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When you have diabetes, it s important to enjoy candy only in moderation and when your blood sugar is controlled.
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Think candy is off-limits simply because you have diabetes? Not a chance! “I encourage people with diabetes to remember that a diabetes diet is really just a healthier diet,” says Rainie Robinson, RD, CDCES, who is in private practice in Birmingham, Alabama. She suggests thinking of candy as a dessert rather than a snack. “Changing that mentality allows people to think about eating candy in smaller portions. We are typically fuller from the meal and therefore eat less candy or sweets than we would have before.”