Grilled Ham Cheese with apples on sourdough bread. Several women from the neighborhood occasionally get together to try new places to eat, maybe shop a little and, always, talk a lot. I was intrigued by this combination at a new to us restaurant, ordered it and have been making it at home ever since! Sourdough bread is a good bread for those who are diabetic. Studies have shown that it does not raise blood glucose in the way that other breads will. Scientists believe that the fermentation process used to make the bread rise produces lactic acid and reduces availability of simple carbohydrates, keeping blood sugars stable. The scale measuring the rate at which a food makes blood sugar rise is called the glycemic index. Anything that is rated 55 or less is considered to have a low ... [Read More]