pizza :(

Perhaps they're selling different ones in Belgium but all 3 varieties of Quaker Super Goodness have demerara sugar as the second ingredient in the UK. The 'of which sugars' value is 25%~ of the total carb value across the varieties.

This is, of course, not true of the standard Jumbo rolled oats.

db89 said:

Perhaps they're selling different ones in Belgium but all 3 varieties of Quaker Super Goodness have demerara sugar as the second ingredient in the UK. The 'of which sugars' value is 25%~ of the total carb value across the varieties.

This is, of course, not true of the standard Jumbo rolled oats.

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Yeah that is of course sad if they 'pollute' the nice natural grains like that.

I just went to see what they are called here in France and on the box it just says "Oats Express" on the natural version of it.
Only ingredient is the full oat grain and nothing else. Don't know what term you use in English for it, but its just 'rolled' oat grains.

i dont take kindly to pizza on the blood sugar side and personally i dont think its worth the hassle. But i recently came across a recipe for low carb pizza
http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/low-carb-pizza-84516
Maybe worth while trying it out

I see it as a treat and enjoy a large Dominos, but have to take >20 units NovaRapid. Yummy though.

JRW said:

I see it as a treat and enjoy a large Dominos, but have to take >20 units NovaRapid. Yummy though.

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Er, dude, it's a once a month treat if you're healthy.

With diabetes it pizza sounds like slow suicide from what I have read.

Love pizza, but only thin crust. Split bolus 50:50 & all good. Pasta is a very different story though!

NoKindOfSusie said:

Er, dude, it's a once a month treat if you're healthy.

With diabetes it pizza sounds like slow suicide from what I have read.

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High BG is slow suicide.
If you can manage your BG (with split bolus as mentioned above, for example), diabetes is no reason to avoid pizza.
Sure, eating it every day is probably not great. But that has nothing to do with diabetes.

And, whilst some may think I am in denial, I consider myself healthy.
Diabetes is something I have to manage not something which makes me unhealthy.

helensaramay said:

High BG is slow suicide.
If you can manage your BG (with split bolus as mentioned above, for example), diabetes is no reason to avoid pizza.
Sure, eating it every day is probably not great. But that has nothing to do with diabetes.

And, whilst some may think I am in denial, I consider myself healthy.
Diabetes is something I have to manage not something which makes me unhealthy.

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I got some good advice when I was diagnosed last year and that was to try and continue my life as normally as possible. Yes, changes have had to be made but if I hadn't tried to carry on as normal then I wouldn't know what I can and cannot do now I'm on insulin. So I know I can manage pizza, but I also know that pasta is a nightmare. Potatoes and rice are fine, bread is OK in moderation (especially in the morning) but I am getting resigned to never having spaghetti again - even if I keep the BG levels under control it leaves me feeling like I've been hit by a train the following day!

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Er, dude, it's a once a month treat if you're healthy.

With diabetes it pizza sounds like slow suicide from what I have read.

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Er, dude, I am healthy, just happen to have T1, and enjoy the odd carbs blowout. I don't see it as slow suicide, my BG is under control, I take the right amount of insulin generally, and enjoy a lot of exercise and sports.