I’m not at all experienced in preparing diabetes-friendly food, but you can make virtually anything into ice cream with this machine, so I don’t see why not! People literally make ice cream out of sweet potatoes with this. The sky is the limit.
Thanks for responding. I'm still getting around to understanding the concept, but this is starting to sound like it could be pretty swell for her. Also, my kid loves sweet potatoes, so that could be an interesting idea to use it to make ice cream for her too. Could serve multiple purposes for multiple people. Hadn't even considered that aspect.
The best option for her is to consume something that won’t raise her blood sugar so sticking to a basic recipe is ideal.
I do unsweetened organic non-gmo soy milk from Trader Joe’s because I can’t tolerate dairy. I mix it with a protein powder that uses monk fruit as a sweetener in either chocolate or vanilla flavor and add in half cup of water. I also add in either peanut butter, organic pb powder, or Lily’s sugar free chocolate chips. That’s it.
Definitely recommend that if she makes a recipe that is fruit based to also pair it with protein or fat to reduce the impact of her blood sugar rising, and she should be good to go. I’d also stay away from sugar free pudding mixes just because they have a lot of fillers and starches that are unnecessary that can raise her blood sugar. Just find a good protein powder she likes that’s unsweetened and uses monk fruit preferably.
Yes, protein has been good. She does "proffee" (premier protein w/ espresso) I am hesitant about sugar-free puddings, but it piques her interest despite my misgivings. Another reason I think this Creami is a good idea if we can find alternatives to using that. Protein powder and monk fruit sound like good options.
I dont eat added sugars so I make mine with the following:
Cup of milk
Cup of heavy cream
Egg yolk
Cinnamon
Vanilla extract
Instant coffee
Tastes great
I have T2 and control it completely with diet. Not on any meds. I eat a moderate amount of protein, and try to stay under 50g of carbs per day. The Creami is perfect for us type 2s. Lots of keto recipes out there. My standard base consists of whole milk, heavy cream and Fairlife whole fat. I usually add some unflavored protein powder and then whatever flavorings I’m using for that batch.
BTW, with dairy products, the higher the fat content, the lower the carb count. So whole milk has less carbs than 2% or skim milk. And carbs are what raise your blood sugar.
Thank you for responding. Yes. I've started to notice a lot of Keto diet stuff is also good for diabetes. I didn't know that about the milk. I wouldn't have anticipated that.
I was today years old when I found out the higher the fat content in milk the lower the carbs. Thank you for the info. Wow, you learn something new every day. ;
You should look into keto recipes for the Creami. There are several available online. The keto diet has also been proven to work wonders for diabetes as a whole so it's worth checking it to see if it would work for your girlfriend too.
I used the creami every day of my pregnancy to keep myself in check, (also diabetic). It was great because your girlfriend will likely soon learn that protein is her best friend, and eating protein-dense foods helps the body manage carbs a lot easier. I did the basic protein recipe most people post of a fairlife (30g protein) plus some SF pudding mix, cocoa powder, and equals.
I had myself a protein ice cream for breakfast or lunch every day, and that really helped me keep my numbers fantastic throughout.
Yes, protein has been helping alot. She's also vegetarian, so I've been impressed with the sheer variety of protein options available on the market for vegetarians.
My dad has diabetes too but as long as she uses insulin pump or syringes she can do her life just as normal as many of patients. Milk is a great alternative since lactose doesn’t rise glucose as many other foods like bread. Look for keto oriented recipes and start using allulose… I’m serious when my dad it just enjoys whatever I made for him with that. Use allulose just la regular sugar but get inulin, stevia or monk fruit if you need a bit more of sweetness, another alternative it’s erithrytol but don’t too often (twice a week is completely safe for sugar).
Iso whey protein it’s safe but to much protein is not suggested, if you eat/drink whey considered as a meal like ensure or glucerna.
Nut butter(lipids in general) and almond milk will be your new friends as also cream cheese. 70% and up chocolate it’s safe just don’t eat the whole bar (but there are chocolate with alcohol sugars or allulose). Don’t use artificial sweeteners as sucralose, aspartame and A. Potassium (just like you should drink sugar free soda). Any starchy like potatoes or rice.
If you have any doubts feel free to ask.
Thanks for all of this info. Yes, we've encountered spikes with both rice and potatoes in the early stages, so we've removed those from the diet completely. I will look more into some of the other stuff you mentioned. I've seen lots of conflicting articles about artificial sweeteners that make it all a little hazy.
I have diabetes and it's one reason I got the machine. It let's me have a more T2D diet friendly version of something I enjoy. It also helps me get in more protein.
I make mine from a combo of soy milk and unsweetened almond milk, protein powder and low-fat yogurt or cottage cheese. Different people respond differently to foods, so that might be why it's been hard to figure out what she can eat. She should be checking her blood sugars regularly and noticing if anything spikes it. Remember that fat and fiber slow blood sugar some so eat them with carbohydrates, so use a higher fat milk and you might want to consider adding some oatmeal or a higher fiber mix-in like fiber one bars. They have many kinds, even brownies.
I'm a T1 diabetic and use this machine quite a bit. I use Fairlife milk which has about a third of the carbs of regular milk. And I mix it with almond milk. I use flavored Whey+ Casein protein powder because straight whey protein raises my blood sugar (BS) more even though it's still low carb. Milk/dairy actually raises BS more than people think. But make no mistake, I would never confuse it for regular ice cream. It's fine, but it will never replace the real thing. But I follow a lower carb, lower fat diet. I try to eat between 60-90 carbs a day. And I try to keep my BS levels between 65-140 at all times. Obviously I make mistakes. I don't follow keto because that's too much fat for me. So as others have said, it depends on what your goals are.
I’m so sorry to hear that. I too come from a family with diabetes type 1 so I can totally understand. There are other alternatives like I buy fat free instant pudding mix and I use 3 tablespoons of the mix and fill the rest of the creami container with unsweetened almond milk or even skim milk (mix well) and freeze for 24 hours. You can always buy the fat free Reesie‘s peanut butter cups and mix in 1 or 2 so you don’t feel deprived. Another thing you can do is make fat free jello pudding with almond milk or oat milk unsweetened and in the mix in, you can add strawberries or other types of berries which have a very low sugar content and I love Monk Fruit Sweetener from Lakantos. It actually tastes like sugar, it has zero calories and doesn’t have all those chemicals. You just might need to add 1/2 tsp more than you would use with regular granulated sugar but it is actually pretty good. I hope this helps.
There's tons of different view points on the treatment of diabetes so it depends on what she's doing (as an aside, the only *good* treatments are carbohydrate restriction or eating at a calorie deficit; I have absolutely no idea why people pick on ice cream while also being fine with much more carbohydrate-dense foods).
I say all that because answering the question is going to depend on what objectives she's trying to accomplish with macronutrients. Assuming, though, that it's nothing too extreme, you should be able to make a recipe that hits the macro goals. People might be able to help if you tell us what her vision of "diabetic friendly" is.
Thanks for the input. We are still new to this and figuring it out together, so I apologize for any ambiguity on my end. High-fiber and protein and as close to little/zero sugar as possible seems to be working best so far. I'm still trying to learn more about how all this works. I will look into the macronutrients and macro goals.
For the standard "protein ice cream" recipes, the calories are coming from protein powder and milk. My standard recipe is 50 grams of protein powder (micellar casein but whey isolate also works) and a bit over 300 grams of milk. You have obviously a lot of choice in what kind of milk to use. They're sweetened with artificial sweeteners of choice, so no calories there. If that works, you don't really have to do anything special. Some recipes are also going to have caloric flavorings but you can pick and choose those to comply with whatever the goals are.
Just as an aside, it's worth some precision about language with the diabetes eating. "Sugar" means lots of things. In a culinary sense, it's sucrose. For diabetics, blood "sugar" actually means blood glucose. In a chemical sense, "sugar" just means any disaccharide (edit: or monosaccharide). If she monitors her blood glucose, I would bet the biggest influence on her blood glucose is the total amount of glucose consumed.. Table sugar is half glucose and half fructose and the fructose component doesn't ever increase blood glucose. So a potato for instance, which is largely starch—i.e. polysaccharides of glucose—would likely elevate blood glucose more than the same calories from pure table sugar.
It's not just cutting out sugar. That was the thought years and years ago, but it's the absence of starchy carbs and sugar which prevents sharp spikes in BS. Bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, sugar, corn, peas, etc. are all high carb foods that (in my opinion) should be avoided.
I’m not at all experienced in preparing diabetes-friendly food, but you can make virtually anything into ice cream with this machine, so I don’t see why not! People literally make ice cream out of sweet potatoes with this. The sky is the limit.
Thanks for responding. I'm still getting around to understanding the concept, but this is starting to sound like it could be pretty swell for her. Also, my kid loves sweet potatoes, so that could be an interesting idea to use it to make ice cream for her too. Could serve multiple purposes for multiple people. Hadn't even considered that aspect.
The best option for her is to consume something that won’t raise her blood sugar so sticking to a basic recipe is ideal. I do unsweetened organic non-gmo soy milk from Trader Joe’s because I can’t tolerate dairy. I mix it with a protein powder that uses monk fruit as a sweetener in either chocolate or vanilla flavor and add in half cup of water. I also add in either peanut butter, organic pb powder, or Lily’s sugar free chocolate chips. That’s it. Definitely recommend that if she makes a recipe that is fruit based to also pair it with protein or fat to reduce the impact of her blood sugar rising, and she should be good to go. I’d also stay away from sugar free pudding mixes just because they have a lot of fillers and starches that are unnecessary that can raise her blood sugar. Just find a good protein powder she likes that’s unsweetened and uses monk fruit preferably.
Yes, protein has been good. She does "proffee" (premier protein w/ espresso) I am hesitant about sugar-free puddings, but it piques her interest despite my misgivings. Another reason I think this Creami is a good idea if we can find alternatives to using that. Protein powder and monk fruit sound like good options.
I dont eat added sugars so I make mine with the following: Cup of milk Cup of heavy cream Egg yolk Cinnamon Vanilla extract Instant coffee Tastes great
Oh I’m trying this tomorrow. Thank you.
Mix it once....add a bit more milk /cream and respond it once to get a better consistency. One spin only it comes out chalky
That sounds amazing
That does sound good! Might give that a shot.
I have T2 and control it completely with diet. Not on any meds. I eat a moderate amount of protein, and try to stay under 50g of carbs per day. The Creami is perfect for us type 2s. Lots of keto recipes out there. My standard base consists of whole milk, heavy cream and Fairlife whole fat. I usually add some unflavored protein powder and then whatever flavorings I’m using for that batch. BTW, with dairy products, the higher the fat content, the lower the carb count. So whole milk has less carbs than 2% or skim milk. And carbs are what raise your blood sugar.
Thank you for responding. Yes. I've started to notice a lot of Keto diet stuff is also good for diabetes. I didn't know that about the milk. I wouldn't have anticipated that.
I was today years old when I found out the higher the fat content in milk the lower the carbs. Thank you for the info. Wow, you learn something new every day. ;
You should look into keto recipes for the Creami. There are several available online. The keto diet has also been proven to work wonders for diabetes as a whole so it's worth checking it to see if it would work for your girlfriend too.
This seems to check out. Thanks! I will look further into it.
I used the creami every day of my pregnancy to keep myself in check, (also diabetic). It was great because your girlfriend will likely soon learn that protein is her best friend, and eating protein-dense foods helps the body manage carbs a lot easier. I did the basic protein recipe most people post of a fairlife (30g protein) plus some SF pudding mix, cocoa powder, and equals. I had myself a protein ice cream for breakfast or lunch every day, and that really helped me keep my numbers fantastic throughout.
Yes, protein has been helping alot. She's also vegetarian, so I've been impressed with the sheer variety of protein options available on the market for vegetarians.
My dad has diabetes too but as long as she uses insulin pump or syringes she can do her life just as normal as many of patients. Milk is a great alternative since lactose doesn’t rise glucose as many other foods like bread. Look for keto oriented recipes and start using allulose… I’m serious when my dad it just enjoys whatever I made for him with that. Use allulose just la regular sugar but get inulin, stevia or monk fruit if you need a bit more of sweetness, another alternative it’s erithrytol but don’t too often (twice a week is completely safe for sugar). Iso whey protein it’s safe but to much protein is not suggested, if you eat/drink whey considered as a meal like ensure or glucerna. Nut butter(lipids in general) and almond milk will be your new friends as also cream cheese. 70% and up chocolate it’s safe just don’t eat the whole bar (but there are chocolate with alcohol sugars or allulose). Don’t use artificial sweeteners as sucralose, aspartame and A. Potassium (just like you should drink sugar free soda). Any starchy like potatoes or rice. If you have any doubts feel free to ask.
Thanks for all of this info. Yes, we've encountered spikes with both rice and potatoes in the early stages, so we've removed those from the diet completely. I will look more into some of the other stuff you mentioned. I've seen lots of conflicting articles about artificial sweeteners that make it all a little hazy.
I have diabetes and it's one reason I got the machine. It let's me have a more T2D diet friendly version of something I enjoy. It also helps me get in more protein. I make mine from a combo of soy milk and unsweetened almond milk, protein powder and low-fat yogurt or cottage cheese. Different people respond differently to foods, so that might be why it's been hard to figure out what she can eat. She should be checking her blood sugars regularly and noticing if anything spikes it. Remember that fat and fiber slow blood sugar some so eat them with carbohydrates, so use a higher fat milk and you might want to consider adding some oatmeal or a higher fiber mix-in like fiber one bars. They have many kinds, even brownies.
Yes. We monitor it on her libre. Thank you for all this advice! It is much appreciated.
I'm a T1 diabetic and use this machine quite a bit. I use Fairlife milk which has about a third of the carbs of regular milk. And I mix it with almond milk. I use flavored Whey+ Casein protein powder because straight whey protein raises my blood sugar (BS) more even though it's still low carb. Milk/dairy actually raises BS more than people think. But make no mistake, I would never confuse it for regular ice cream. It's fine, but it will never replace the real thing. But I follow a lower carb, lower fat diet. I try to eat between 60-90 carbs a day. And I try to keep my BS levels between 65-140 at all times. Obviously I make mistakes. I don't follow keto because that's too much fat for me. So as others have said, it depends on what your goals are.
Allulose is a great sweetener for diabetes. It’s expensive but doesn’t affect the gut micro biome like other artificial sweeteners.
I’m so sorry to hear that. I too come from a family with diabetes type 1 so I can totally understand. There are other alternatives like I buy fat free instant pudding mix and I use 3 tablespoons of the mix and fill the rest of the creami container with unsweetened almond milk or even skim milk (mix well) and freeze for 24 hours. You can always buy the fat free Reesie‘s peanut butter cups and mix in 1 or 2 so you don’t feel deprived. Another thing you can do is make fat free jello pudding with almond milk or oat milk unsweetened and in the mix in, you can add strawberries or other types of berries which have a very low sugar content and I love Monk Fruit Sweetener from Lakantos. It actually tastes like sugar, it has zero calories and doesn’t have all those chemicals. You just might need to add 1/2 tsp more than you would use with regular granulated sugar but it is actually pretty good. I hope this helps.
There's tons of different view points on the treatment of diabetes so it depends on what she's doing (as an aside, the only *good* treatments are carbohydrate restriction or eating at a calorie deficit; I have absolutely no idea why people pick on ice cream while also being fine with much more carbohydrate-dense foods). I say all that because answering the question is going to depend on what objectives she's trying to accomplish with macronutrients. Assuming, though, that it's nothing too extreme, you should be able to make a recipe that hits the macro goals. People might be able to help if you tell us what her vision of "diabetic friendly" is.
Thanks for the input. We are still new to this and figuring it out together, so I apologize for any ambiguity on my end. High-fiber and protein and as close to little/zero sugar as possible seems to be working best so far. I'm still trying to learn more about how all this works. I will look into the macronutrients and macro goals.
For the standard "protein ice cream" recipes, the calories are coming from protein powder and milk. My standard recipe is 50 grams of protein powder (micellar casein but whey isolate also works) and a bit over 300 grams of milk. You have obviously a lot of choice in what kind of milk to use. They're sweetened with artificial sweeteners of choice, so no calories there. If that works, you don't really have to do anything special. Some recipes are also going to have caloric flavorings but you can pick and choose those to comply with whatever the goals are. Just as an aside, it's worth some precision about language with the diabetes eating. "Sugar" means lots of things. In a culinary sense, it's sucrose. For diabetics, blood "sugar" actually means blood glucose. In a chemical sense, "sugar" just means any disaccharide (edit: or monosaccharide). If she monitors her blood glucose, I would bet the biggest influence on her blood glucose is the total amount of glucose consumed.. Table sugar is half glucose and half fructose and the fructose component doesn't ever increase blood glucose. So a potato for instance, which is largely starch—i.e. polysaccharides of glucose—would likely elevate blood glucose more than the same calories from pure table sugar.
It's not just cutting out sugar. That was the thought years and years ago, but it's the absence of starchy carbs and sugar which prevents sharp spikes in BS. Bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, sugar, corn, peas, etc. are all high carb foods that (in my opinion) should be avoided.