Advice wanted on best way to sweeten for pre-diabetes guy?

Tried stevia - hate the taste





Tried Xylitol, making 1 litre of icecream with 3/4 cup of it. Two scoops of it and flatulence the rest of the day. Should I give up on it?





Agave nectar doesn't seems as good as the above two but seems promising.





Perhaps I could experiment with combinations.





I've heard some recipes can hide the unpleasant bitternets of agave nectar.





Any suggestions?Advice wanted on best way to sweeten for pre-diabetes guy?
Splenda is ok for diabetics to use. I like it and it doesn't affect my blood sugar. Make sure you use Splenda packets or granular Splenda. The Splenda blends all contain sugar, which you need to avoid.





Different brands of Stevia taste different, you could try another brand.





Drink a glass of water with 1 tablespoon of cidar vinigar in it before eating your food. Everything will taste a little better, compared to the vinigar, and it can help lower your blood sugar. It works in a similar fashion to metformin.Advice wanted on best way to sweeten for pre-diabetes guy?
Sweet stuff isn't the only issue for someone with diabetes (or even pre-diabetes). It's carbohydrates in general. A bowl of rice or pasta will raise your blood sugar up higher than a sugar cube in your coffee. Bread, wheat, corn, potatoes, and peas don't have sugar in them but are high carb foods which will have an effect on your blood sugar. What about the natually occuring sugar in fruit? Even some vegetables like carrots and beets have some natural sugar in them.


There are low carb icecreams out there that taste good. You may be surprised to see that icrecream isn't that big of a deal because it's way more fat than sugar.





So what does a person do who is trying to limit carb consumption since every thing seems to have carbs in it? Follow a healthy meal plan and accurately count your carbohydrates in everything, measure your food to be accurate. Don't be too upset about sugar because it is only one of many types of carbs, just limit it to a reasonable amount. Try to keep to 30 - 45 carbs per meal (unless your doctor has given you a different number to aim for).





If you are still confused about what to eat or not, make an appt with a dietician to help you understand the relationship between carbohydrates and your body. Look up the glycemic index on line and try to eat more foods that have low GI scores because these tend to keep your sugar level from spiking too high.
Stevia is an all natural, zero calorie sweetener that is healthy for diabetic patients.





Some studies of this zero calorie sweetener have shown that it seems to stimulate the release of insulin allowing a more normal response to glucose.





It can be bought in liquid or powder form and of course there are different brands that you can try. You may have to play with it for a while to get it to your taste level.





Good luck to you.
1) Use artificial sweeteners like Splenda. No, they are NOT dangerous, IF you eat them normally, like 3-4 tablespoons a day. And that INCLUDES the sweeteners in things like Diet Coke, and other diet foods.





2) Chemicals like Xylitol and Sorbital are NATURAL laxatives. If you eat these you are going to have problems with digestion, often times a lot messier than flatulence!





The limit for xylitol and sorbitol is about two TEASPOONS a day, not 3/4 cup!! 2-3 teaspoons is about 4 hard sugar-free candies -- A DAY





3) The BIGGEST secret is to give up the sugar habit. Learn to eat WITHOUT sweeteners. Basically put, that means no desserts and no sweet snaks. Eating of sweets, especially dessert, is more of a cultural habit, and is NOT a physical necessity. You CAN learn to do without them.





Then, this problem no longer exists -- you don;t need sweets, so you don't need artificial sweeteners.





Yes, that take a LOT of self-discipline and ';Won't Power'; (I WON'T eat this and I WON'T eat that), but it is the BEST possible answer.
The brand of Stevia my cousin brought me from the Health Food store tasted good. I liked it. So I bought a box of the Sams Club brand. It is horrid tasting like bitter weeds! Read on the box that one is to use less than half packet for normal sweetening. This was a coffee mug I put it in, about twice the normal size coffee cup???





Ok, zylitol is basically a laxitive!! In any amount more than one tiny mint it will give you the problems you had and more.





I haven't tried the Agave nectar, but will next time I am out shopping at the mall where the Health food store is.





I like the Splenda best of all the different sweeteners. It has the least after taste. I don't usually put any sweetener in my coffee or tea. I just learned to do without it.
Try stevia again. I find the taste varies among brands. The Nu Naturals brand is very good. I'd stay away from stuff like Splenda, if knew knew how they made it you'd be sick. It's available at most health food stores and a lot of supermarkets these days. Worst case you can get it by mail.
Splenda is good.


With Stevia, you have to use a fraction of what is suggested. My gal uses like 1/4 of a packet to sweeten a cup of tea. More than that is bitter.
Splenda is good.








Also try fruit yogurt
I like splenda