For those who are living with diabetes, be it type 1 or type 2, pizza is food that can leave you second guessing if it’s safe to eat. The reason pizza becomes questionable is because it comes in so many different sizes and thickness.
The toppings, even just sauce and cheese, can contain varying amounts of sugar and fats, which can slow down digestion and affect sensitivity to insulin. The dough, usually made of white flour, is nearly all carbohydrates, while tomato sauce contains sugar and additional sources of blood-sugar-rising carbohydrates.