Are artificial sweeteners ok with Diabetes?

Nowadays, science has allowed even diabetic patients to consume sweets which were earlier considered as good as sweet poison for them. But the real question is that are these artificial sweeteners safe?

Artificial Sweeteners:

Sugars, low-calorie sugars, reduced-calorie sweeteners etc. are some of the many names of these artificial sweeteners and you might be familiar with some of them. However, you will be astonished to know that only some of these sweeteners are actually ‘artificial’. Following is a small list containing the details:

Sugars are nothing but natural carbohydrates:

Sugars consist of calories which raise the level of sugar in your bloodstream. Brown sugar, confectioner's sugar, cane sugar, molasses, and the famous honey are some of the examples of sugar.

Reduced-calorie sugars are actually sugar alcohols:

The main benefit of these sugars is that they contain 50% of the total amount of calories contained in the real sugar and they fall in a different type of carbohydrate group. Even these sugars raise the sugar levels in the blood but not up to that extent. Maltitol, mannitol, xylitol, isomalt and sorbitol are some of the reduced-calorie sugars. The famous sugar-free gums and candies also contain these sweeteners.

Low-calorie sweeteners – the real ‘artificial’:

‘Artificial’ means that the low-calorie sweeteners didn’t exist naturally and were created in the labs. They are also considered as ‘free foods’. They have no calories in them. This is the reason why when consumed they do not raise the level of sugars in the blood.

Artificial sweeteners have come to the rescue of diabetic patients.