2009
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Is yoplait fiber one yogurt okay to eat if you’re a Type 2 diabetic Controlled on diet and exercise?
Stephanie C asked:
I’ve been eating dannon light and fit yogurt and need a change! I see that Fiber one has a yogurt that contains 5 grams of fiber and 10 grams of sugar. I’ve heard that food with high fiber is good for diabetics because it breaks down in your system slower reducing a sugar rush… Does that apply for yogurt as well? Or is 10 grams of sugar too high??
Ethel
I’ve been eating dannon light and fit yogurt and need a change! I see that Fiber one has a yogurt that contains 5 grams of fiber and 10 grams of sugar. I’ve heard that food with high fiber is good for diabetics because it breaks down in your system slower reducing a sugar rush… Does that apply for yogurt as well? Or is 10 grams of sugar too high??
Ethel
Marcus
Fiber is actually a carb, but it is one of the good carbs. It is the carb count you want to watch on labels. Low fat yogurt is a good carb, just like other low fat dairy. Starch’s are bad carbs. As far as fiber, just eating right, you should get enough. Eat veggies lots of veggies, fruit, beans and peas, and other things like that. If you really want to get more fiber, then use Metamucil. Eat the same carb count everyday can help control your diabetes also. Get on a good diet plan for diabetes.
Derrick
Any food is ok to eat as long as the carb count fits in your meal plans. Also after trying a new food make sure you test to make sure it does not spike you to high.
Sara
Sure, the fiber makes you feel fuller and should keep your blood sugar from spiking. The carbs in the sugar isn’t the whole story. What is the total carb count? Does that fit into the way you have been eating?
Wanda
It is basically impossible to significantly reduce the sugar content of a milk-based product like yogurt without drastically reducing the serving size. That’s because milk itself contains a significant amount of sugar in the form of lactose. According to the following link, 1 cup (8 oz) of skim milk contains 12.3 g of carbohydrate. The best that you can hope for is that the yogurt doesn’t contain any added sugar on top of its milk content. There are numerous brands available that don’t contain added sugar. Based on the information you give, it sounds as if Fiber One is a good choice for diabetics.
Tara
I avoid all such things as any sort of yogurts as they have lots and lots of pure unadultrated sugar in them and sends my glucose to the moon.
I am not sure that fiber in the stuff would help all that much.
Test your glucose, eat a serving of it, test your glucose again in 90 minutes and decide for yourself if it is worth having this sugary stuff in your food plan.
If a food spikes my glucose more than 50 mg/dL then I eliminate that food from my plan.
Darren
The fiber isn’t going to counteract the ten grams of sugar, unfortunately. I don’t know if 10 grams of sugar is too much for your body, as all diabetics are different in this regard. You’ll just have to experiment with your meter.
If you can’t stand the Dannon Light & Fit Carb and Sugar Control (I assume that’s the yogurt you’re eating), then try buying plain yogurt and adding sugar-free syrups, like Torani or DaVinci. Torani makes sugar-free chocolate, pineapple, strawberry, raspberry, black cherry, vanilla, and the list goes on.