Hello!
I bought these today at Publix and here's some of the Nutrition info for them:
Total Fat 0
Cholesterol 0
Total Carbohydrate 6g
Sugars 0g (NutraSweet)
Sugar Alcohols 4g
Protein 1g
Lactose 0g
I bought them thinking they had 0 sugar and only 6g of carbs (not bad for chocolate ice cream!) but after I got home I saw the Sugar Alcohols in there and now I'm not sure if I can eat these since we're suppose to be alcohol free while on Metformin, right?
Has anyone tried these before? Are Sugar Alcohols safe for low carbing and people taking Met?
I've lost 20 lbs on 500Met so far and I don't want to eat anything that will mess up what I've accomplished so far.
Thank you! ^_^
*hugz* ~Mari
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I'm no expert at all, but, when we learned about diabetes in Nursing school (last term) they said that alcohals, in general, are okay in small amounts, but that they can cause HYPOglycemia, or low blood sugar. So if you are taking metformin or rosiglitazone, make sure you eat someting with alcohals.
THAT BEING SAID, that particular statement was made about the kind of alcohal you drink. Although it stands to reason that sugar alcohal, being an alcohal, would be similar, I don't know for sure!
Kit
I Googled and found this... Alcohol and sugar alcohols aren't quite the same.
Quote:
Sugar alcohols are chemically alcohols, but are derived from sugar molecules. They include sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, lactitol, maltitol, and others. They vary in their sweetness, ranging from about half as sweet as sugar to about as sweet.
Sugar alcohols, or polyols, may be used in place of sugar by most people on a low-carbohydrate diet or who have diabetes. Polyols are slowly and incompletely absorbed from the small intestine into the blood. Absorbed polyols are converted to energy by processes that require little or no insulin. Some of the polyol that is not absorbed into the blood is broken down into fatty acids in the large intestine.
Since they are incompletely absorbed by the intestine, over-consumption may produce a laxative effect in some people. They are often used in "sugar free" candies and syrups. They have about half to three-fourths as many calories as sugar. They also do not promote tooth decay.
Although they are much preferable to sugar, low-carb dieters may still wish to avoid them because some people report that sugar alcohols act as "trigger foods," causing carb cravings or binges.
The table below provides a summary of each of the different sugar alcohols currently used in the U.S. as ingredients in food products. Nutrition labels include them as either "Sugar Alcohols" or as the individual name if there is only one used in the ingredients. They are also included in the "Total Carbohydrate" count. The names of individual sugar alcohols are listed in the ingredients on food products.
Tofutti Milk Free/No Sugar added Chocolate Fudge Treats (Sugar Alcohols)? 
