icon-nav-help
Need Help

Submit your question to our team of health care professionals.

icon-nav-current-questions
Current Question

See what's on the mind of the community right now.

icon-conf-speakers-at-a-glance
Meet the Team

Learn more about our world-renowned team.

icon-nav-archives
CWD Answers Archives

Review the entire archive according to the date it was posted.

CWD_Answers_Icon
December 19, 2006

Meal Planning, Food and Diet

advertisement
Question from Silver Spring, Maryland, USA:

Why do you have Cool Whip (fat free) in your lemon pie recipe when it is full of corn syrup and sugar? Why should diabetics eat this?

Answer:

From: DTeam Staff

All things in moderation, even lemon pie with Cool Whip topping can be worked into a meal plan for a person with diabetes. Sugar is not is much of a problem as the total amount of carbohydrate consumed for a person with diabetes. If portions of sweets are controlled and the total amount of carbohydrates is controlled, then there is no reason that an occasional piece of pie can’t be incorporated into a meal plan. Ask your heath care team or registered dietitian if you have questions about how to work an occasional sweet into your meal plan.

JMS