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<blockquote data-quote="Dennis" data-source="post: 3166" data-attributes="member: 1338"><p>Hi all you fellow chocaholics,</p><p></p><p>One thing you need to bear in mind with almost all diabetic chocolates is that instead of sugar they substitute maltitol (Square One), sorbitol or xylitol (nearly all other brands - not sure about Thorntons as they don't state what they use as a substitute).</p><p></p><p>The point is that all these sugar substitutes convert to glucose in exactly the same way as sugar does and are only fractionally less potent than sugar. That is why I mentioned the Hotel Chocolat range - they use only half the sugar - in other words they contain half the sugar that so-called diabetic chocolates contain. Not to mention that sorbitol, xylitol and maltitol are extremely powerful laxatives, as Linda found out. </p><p></p><p>I'm not suggesting that you shouldn't try the others if you want to. Just remember not to stray too far from a toilet . . . . <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dennis, post: 3166, member: 1338"] Hi all you fellow chocaholics, One thing you need to bear in mind with almost all diabetic chocolates is that instead of sugar they substitute maltitol (Square One), sorbitol or xylitol (nearly all other brands - not sure about Thorntons as they don't state what they use as a substitute). The point is that all these sugar substitutes convert to glucose in exactly the same way as sugar does and are only fractionally less potent than sugar. That is why I mentioned the Hotel Chocolat range - they use only half the sugar - in other words they contain half the sugar that so-called diabetic chocolates contain. Not to mention that sorbitol, xylitol and maltitol are extremely powerful laxatives, as Linda found out. I'm not suggesting that you shouldn't try the others if you want to. Just remember not to stray too far from a toilet . . . . ;) [/QUOTE]
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