Broccoli & diabetes

I'd love to try this salad, but raw broccoli, just like raw onions, kill my
gut. Maybe I'll try it some time. I expected problems, especially broccoli f*rts I get with cooked broccoli. For me, there has only been benefits and I have certainly been eating huge amounts of this salad. We have had rain almost every day in Maine since early June, so I am working day and night on the computer. What a joy to grab a salad and bit of meat & fruit for a meal, rather than stop working before I am finished with a project.

OTOH, before I was diagnosed with major thyroid problems, diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure, I had a serving of cooked broccoli, the first in a long time. My tummy gurgled and growled so loud that you could hear it in the next room. There was nothing I could do to stop it! It went on for a long time. It was then I guessed something major must be wrong with me. I later Googled and found there is a chemical/enzyne in broccoli that should be avoided when you have a thyroid problem. Lucky for me, taking meds has stopped that problem. But everyone is different. I can agree this salad might not be for everyone. But I am always on the lookout for something I can do to keep my BG around 105, especially after eating a meal.

I am almost 60 and this is MY time in life. I am having too much fun and want to limit diabetes damage to my body in any way I can. I like how this salad takes away my cravings. After a spoonful of chocolate fudge pudding, I left it and tossed it into the garbage later--that is not the old me before the broccoli salad. The bank tellers made a delightful cabbage salad and I am trying to get the recipe.