when you need to boost blood glucose levels - obviously totally out of range for ordinary type twos.

 

[JohnyT2]

Halva / Halwa Indian Food ?
Given the amount of sugar that goes into it and the base made out of carb heavy component like wheat, lentil/dal etc it could be good for someone in hypo but for sure not something a diabetic person can adjust easily.

 

[Robbity]

Pre diabetes I used to buy halva from our local health food shop until they closed down.. Then a few diabetic years back I found some Turkish low carb/sugar free halva on Amazon - unfortunately the sweetener in it seriously disagreed with me...(It's still listed but not currently available)

 

[Zilsniggy]

Hey,

I noticed recently that when i eat halva my blood sugar barely gets affected.

halva is crumbly and usually made from tahini (sesame paste) or other nut butters, such as sunflower seed butter. Its primary ingredients are nut butter and sugar. Halva may also be based on various other ingredients, including beans, lentils, and vegetables such as carrots, pumpkins, yams and squashes.


Has anyone tried it? otherwise, I would recommend it for diabetic wo want to snack on candy with minimal effects on their sugar.

Having lived in the Middle East for 11 years, as a diabetic I would steer clear of Halwa....it's basically pure sugar.

 

[Brunneria]

I find halva (sesame seeds, SUGAR and pistachios)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Halva&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
has around the same impact on my blood glucose as 70% cocoa solid chocolate.

problem is that I can eat waaaay more halva than I can 70% choc.

 

[Robbity]

I find halva (sesame seeds, SUGAR and pistachios)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Halva&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
has around the same impact on my blood glucose as 70% cocoa solid chocolate.

problem is that I can eat waaaay more halva than I can 70% choc.

Should I try some as a Christmas treat then??