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Greenpatches

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Type of diabetes
Prediabetes
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Diet only
Well , I’ve just tried a Grenade high protein, low sugar protein bar and apart from it being expensive, I really don’t love it.tbh, I ‘d rather do without, which is what I’ve been doing these past months. I think that my liking for sweet stuff seems to have lessened with abstinence!
 
Each to their own ;) I love the Grenade Carb Killa bars. Despite eating low carb for eight years, my sweet tooth is still alive and kicking! These are my saviour, to be able to have a sweet treat that I enjoy, that doesn’t spike my blood sugars is fantastic.
 
KennyA said:
I did have a look at one or two of the "protein bars" - CarbKilla, maybe? Problem is that there were about 20g carb in the bar I looked at, which is pretty much my full day allocation. So for me anyway it's not an option.
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Carb Killas are sweetened with polyols which are counted in the total carbs. Polyols aren’t generally absorbed so once subtracted from total carbs to get net carbs they are about 2 - 4g per bar.
Edit to add, not all protein bars are the same!
 
Rachox said:
Carb Killas are sweetened with polyols which are counted in the total carbs. Polyols aren’t generally absorbed so once subtracted from total carbs to get net carbs they are about 2 - 4g per bar.
Edit to add, not all protein bars are the same!
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Are polyols the stuff the put in laxatives?
Also, I get a strange aftertaste with most sweeteners.
Interesting option, but I think I will avoid for the moment.
 
Rachox said:
Carb Killas are sweetened with polyols which are counted in the total carbs. Polyols aren’t generally absorbed so once subtracted from total carbs to get net carbs they are about 2 - 4g per bar.
Edit to add, not all protein bars are the same!
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Yes, those were the sweeteners in the bars I bought today. Rather confusing re the carb content then. 20g did seem a lot.
 
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