sugar alcohols

Hilly wrote:
:: Do sugar alcohols spike blood sugar in all people?

No....in me, they tend to elevate my BG slightly...but the also tend to keep
them elevated longer.

I'm still pretty
:: new to this WOE, and I find all this sugar alcohol thing a bit
:: confusing. Some people say to count sugarless gum as a carb per
:: stick, but it has no carbs from sugars, just sugar alcohols, which
:: if I understood correctly, don't count towards your daily net carbs.
:: I started chewing gum when I quit smoking 6 years ago, and usually
:: chew at least 3 sticks per day. Guess I just traded one habit for
:: another!

Well, if you're warried about it, quit chewing gum and get your 3 whole
carbs some place else! 🙂

::
:: Also, what about Stevia? If it's a natural sweetener, can't it cause
:: blood sugar spikes?

Hmmm....sugar can cause spikes, right? I think the point of Stevia is that
it's so sweet that you only need a tiny bit, which means it's calorie/carb
free.

I like to use about 6 drops mixed into an ounce
:: of softened cream cheese, and spread it on a flax cracker. Makes a
:: tasty, fiber filled snack.

I'd say get yourself a meter and check! 🙂

::
:: Thanks in advance for your replies.
:: Hilary

I've heard various things about them. They seem to spike some people
and not others, and those that don't get a spike often get upset
intestines from them. I've also heard to count half the carbs instead
of all of them. And supposedly some spike people more than others
(erythritol has a reputation of being less spiky than, say, maltitol).

I had a piece of sugar-alcohol candy yesterday for the first time
yesterday afternoon - didn't seem to send the bg up much (it went up a
little but small enough that it could have been meter variance). And I
didn't have any GI distress until this AM, so I don't know if that was
connected.

I think the only way you'll know if it will do anything to you is to
get a meter and test yourself. How people respond to it seems to be
pretty individual, from the anecdotes I've read.

LQ

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I think the only way you'll know if it will do anything to you is to
get a meter and test yourself. How people respond to it seems to be
pretty individual, from the anecdotes I've read.

LQ

I have considered doing that just to satisfy my curiosity, but I don't know
the first thing about using those things, and I don't personally know any
diabetics to explain it to me. I've seen the testers in the pharmacy, but
can you get those little things the blood goes onto without a prescription?
What would be a good way to do this? Would you make the sugar alcohols the
first thing to eat in the AM so other foods wouldn't "show up" in the blood?
How long after eating it would be a good time to check? I find the idea
interesting to see how different foods affect my blood sugar, even though I
am not a diabetic. Maybe it could keep me from becoming one?

Hilly wrote:
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::
::: I think the only way you'll know if it will do anything to you is to
::: get a meter and test yourself. How people respond to it seems to be
::: pretty individual, from the anecdotes I've read.
:::
::: LQ
:::
::
:: I have considered doing that just to satisfy my curiosity, but I
:: don't know the first thing about using those things, and I don't
:: personally know any diabetics to explain it to me. I've seen the
:: testers in the pharmacy, but can you get those little things the
:: blood goes onto without a prescription? What would be a good way to
:: do this? Would you make the sugar alcohols the first thing to eat in
:: the AM so other foods wouldn't "show up" in the blood? How long
:: after eating it would be a good time to check? I find the idea
:: interesting to see how different foods affect my blood sugar, even
:: though I am not a diabetic. Maybe it could keep me from becoming
:: one?

It is very possible that testing early could help keep you from ever
becoming diabetic, especially if you have a family history for such.