I got really excited when I found sugarless cookies. I started buying boxes and boxes thinking that I could indulge is something I love to eat! I know that type 2 diabetes alcohol are a bad combination. Well, let me rephrase that, my doctor told me not to drink alcohol anymore and in the context of that conversation it certainly seemed like he meant that diabetes and drinking is bad for my diabetes. I've been pretty good about that, I rarely drink alcohol, but I digress: What is alcohol blood sugar?
When I'm reading these labels on so called "sugarless" or "sugar free" foods what's up with sugar alcohol? How can they have a zero next to the word sugars and 7g next to sugar alcohol? If it's sugar free then wouldn't logic dictate that sugar alcohol is a sugar because it has the word sugar in it?
It's frustrating and I need to do some more research on the effects of sugar alcohol diabetes or I should say type 2 diabetes effects.
Well I found out that sugar alcohol is not necessarily derived from sugar. It's really a carbohydrate called a polyol. I guess the genetic makeup of these carbs is partly like sugar and partly like alcohol so they called it sugar alcohol.
Diabetic beware! I think the food industry is duping us regular guys into thinking that sugar free means eat all you want because it won't raise your blood sugar.
My doctor told me I could drink all the diet soda I want but guess what's in my diet soda: Polyols, they go by names like acesulfame-K, aspartame, and saccharin.
Now what do I eat?
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