Is It Okay To Eat Thin Crust Pizza?

[Staceyy]

I used to eat regular pizza and found my blood sugar went sky high. I pretty much stopped eating pizza but am now wondering if I can have thin crust pizza. I am a type 2 Diabetic on pills. Thanks.

[sweetcheeks]

Not that my opinion matters, and im not a doctor and sorry if i sound rather frustrated (its not at you) but im merely just saying this because your here for suggestions.

I was told that pizza can be very nutritous as long as it has veggies added to it, that is thin crust if at all possible and no extra cheese. And only two slices at the most.

[princesslinda]

I guess your answer depends on your carb tolerance....1 slice of Pizza Hut Thin & Crispy pepperoni lovers pizza is 22 carbs, 1 slice of Thin & Crispy supreme is 23 carbs.

For me, there is something in pizza that cause me to sky rocket....not sure if its the crust or the sauce. I had one piece of thin crust cheese pizza from Pizza hut and 2 hrs later was 180! I did try it again a few months later after taking a dose of apple cider vinegar and had 2 pieces...2 hrs later it was in the 120's...the vinegar is rough to stomach, but does work on post-meal levels...but I still had a higher fasting the next morning.

If I were you and this was something I REALLY missed, try having a slice, check 1 hr and 2 hrs after your first bite and see how much it goes up...if your levels aren't bad then you may be able to tolerate it on occasion.

[rzrbks]

Pizza = trip "to the moon" as far as B/G is concerned.

Fortunately, I just know I have to do correction bolus at 2 hour.

[Gordonm]

I am a type 1 on the pump so my situation is different. I have had better luck bolusing with the tin crust pizza tha nregular. The thin has quite a bit less carbs then the regular pizza. I go for the veggie pizza and it does work very well if I bolus for it correctly. If I start adding the other meats it adds a ton of fat and makes my BS rise much later. I will on occasion have one of those I just bolus and square wave for it. Yes the thin crust is better than regular pizza you just have to be careful not to eat to much of it.

[kgm0612]

Like Gordon, I'm also a type 1 pumper and do well with thin crust pizza over traditional pizza.

You can make your own thin crust pizza using the lowest carb count tortilla (preferably whole grain) you can find, brushing it with a little olive oil on both sides, and cooking it over low heat on your gas grill. I add cheese, sundried tomatoes, broccoli, and olives to mine.

Karen

[Gabby123]

I am on oral meds type 2. I can eat 2 slices with veggies on it and my BS stay the same. It is very thin crust and loaded up with the veggies is very filling.

[notme]

I pump and will eat pizza once in a blue moon. Your blood sugar will go high because of the carbs and the high fat content. Thin crust pizza is easier on your blood sugar.

[MJB]

I find it depends on where the pizza is made as to how well I tolerate it, sauce can vary wildly in carb content.

But my favorite is Giordano's deep dish. I eat it with a fork and leave the crust behind!

[poodlebone]

For me, it's not the carbs but the fat from the cheese. I was out with my sister a few weeks ago and stopped at a Pizza Hut. I ordered an individual veggie pizza with no cheese and my BGs were fine all day. I didn't do a dual or extended bolus for it, which I would have to do with cheese on it.

[volleyball]

I used to eat regular pizza and found my blood sugar went sky high. I pretty much stopped eating pizza but am now wondering if I can have thin crust pizza. I am a type 2 Diabetic on pills. Thanks.
since you bake, why not try a whole wheat crust. Bake it first to glaze the surface. Make pizza sauce because I have not found one that does not have corn syrup in it. Add lots of veggies and meat, then test.
I am luckey enough that living in NY, there are lots of mom & pop pizza places that make their own everything. I seem to have no problem with those. The chain places are deadly. Their flour is the most processed. They use corn syrup. their veggies and meats are the cheapest, even the cheese.

[sydneya]

[QUOTE=princesslinda;222908]
For me, there is something in pizza that cause me to sky rocket....not sure if its the crust or the sauce. I had one piece of thin crust cheese pizza from Pizza hut and 2 hrs later was 180! I did try it again a few months later after taking a dose of apple cider vinegar and had 2 pieces...2 hrs later it was in the 120's...the vinegar is rough to stomach, but does work on post-meal levels...but I still had a higher fasting the next morning.

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Interesting!!How much is a dose of apple cider vinegar. Do you take it right before you eat? Never heard of that but in some cases it would be worth it.
I do agree we all need to find out for ourselves what tolerance we have for each food. Pizza is rough on me, but it isn't on everyone. Diabetes is all about test, test, test.

[princesslinda]

I use 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar to a 1/2 cup of warm water with 2-3 yellow packets of splenda. I've read this only works in lowering post-meal readings, no fastings....also, drink it through a straw as it is rough on tooth enamel.

[jvetter18]

if you are spiking w/ pizza, i would recommend working out right after you eat it.

[princesslinda]

You are absolutely right Jvetter. Exercise immediately after eating would be optimal...though for me it isn't always possible. I would definitely need to do more than just a few minutes on the treadmill to defeat the evil pizza. That's why it's just easier for me NOT to have it. Unfortunately, I get most of my exercise at night, and I have my smallest meal at that time, so I don't get the best benefits from it i'm sure.

It is amazing that on the weekends I do much better readings overall due largely in part to getting more exercise (and probably less stress as well).

[Larry H.]

Now and then if we don't feel like cooking mom will make a personal size "Schwann" vegetable pizza. Total of about 34 to 36 carbs for the whole thing I think. If you can handle those carbs you should be alright? I don't recall seeing any really off reading after eating it for myself. Those are the 7" ones two to a box.

[Cyborg]

I usually order wings for myself rather than pizza, but occasionally I do have a slice or 2 of thin crust supreme without much impact on bg. :star:

[spirosway]

Type 2 it cant everything expept if use insuline!!!I am type 1 and use insuline and offcourse i can eat pizza and my bg are perfect!!!

[Tucker]

My first splurge in 4 months after notice of new life. One small vegi thin crust pizza at the pizza hut. I removed the topping from two slices and added them to another two slices.
Did not eat the outer crust. Ate all. 2 hour number 129, 3hour number 122.

Taste like ****, worse pizza I ever had! Dry and non tastey, next time I am making my own!

Over and Out

[mg_2204]

I used to eat regular pizza and found my blood sugar went sky high. I pretty much stopped eating pizza but am now wondering if I can have thin crust pizza. I am a type 2 Diabetic on pills. Thanks.

I make my own pizza and I have good results BG wise.

I've posted a while ago the recipe. Here it is:

To make a good and healthy pizza - Thin crust (http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/recipes/2820-healthy-spaghetti-pizza-sauce.html)

I've been using tortillas as a crust for a very long time now. It's a family favourite!

Enjoy!

[Just Ducky]

My nutritionist says its the fat in the pizza that throws off your sugars. I'm Type I so for me I can eat pizza any time I want, I've found, so long as I monitor and know that I need to split up my shot and keep track of how many carbs I'm taking in. Fat slows down the carb intake which is why your glucose shoots up like that. So lets say I'm eating two slices of Tombstone Brickoven Style pizza (ahem, that might be what's in my freezer at the moment) which contains 29 carbs for 2 slices, I know I need just below 4 units of insulin for that (my carb/ins ratio is 8:1). To be realistic, I'm going to eat 4 slices of that pizza so I need about 7 to 8 units, which I break up by about an hour, thus eliminating the super high glucose. Works like a charm. :)

[volleyball]

My nutritionist says its the fat in the pizza that throws off your sugars. I'm Type I so for me I can eat pizza any time I want, I've found, so long as I monitor and know that I need to split up my shot and keep track of how many carbs I'm taking in. Fat slows down the carb intake which is why your glucose shoots up like that. So lets say I'm eating two slices of Tombstone Brickoven Style pizza (ahem, that might be what's in my freezer at the moment) which contains 29 carbs for 2 slices, I know I need just below 4 units of insulin for that (my carb/ins ratio is 8:1). To be realistic, I'm going to eat 4 slices of that pizza so I need about 7 to 8 units, which I break up by about an hour, thus eliminating the super high glucose. Works like a charm. :)

That seems backwards. The carbs cause your BG to rise, not the fat. The fat is harder to metabolize so the BG rises slower.

[amyjo29]

I eat the southbeach pizza and my sugars are always fine. thin crust is always best but i was told to exercise an hour after because the food needs time to breakdown and if you go for a walk right away then it may not help. Talk to your endo to make sure i'm right. A diabetic educator told me this.

[Kubilee]

I love piza from time to time and my husband does too, he's been trying to eat like I have to and I know how much he missed his pizza. I'll tell you what I do and it is the very best thing since sliced bread...

I started replacing my bread with this thing called Flatout Bread and it is awesome with a sandwich as a wrap. He, in all of his infinite wisdom decided one night to make a pizza with these as the crust. I bought some itanian herb flavored ones. I use all natural sauce (no sugar added that he found somewhere and brought home), very thin, as I don't like a lot of sauce anyway. This was fast and easy and the very best pizza I have ever had....... and it didn't spike my blood sugar at all. And my kids love them, they have their own little pizzas made the way they want them.

If I have to have a pizza out, I just order it thin crust and tell them to put light sauce on it and it doesn't hurt too bad.

[CarrieScott]

Thanks for the info!

[jerryn]

Any pizza spikes me high. Even thin wheat crust pizza.
So.. I don't eat it.

[Katmandu]

Pizza = trip "to the moon" as far as B/G is concerned.

Fortunately, I just know I have to do correction bolus at 2 hour.What is a correction bolus ??? :confused:

[sweetcheeks]

that is an insulin injection, normally for type 1, 1.5's and some type 2's that are both controlled by insulin and medications.

If your not on insulin, no need to be concerned with it lol Ive tried to understand it for months and cannot put my head around it.

[volleyball]

Yeah just ignore any reply that appear flippant by saying bolus. to me, it's like saying, I'll just do something bad and the miracle of medicine will protect me. It just irks me as we are trying to live as healthy as possible.

[Dervish]

Yeah just ignore any reply that appear flippant by saying bolus. to me, it's like saying, I'll just do something bad and the miracle of medicine will protect me. It just irks me as we are trying to live as healthy as possible.

"Trying to live as healthy as possible" is no guarantee that your glucose level will never, ever be higher or lower than you want it to be. A correction bolus is the use of insulin to lower a high glucose to a more desirable level, nothing more, nothing less. It doesn't imply that you're being "bad". (Well, maybe it does, if you also consider taking oral diabetes meds to be "like saying, I'll just do something bad and the miracle of medicine will protect me.")

[olivia_ivy]

if you work out after eating pizza, it will help.

[volleyball]

The original poster cannot bolus so any answer like that is useless. I understand the process and I'm not knocking type 1's but those not on insulin and trying to do as best they can for themselves have meds, diet and exercise. Trying to do with as little to no meds and then someone saying, take more pills is conterconstructive. If you want to change the topic, a new thread discussing bousing for pizza would be appropriate in my opinion.
so in that instance taking extra meds would be "like saying, I'll just do something bad and the miracle of medicine will protect me."

[Janet_M]

Hi,

I just joined today, and ran across this thread. I was diagnosed in April, and haven't had any pizza since then. I've been craving it lately, but was afraid to try it. Maybe I can try the homemade kind... :)