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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2747272" data-attributes="member: 401801">Consider this: Fruit is loaded with vitamins, but a lot of it makes our blood sugars spike, because our bodies can't cope with the sugars contained within. Same goes for most grain... The starches in there convert to glucose once ingested, and we don't process glucose well. So while there are benefits from the fibers and whatnot, if your body can't deal with the carb-side of things, oats may not be a good idea. (there are alternatives, such as <a href="https://www.dietdoctor.com/search?s=porridge" target="_blank">https://www.dietdoctor.com/search?s=porridge</a> ) It's not quite the same as having an allergy, but there's loads of good stuff in a peanut, unless you go into anaphylactic shock when you have one. But like others mentioned, you don't know whether you can deal with it alright, in the portions you're used to, unless you test around the meal. Usually that'd be testing before the meal and 2 hours after the first bite. If there's a rise of no more, and preferably less, of 2 mmol/l between those measurements, your body had no problem bringing a potential spike back down. If it's higher, the meal contained more carbs than you could deal with. Hope that helps!Jo</blockquote>

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