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Diabetic Friendly Candy And Sweets

sony7

sony7

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Science has created a candy that is made with a natural sweetener called Xylitol. These products do not effect the insulin levels therefore making it possible for patients with diabetes to consume it. This natural ingredient also reduces tooth decay. It is recommended by a handful of doctors nationwide.
 
It gives me extreme diarrhea and raises my blood sugar. It is delayed and I don't see the spike until the 3 hour mark but the spike is still there. Maltitol is worse and far more common in sugar free candy, at least in North America.
 
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sony7 said:
Science has created a candy that is made with a natural sweetener called Xylitol. These products do not effect the insulin levels therefore making it possible for patients with diabetes to consume it. This natural ingredient also reduces tooth decay. It is recommended by a handful of doctors nationwide.
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With Xylitol you still have to count half of the carb content for insulin dosage. Xylitol also states over consumption causes tummy upsets. So hardly surprising only a handful of Doctors recommend it.
 
And xylitol is also extremely toxic to dogs, so avoid it like the plague if you own one.

Robbity
 
If it can be fatal for dogs I am certainly not going to put it me!
CAROL
 
Well, I just tried my first Chocologic dark chocolate this evening, it's 2.5g per portion, or 18g per 100g of which about half is polyols. It was very very nice and smooth. I'll let you know how the Inulin it contains works out. I think the last time I ate any substantial amount of that, in jerusalem artichoke, I felt like John Hurt in Alien.
 
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