Healthline food products

[Highmoor]

Can anyone tell me if Health Line products are any good fo us type 2 diabetics. My wife as just bought some bikies in from Morrisons, that are said to be good for diabetics. I wont eat em until someone on here can inform me if they are anygood, or should I say no good .

Im new to all this , since xmas eve 2007 when I was diagnosed. Im doing well with the BS levels, mai9nly around 4.5 to 6.5, peaking at 8/9 after meals.

Anyway it says these bikies have sweetners in Maltitol and sorbital (0.1% sacharin)

any of you wiser folks out there, let me know, cos Ive gone without anything sweet since xmas, and to a certain extent am happy with my BS levels, although I do like most get a craving.

 

[Dennis]

Highmoor,

Maltitol and sorbitol are both sugar-alcohols. In other words they are glucose. Its because they are not made from sugar (i.e. sucrose) the manufacturers can clain them to be "sugar free".

Any manufacturer that claims a product that contains maltitol or sorbitol is good for diabetics is telling lies. Advice from Diabetes UK is <b>do not under any circ umstances use products specially produced for diabetics</b>.

You are better off eating normal biscuits, but just less of them.