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You are here: Home / Understanding Diabetes / Diabetes Battles- Banana vs Candy Bar – What’s the Point?

Diabetes Battles- Banana vs Candy Bar – What’s the Point?

March 25, 2021 By Toby Smithson

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes

As a nutrition and diabetes professional AND a person with 50+ years of successful personal diabetes management experience, I am a little miffed at inaccurate diabetes management information. And, it’s everywhere. One YouTube channel constantly pits one food against another, checking blood glucose levels (at an inappropriate after-eating interval) to draw unfounded conclusions – like maybe people with diabetes shouldn’t eat fruit. I felt a need to debunk that ridiculous idea.

I’ve seen a series of videos on YouTube about what foods spike your blood sugar, but there is a lot more to the story than what is being portrayed. Unfortunately, they don’t share the science or the research and are just throwing info out that you may “want to hear.” Science gives us the answers. So in today’s video, I’m going to dispel the myths or things you may be hearing. Is it Fact or fiction?

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Table of contents

  • Let’s Review: Reasons Behind Some Foods And Blood Sugar Spike Claims…
    • Here’s The Facts
    • What Does The Banana Bring To The Table?
    • Does The Chocolate Candy Bar Have A Chance?

Let’s Review: Reasons Behind Some Foods And Blood Sugar Spike Claims…

Banana vs a chocolate candy bar… what do you want to hear? Ha, my guess is you’d love to see that a candy bar won’t raise your blood sugar as much as fruit.

Here’s The Facts

Well, here are the facts, we wouldn’t expect that the candy bar will bring up your blood sugar as much as a banana, initially.

As a reminder, we want our blood sugar to be between 80 and 130 before a meal and 180 or less two hours after the start of eating. This information is science-based. It comes from the latest American Diabetes Association position paper which reviews the latest research. To come up with these target ranges, they were looking for the suggested blood sugar range to prevent complications from diabetes. After all, that’s what we all want; we are managing our blood sugar to prevent any complications from diabetes and feel well. So that’s our overall goal.  Oh, and one other important piece of information, checking the blood sugar of people who aren’t diagnosed with diabetes, is not information that’s comparable.

Through lots of research, we also have answers on what combination of foods or elements in food will slow down the absorption of carbohydrates to prevent spikes in blood sugar readings.

What Does The Banana Bring To The Table?

So, in the case of a healthy food choice like a piece of fresh fruit, we need to look at the portion size – a 4-ounce banana, in this case, is equal to a 15-gram carb portion and we need to consider how much nutrition a piece of fruit offers (like it’s a great source of potassium). The amount of protein, fat, and fiber for this portion of a banana is negligible. And protein, fat, and fiber help slow down the absorption of carbohydrate consumption.

So we may see a higher reading initially, and as a dietitian, I always recommend consuming foods like this with another food that will have protein, fiber, or fat to help slow down the carb absorption. But there also is something you can do here to slow down the absorption, and that is to eat the banana when it is not fully ripe! An unripe banana contains resistant starch, which will pass through your gut undigested and not raise your blood sugar.  SOLUTION

Be Sure To Check Out – Can People With Diabetes Eat Fruit?

Does The Chocolate Candy Bar Have A Chance?

So… For a milk chocolate candy bar… Hmmm… Well, there is a whole lot of calories, fat, saturated fat, and carbohydrate. The high-fat content of the candy bar helps slow down the absorption of the carbohydrate, but doesn’t help with any of the negative parts like lots of added calories, added sugar, and saturated fat that will raise our risk for heart disease. No, thank you.

And note….depending on your level of insulin sensitivity it’s very possible your blood sugar will spike but it will be later in the day.

Be Sure To Check Out – Can People With Diabetes Eat Chocolate? (spoiler alert – YES!!!)

When we are looking at our food choices, always look at the whole picture instead of looking at only one part of the equation. Remember we want to manage our overall health which includes managing our blood sugar.

Thanks for watching.

Until next time, cheers to your health.

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If you have been diagnosed with diabetes and are taking a medication that can cause low blood sugar or tend to run below target readings, I bet you e heard about treating a low blood sugar with a fast acting carbohydrate. That is correct. But… if you see your blood sugar trending down but not to the 70 mg/dl reading, and it’s close to your meal time, you may be able to stop the low by eating a halo orange! This is one of the tricks I do so that I can get more nutrition (fruit) in my body instead of eating a fast acting carb with little to no nutrition. One halo has about 9 grams of carb which matches up perfectly for me to prevent a further blood sugar dive.
TY @thewonderfulcompany for all the samples in honor of nutrition month.
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What? People at risk are those who are at risk for heart disease and have diabetes? What? That’s us!

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So many followers with diabetes ask me, “can I eat sweetpotatoes without spiking my blood sugar levels?” 

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But there’s an important detail that not many people know about - we should be consuming the SKIN of our sweetpotatoes to really lower our glycemic index and maximize our fiber intake. So when it comes to sweetpotatoes, you can put that peeler away!

Portioning is also highly important for maintaining your blood sugar levels. Learn more about how to safely portion your sweetpotatoes in my YouTube video, “How to Eat Sweet Potatoes for Balanced Blood Sugar!” 

Another fun fact: You might have noticed that I spell “sweetpotato” as one word. That’s because according to many experts, this is the correct way to spell it, since sweetpotatoes are not a kind of potato but a different vegetable entirely! 

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Don’t let the “sweet” in “sweetpotato” fool you - this root is actually a nutritional powerhouse loaded with vitamin A, potassium, and fiber which will actually help you keep your blood sugar balanced! 

But there’s an important detail that not many people know about - we should be consuming the SKIN of our sweetpotatoes to really lower our glycemic index and maximize our fiber intake. So when it comes to sweetpotatoes, you can put that peeler away!

Portioning is also highly important for maintaining your blood sugar levels. Learn more about how to safely portion your sweetpotatoes in my YouTube video, “How to Eat Sweet Potatoes for Balanced Blood Sugar!” 

Another fun fact: You might have noticed that I spell “sweetpotato” as one word. That’s because according to many experts, this is the correct way to spell it, since sweetpotatoes are not a kind of potato but a different vegetable entirely! 

For more Sweetpotato facts and recipes, be sure to check out @ncsweetpotatoes 🧡

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Getting ZAVVY? 

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Along with diet and exercise, ZAVVY lowers A1C, weight, and blood pressure. 

Talk to your doctor if this is an option for you. 

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Getting ZAVVY?

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Along with diet and exercise, ZAVVY lowers A1C, weight, and blood pressure.

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Great news for people diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes and are on Medicare! 

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Great news for people diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes and are on Medicare!

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Fun fact: 🍠 Sweetpotato is not a yam. 

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Use 5 grams carb per ounce of potato consumed 🍠

Use 42 grams carb for 1 cup of cubed yams

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Fun fact: 🍠 Sweetpotato is not a yam.

Sweetpotatoes are a root; yams are a tuber.

Use 5 grams carb per ounce of potato consumed 🍠

Use 42 grams carb for 1 cup of cubed yams

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Congrats Dexcom on the launch of the new G7 continuous glucose monitor (CGM) as seen on Super Bowl 57. Did anyone else find it odd that the CGM would need to be advertised to a wide audience? I don’t know of anyone with type 1 nor many with type 2, who don’t know that Dexcom is a potential (cost prohibitive) option as part of diabetes management.  End of rant. 

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Congrats Dexcom on the launch of the new G7 continuous glucose monitor (CGM) as seen on Super Bowl 57. Did anyone else find it odd that the CGM would need to be advertised to a wide audience? I don’t know of anyone with type 1 nor many with type 2, who don’t know that Dexcom is a potential (cost prohibitive) option as part of diabetes management. End of rant.

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Can you eat chocolate??? Not all chocolate is created equal when it comes to health benefits. Yes, there are health benefits to eating chocolate 🙌 Opt for dark chocolate with at least 70% cocoa which is rich in antioxidants. With cocoa powder, choose the lighter powder ( un-dutched)vs a darker powder because it contains more antioxidants. 
One of my fav recipes is my own chocolate chia pudding. You can find the recipe on my Diabetes Everyday YouTube channel. Tap on linktree to get to my YouTube. 
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Can you eat chocolate??? Not all chocolate is created equal when it comes to health benefits. Yes, there are health benefits to eating chocolate 🙌 Opt for dark chocolate with at least 70% cocoa which is rich in antioxidants. With cocoa powder, choose the lighter powder ( un-dutched)vs a darker powder because it contains more antioxidants.
One of my fav recipes is my own chocolate chia pudding. You can find the recipe on my Diabetes Everyday YouTube channel. Tap on linktree to get to my YouTube.
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Guess what made my list of best foods to include for prediabetes and diabetes management? Here’s the link to the article in Forbes…
#diabetes #type2diabetes #prediabetes #type1diabetes #typeonediabetes #diabetesawareness #nuts @californiaalmonds #almonds #healthyfats #diabetesfriendly #diabetesdiet @forbes 

https://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid&tid=63e3428227c5495ca83dcd2d954d4de7&url=https://www.forbes.com/health/body/prediabetes-diet/&c=15755338635719548451&mkt=en-us

Guess what made my list of best foods to include for prediabetes and diabetes management? Here’s the link to the article in Forbes…
#diabetes #type2diabetes #prediabetes #type1diabetes #typeonediabetes #diabetesawareness #nuts @californiaalmonds #almonds #healthyfats #diabetesfriendly #diabetesdiet @forbes

https://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid&tid=63e3428227c5495ca83dcd2d954d4de7&url=https://www.forbes.com/health/body/prediabetes-diet/&c=15755338635719548451&mkt=en-us
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