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The concern for diabetics of course if blood sugar spikes. The peanuts by themselves (not counting the added sugar) do contain a good amount of carbs and will raise your BG although more slowly than the sugar. If you are controlling your blood sugar with meds or insulin I do not see that it is any worse than any other legume. There are 24g of carbs per cup of peanuts. If you can make your own in a food processor and use a sugar substitute such as stevia, I do not see that as being too high. That is just my opinion of course. I would compare them to eating beans. Yes, they do contain a good amount of carbs but do offer health benefits. Fiber, protein, fats, potassium etc. come to mind.
The almond-butter that I USED to buy was simply just that, almonds and some salt. NOW, that same brand has added a BUNCH of sugar to the ingredient..........probably did so to satisfy the greedy sweet-tooths of soda/juice chugging Murrrcans.
More likely because sugar is MUCH cheaper than almonds.
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