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And some of us eat pasta two or three times a week.

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Spaghetti has been nicknamed “string sugar.”

(Do you recall wanting a second helping after eating grandmom’s famous spaghetti?)

What is more alarming is that80% of people with prediabetes don’t know they have it.

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Changing your diet can help.

But you’re free to have your pasta and healthy blood sugar levels, too.

Look for pasta that packs at least 4 grams of fiber.

One top-notch product she recommends isBarilla Protein + Pasta.