Diabetic nutritionals and method of using

A nutritional bar comprising:

• a) a carbohydrate system comprising from about 45% to about 90% of the total calories of the nutritional bar and wherein said carbohydrate system consists essentially of a source of fructose from about 65 wt/wt % to about 100 wt/wt % of the carbohydrate system and at least one nonabsorbent carbohydrate source comprising less than about 35 wt/wt % of the carbohydrate system,
• b) a fat source comprising less than about 30% of the total calories of the nutritional bar,
• c) a protein source comprising from about 10% to about 25% of the total calories of the nutritional bar,
• d) a dietary fiber source comprising less than about 30 wt/wt % of the nutritional bar;
• and
• e) an indigestible oligosaccharide source comprising less than about 2.5 wt/wt % of the nutritional bar.

A solid matrix nutritional comprising:

• a) a source of fat;
• b) a carbohydrate system which consists essentially of;
• i) a source of fructose from about 65 wt/wt % to about 100 wt/wt % of the carbohydrate system, and
• ii) at least one nonabsorbent carbohydrate less than about 35 wt/wt % of the carbohydrate system;
• and
• c) a source of protein.