Cereal and fruit — both are low-fat, heart-healthy foods. But for people who are diabetic, even one serving can cause blood sugar to skyrocket, derailing a healthy diet and leading to feelings of frustration and hopelessness. “For people with diabetes, there really is no good cereal; if you find one that’s low carb, it’s usually a half-cup serving size, and nobody eats that little,” says Sheila Cash, a patient at Healing Hands Health Center in Bristol. She recently began diabetes classes through their Journey for Health program. “People also think eating fruit or drinking juice is healthy, but they forget that fruit is a carbohydrate, and it has too much natural sugar for some of us. Learning things like that […]
