Are Nuts Good or Bad for Diabetes? Modified: Jun 17, 2020 by TheDiabetesCouncil Team · This post may contain affiliate links · Nuts! Can nuts help prevent diabetes? Can nuts help control diabetes? Are nuts a healthy snack or just another fad? Should you include nuts in your diet? The simple answer is yes-though, read on, because there are some caveats (aren’t there always…) to the simple "yes" answer. But….