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HI KEN,   Oatmeal, grains and starches will  affect everyone " differently". If you are on medications, you may do fine with oatmeal.  Another thing to do is to test the SPIKE of the oatmeal, one hour from your first bite : also called the one hour postprandial blood glucose.   I tested my spike one hour  (165 to 175), and it was two high for what I consider my personal tight glucose targets.   Since I keep an eye on which foods SPIKE me, and therefore put an extra burden on the beta cells and pancreas, I chose to give my friend my new box of oatmeal.  If you are on meds or insulin, you may be OK, but since I am not on meds, and food is my medicine -- I keep an eye on which food spike my blood glucose HIGH.  If oatmeal does not pose a problem for your blood glucose, then you can add cinnamon, and/or some nuts or milk to make it even healthier.   Whenever you are unsure about a food, you can do a blood glucose test for either one or two hours postprandial (after meal ) level, to see how this food affects.   Some starches and grains increase blood sugar more than pure cane sugar. You can also read up on testing postprandial, or ask your doctor.  Since HIGH after meal readings are purportedly tied into increased risk of heart disease, they are worth checking here and there.   :) Good Luck.