No dessert is going to be completely healthy for you, but as desserts go carrot cakes are highly nutritious, especially diabetes carrot cake. Carrots are rich in vitamin A, which has been known to improve night vision. Carrots are also credited with improving the quality of breast milk, lowering cholesterol and blood pressure, and improving the appearance of skin, hair, and nails, according to CarrotCake.org.uk. In many cases, raisins, apples, walnuts, and pineapples are also added to the batter, increasing its nutritional value even further.

Your typical carrot cake is high in sugar and fat. However, a diabetes carrot cake is typically made with sugar substitutes such as Equal or Splenda. It may also be made with skim milk instead of whole milk and vegetable oil instead of other oils, which are high in trans fat. In spite of these missing ingredients, diabetes carrot cake is still an incredibly …