4 sugar substitutes for diabetic people

In the spirit of the World Diabetes Day (14 nov) we bring you an article about the 4 safest substitutes to use when trying to replace sugar on your diet.

Having diabetes means to deprive yourself of certain foods and find out a good balance for eating. But if you have a sweet tooth, we don’t have to remove “sweets” from our diet. Now a days there are many sugar substitutes and we want to share with you the 4 most effective and safe to use in your meals:

1. Sucralose: This sweetener is 600 times sweeter than sugar. Human and oral bacteria don’t metabolize it, so it does not affect blood glucose. The most common brand is Splenda.

2. Stevia: Its sweetening power is 35 to 40 times higher than normal sugar. This sugar substitute has been approved by WHO and is now widely used in all kinds of beverages, candy and pastries.

3. Acesulfame-K: This sweetener is 200 times more potent than sugar and more than 90 studies have been conducted around him to prove that is not harmful to health and it has had good scores in all of them.

4. Neotame: This sweetener has recently been approved and is 8000 times more powerful than regular sugar. It is related to aspartame, which has not proven to be good for health, but doctors say that neotame does not contain the harmful ingredients that make aspartame bad for health.

Always remember that if you have any doubt consult your GP. While these sweeteners can replace sugar, not all bodies are alike and you may need a lower dose of one of them.

Have you already used one? What are your experiences?