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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pinkydink" data-source="post: 811087" data-attributes="member: 170407">Hi, I'm new to the forum, and only recently diagnosed.I feel your pain with those artificial sweeteners! Even Stevia, which is a natural sweetener tastes foul in my book! Terribly bitter after taste. I have discovered another 100% natural sweetener, which to me tastes like the real thing, PLUS it has a GI of 7, as opposed to 100 for sugar! What a find! It's called Xylitol (pronounced Zyl-it-ol). I know it sounds like a chemical name, but it IS completely natural. It is found naturally in fruits like strawberries, raspberries and plums, and trees such as birch.  Xylitol is also produced in our own bodies! (and it also helps reduce tooth decay.... no, it won't make your tea for you in the morning...lol) If you want to check it out, read more about it, the website is <a href="http://www.naturallysweet.com.au" target="_blank">www.naturallysweet.com.au</a>. You can even order online, that's how I get mine - 2kg at a time!I was using Coconut sugar, which is also completely natural, and not really sugar sugar. It also has a low GI for us diabetics. I still use that if I ever have a coffee (about once or twice a week, if I'm lucky). I'm mostly a tea drinker, and I found the coconut sugar didn't taste quite right in my cuppa, as it has a flavour similar to brown sugar. Fine for coffee, not so much for tea. The website for the coconut sugar is <a href="http://www.thecoconutshop.com.au" target="_blank">www.thecoconutshop.com.au</a>, where I also purchase online.It's worth investigating both, (start with smaller packs of course, until you know whether you like them or not) and also would be worth checking if you have a supplier of both of these in the uk, to save on postage.Why the soft drink companies don't start using either of these, instead of their chemical equivalents, is beyond me.That stuff''ll kill ya!Good luck with it all. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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