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Type 2 Polyols

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Carolkelly54

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Do polyps count as sugar, carbohydrate or both?
I regularly take a protein bar in place of a meal. Fulfil is the brand 20g protein <3g sugar and 13g polyols, carbs 15g, fibre 3.1g.
They have minimal affect on BS
Anyone know?
 
Carolkelly54 said:
Do polyps count as sugar, carbohydrate or both?
I regularly take a protein bar in place of a meal. Fulfil is the brand 20g protein <3g sugar and 13g polyols, carbs 15g, fibre 3.1g.
They have minimal affect on BS
Anyone know?
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Polyols are technically a carb, although we can't digest them. Most folks find they have a negligible impact on blood sugars, but, as we're all different, you should test to see what happens to you

As an aside; you haven't done anything wrong, but you should have the ability to edit your own posts, if you make a mistake. The button to do that sits under your post, towards to right hand side of the screen.
 
Personally, I avoid them. They don’t affect my BGs, but - how can I put this? - windy with regular toilet trips is probably the most polite way of putting it! This is a common side affect, apparently!

I don’t know why food manufacturers cans put sucralose (Splenda) in chocolates etc. It’s not too sweet and cooks well.
 
I eat occasional protein bars with polyols as snacks. They don’t affect myblood sugars but some people find they do.
 
They have a terrible effect on my blood glucose. I recently donated a box minus 1 to Rachox!
 
xfieldok said:
They have a terrible effect on my blood glucose. I recently donated a box minus 1 to Rachox!
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Thanks, much appreciated! I have to wait til my daughter’s back at Uni to eat them as the smell of peanut makes her nauseous
 
I agree re the polyols, but more and more science is showing that sucralose is not inert as previously claimed:

https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article-abstract/108/3/485/5095505
 
I suggest caution - if possible.
Try part of a bar and see if, like me, your gut flora and fauna have a party on the polyols - mine certainly did and I thought that I was going to become Geography as I swelled up so much - fortunately the problem eventually resolved itself naturally but I have never eaten sugar alcohols, polyols and things of that ilk ever again.
 
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