Not really sure Ray but the sprouts are 30 Carbs with 13 sugar were as regular oatmeal is 25 Carbs with 0.56 sugar.

It must be the sugar count is high in the sprouts.

any suggestion on steel oats packets

Never had them I hear they are good just takes longer to cook them.

Can you not eat regular oats? Switch to Bran there you have more fiber.

I have heard that oats are good for you.....even if you are diabetic. I think it is becuz it has good fiber in them?
I bought some steel cut oats about a month ago.....sadly....I haven't tried them yet.
Like anything.....you have to do the ol try it and see how it works for you method. Every diabetic is different......what works for some, may not work for others.
My mom and I approach our type 2 differently. She can eat ANYTHING and use portion control (however.....her portions are not always in her favor, yet her numbers are rarely affected). I have to watch all the white starchy foods and fried foods....and I use portion control). I have found when I eat stuff with white flour, soda, white rice, or white potatoes.....even with portion control.....I feel horrible. I let my body determine what is right for me. I do cheat from time to time....like when I'm out with friends or at a special event, but I always plan it out. I'm not much of a sweet eater, but every now and then I get a hankering for a small bite of something yummy and gooey.....but just a dab will do me :)
I say let your body be your guide. Always use portion control, especially when you try something new to see how you will react.
Don't deprive yourself of a treat......just eat it sparingly and or wait awhile after a meal to have it so as to spread it out so as to not over saturate your body with an overload of carbs/sugar.
Good luck with the oats and let your body be the judge and not another person...ok?
Hang in there!

Everything is fine as long as it is not consumed in excess. A medium bown of oats with some fruit and sprouts is good for you.... Also you need to take the medicine and exercise on time to balance the carbs consumed.
It is all about planning and control.

Nurse friend was absolutely RIGHT! Best thing to do is eat low carb (30-0 grams MAX per day), lots of healthy fat (NO low-fat stuff because it is full of carbs), moderate protein, plenty of fiber, and no sugar substitute junk except Stevia (without dextrose or other forms of sugar added), and of course, NO sugar.

That means no grains (wheat, rice, barley, quinoa, oats, etc...), no root veggies, very little fruit (1/2 cup apple or pear or berries occasionally). DO eat: nuts, nut butters (without sugar), avocado, olive oil, coconut oil. Eat meat (100% grass-fed in moderation). Most dairy has a lot of carbohydrate, but full-fat cream, butter, Greek yogurt is both delicious and health-FUL for us.

This is not an easy-peezy diet, BUT it gets us GREAT results, as far as controlling blood glucose. I have gotten my a1c from 9.0 to 5.7 (nearly there! to normal) in 5 months, and I have lost 34 pounds. My BG is always under 95, and is often 84 or below, first thing in the morning, as long as I am eating this way.

Next goal: to utilize intermittent fasting (24 hours) in order to spill insulin out of my system. (following a couple of doctors who have, in my opinion, excellent programs for helping people with both obesity and diabetes type 2. I take metformin daily-- 500 mg.

Major goal: to not have to take medication. Why? It does not improve our health. It only lowers or controls BG, and BG is the symptom and NOT the disease. The disease is insulin resistance. I am working to increase insulin sensitivity and lower insulin resistance. That is why I practice intermittent fasting-- which accomplishes both of these.

eating too low of total carbs can also cause issues in the long run. everybody does need carbs for the various organs in their body. Have you been to a dietician? are you really watching portion controls, counting carbs etc?

Hi Mizzigale. I am wondering why you believe that eating too few carbs is harmful to one's body. Nearly everything we eat has at least some carbs-- no? However, I have never read any scientific research that demonstrates that there is a minimum level of carbs daily, and would be very interested in any information you have. The low-carb, plentiful healthy fat, moderate protein, T2 Diabetes online forums are filled with people who eat less than 40 grams of carbohydrates per day. They all report excellent results as far as weight loss and maintenance, stable blood glucose numbers, success in preventing the need for additional diabetes meds or increase in dosage of the meds they take (and especially in preventing the need to take insulin), and in many cases, the ability to stop taking or lower the dosage of the meds their doctors proscribed (with their doctor's blessing).
I am NOT challenging you! I just would like to know what you know about minimum daily carb intake to prevent individuals from suffering a negative consequence from lack of carbs. The Science I have read, and am reading points to the fact that the American Diabetes Association guidelines are a guarantee that individual's T2 Diabetes will progress, leading to their having to take more and more meds, at higher and higher dosages, and increasing the risk of complications. Also, that they will not be able to lose much weight even if they exercise regularly. Also, that merely controlling blood glucose levels does absolutely nothing to improve one's health, once diagnosed, and that there ARE ways to reduce insulin resistance and boost insulin sensitivity-- regenerating our beta cells (the cells in the pancreas that make insulin) as long as we've not had diabetes for so long that all of our beta cells have died.
I am, like everyone else here, a work-in-progress, in terms of managing my T2 Diabetes. However, eating that way has really produced great results in just a few months. I struggle, like everyone else, with the temptation to eat foods that are going to break down into sugar in my body (carbs and foods that contain sugar or sugar substitutes that have sneaky forms of sugar). Yet I also learned that once one gives up those foods for a few days, one loses the craving-- the addiction-- to those unhealthy foods and it is possible (not easy tho) to eat healthful foods. That makes exercising easier, too.