I've been told that oatmeal is good and appropriate to eat as a diabetic, but have never heard it lowers b/s. Lets see what the others have to say. I often have oatmeal for breakfast with splenda brown sugar.

Ali

I found this article:

Depending on the type of oatmeal you choose, it might help you better control your blood sugar levels. If you consume a sugary cereal or a bowl of oatmeal, both containing the same amount of calories, the sugary cereal will cause your blood sugar to spike and then crash later, leaving you feeling still hungry, while the bowl of oatmeal will cause a gradual rise in blood sugar and keep you feeling full for longer since your blood sugar levels do not fall abruptly after a few hours, according to an article on the National Public Radio website.

I eat instant with Splenda and it spikes me, I have to take extra Insulin...I asked the Doc and he has no answer..LOL Goes to prove everyone is different.

I tryed oatmeal and it raised me to today i tried cream of wheat and it didnt even w/ splenda and a tbsp of raisins....so i already prepared 1 cup bowls and put them in the fridge for quick easy meals in the morning.

Oatmeal does not reduce Blood sugar it just controls it.

Miss Gayle can probably explain it better.

Thats exactly what i need to learn not so much what reduces it, but what controls it, i want to eat in a way were i can keep it leveled.

the oatmeal has fiber and it has a low glycemic rating...means it spikes gradually and it slowly digests which help to 'control' your blood sugar.

I use the 1/2 sugar instant oatmeal...oatmeal is good to help with your cholesterol also

Thanks Gayle...but what about cream of wheat does it have the same effect?

I found this:

Heres the nutritional comparison of oatmeal and cream of wheat:
1 cup cooked oatmeal: 147 calories, 6 g protein, 25 g carbs, 4 g fiber, 2 g fat
1 cup cooked cream of wheat: 131 calories, 4 g protein, 28 g carbs, 1 g fiber, 0.5 g fat

While oatmeal and cream of wheat are both hot cereals, and both are made from grains, their similarities end there. For starters, as their names imply, cream of wheat is made from the grain, wheat, while oatmeal is made from the grain, oats. Furthermore, and this is really where their major differences come into play, cream of wheat is highly processed. Just like white bread, which also starts with wheat, cream of wheat is stripped of most of its fiber-filled bran and vitamin- and mineral-rich germ. The end result is mostly starchy endosperm. Of course, the cereal is later fortified with vitamins and minerals, but the real problem is that with the majority of the fiber gone, this starchy cereal is a fast-digesting carb. If youre eating that for breakfast you wont be burning as much fat throughout the day, or have as much energy, as research shows you will with a whole-grain, such as oatmeal. Oatmeal is not stripped of its fiber and therefore is a slow-digesting carb. Research shows that athletes who consume a slow-digesting carb for breakfast, burn more fat and have more energy throughout the day, as well as during exercise. Oatmeal also provides multiple health benefits. It has been shown in clinical studies to help lower cholesterol and it contains antioxidants, which have been shown to help reduce plaque formation on arteries.

I add a protein to my breakfast with my oatmeal. Usually an egg white and piece of ham/ chicken/ turkey and sometimes almonds or walnuts. It helps keep blood sugar from spiking.

Really protein hmmm, how about drinking a protein drink, its a powder no sugar and 1 carb i mix with water. Could that stop the spike from the oatmeal?

oatmeal spikes my blood sugar, even the 5 minute kind. I have not tried steel cut. will be trying that and checking today.

Today i had 1/2 cup oatmeal instead of a whole cup, and 1 scramble egg at 10am bs was 117 ...will test in 2 hours, i want to see if the protein helps with the spike and having the half a cup.

Well..Trying, I have been waiting for you bg test reading with the smaller serving of oat meal. How did it go. I eat oat meal every morning and it makes my bg go up. I have not found anything to eat that dont make the bg go up. So I just eat. But if you guys can get it figured out, I would give it a try. Mine is w a y to high.

A protien drink might work the same, just make sure you dont go over your allowed grams of carbs for that meal. I dont know how many grams of carb the drinks have.
I cant eat more than about a 1/2-3/4 cup oatmeal. I just dont like it that much but eat it now and then b/c they say it's good for me. I found that oatbran tastes better than regular quickcooking oatmeal. Takes a little longer to cookthough.

Cinamon makes youre glucosa go down, try it, i has been working for me.