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Does anybody use xylitol in tea and coffee and do you inject for it?
Does it raise your blood sugar?
Does it raise your blood sugar?
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Hi Gayle. What on earth is xylitol?Does anybody use xylitol in tea and coffee and do you inject for it?
Does it raise your blood sugar?
It's a sugar substitute, a sugar alcohol. See this linkHi Gayle. What on earth is xylitol?
Does anybody use xylitol in tea and coffee and do you inject for it?
Does it raise your blood sugar?
Hi Ziggy, thanks for thatHi @Gayle16896,
I noticed this is your first post, so welcome to the forum.
Not sure if I can help with your insulin question as I am a type 2. Maybe there are some type 1s on the forum, who use xylitol and who can help with this question.
This is my experience with xylitol. I use it regularly (in my coffee and for baking) and it has very little effect on my blood sugars. I like the taste because it has no aftertaste and only a slightly cooling effect on the tongue.
If you want to try it, you should probably start with smaller amounts and increase slowly day after day. It can initially lead to increased gas and diarrhea if you eat too much. This happened to me when I overdid it in the beginning. Over time, your body should adjust and not give you any problems even when consuming larger amounts.
Hello again Gayle. If xulitol is "alcohol sugar" why on earth do you want to put in tea and coffee? As a Diabetic it is strongly advisable that you do not consume either alcohol or sugar on a regular basis (depending on how much tea and coffee you drink in a day and how sweet you want them to be).Does anybody use xylitol in tea and coffee and do you inject for it?
Does it raise your blood sugar?
Hi @Gayle16896,
I noticed this is your first post, so welcome to the forum.
Not sure if I can help with your insulin question as I am a type 2. Maybe there are some type 1s on the forum, who use xylitol and who can help with this question.
This is my experience with xylitol. I use it regularly (in my coffee and for baking) and it has very little effect on my blood sugars. I like the taste because it has no aftertaste and only a slightly cooling effect on the tongue.
If you want to try it, you should probably start with smaller amounts and increase slowly day after day. It can initially lead to increased gas and diarrhea if you eat too much. This happened to me when I overdid it in the beginning. Over time, your body should adjust and not give you any problems even when consuming larger amounts.
Hello again Gayle. If xulitol is "alcohol sugar" why on earth do you want to put in tea and coffee? As a Diabetic it is strongly advisable that you do not consume either alcohol or sugar on a regular basis (depending on how much tea and coffee you drink in a day and how sweet you want them to be).
@ziggy_w
Does this mean it could be a good, occasional, remedy for constipation (due to LCHF)???
I might give it a try ...
Thanks
Don't knock them til you've tried them.
Many of the sugar alcohols act very differently from both sugar and alcohol. Some of them provide incredibly low calorie sweetness, without blood glucose impact, but may (if eaten to excess) cause some digestive upset. Some don't have a digestive impact and can be used in recipes instead of sugar. All the taste, none of the consequences.
Zylitol and Erythritol are very useful for baking, without any of the chemical tang that other sweeteners have.
Personally, I use Erythritol, a little in LC hot chocolate (yum), and when I do Low Carb baking. Definitely an addition to my LC toolkit, and I have never had any ill effects from it, whereas most of the other sweeteners disagree with me in some shape or form.
@Kyambala contrary to what the name suggests Xylitol is neither a sugar or an alcoholic beverage.
worry not.
I think it all comes down to personal preference. I have tried sweetex and didn't like the flavour, but if it works for you...
If you are a bit constipated, eat a couple chocolate bars or a bunch of gummi bears sweetened with maltitol. You will be explosively decompressed. Not a happy experience. Maltitol is best avoided for many people. Xylitol and erythritol do not seem to be so violent.