Canderel

[welshy1]

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I have just read about Canderel. It says suitable for diabetics. They say it does not raise the blood sugars. Is this the best sweetner to use for diabetics.

 

[paul.johnson]

I have used it for years,no problems Type 1 for 30 plus years

 

[welshy1]

I have used it for years,no problems Type 1 for 30 plus years

Paul
Thanks for the quick reply. I must buy some tomorrow. 🙂
Do you use it to cook with as well Paul?

 

[Lilian]

It depends on whether the person is type 1 or type 2. If type 2 there are discussions going on as to whether artificial sweeteners (AS) can add to insulin resistance. Although AS does not increase blood sugar, it is a sweetener and once in the mouth, can cause insulin to be released as if it were real sugar. Because type 2's are already insulin resistant, it is more likely to produce more insulin than with a non diabetic person, so adding to the insulin resistance. This is not officially established as they are doing more studies on it, but it is possible. They have done experiments where they have given people water with sugar in, told them to just swish it in their mouths and not swallow, and the mere fact of sweetness in the mouth caused a raise of blood sugar.

 

[welshy1]

Lilian
Thanks for the info.
It is all so confusing for me to take in.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

You can’t bake with Candarel. And it doesn’t have any body to it, so it only provides sweetness, not bulk.

There are other sweeteners that you can bake with I think - though it’s a long time since I baked with anything but actual sugar. There are various recipes and ideas in the Food board though that might give you some low carb ideas?

https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/forums/food-carb-queries-recipes.4/

 

[Lanny]

When I still used artificial sweeteners, Splenda can be used for baking but, much lighter than sugar so American type recipes using volume are easier: otherwise weigh 1 tablespoon of sugar to give you a rough idea of weight to volume ratio so, you can convert the weight of sugar into how much volume of Splenda to use.

I stopped using any AS as it was making me eat more & more, putting on weight over time! That’s another issue with AS. The brian associates a certain amount of calories to how sweet something taste & as AS are often sweeter than sugar with virtually no calories the brain becomes confused about the missing calories & makes you want to eat more to make up the deficit. I went from eating over 4000 calories a day to just 1500 a day by cutting out all AS: didn’t happen overnight; just slowly stopped craving & eating high carb, high calories food; so slowly I didn’t notice until my weight slowly & steadily dropped & my insulin requirements drastically dropped too!

 

[welshy1]

You can’t bake with Candarel. And it doesn’t have any body to it, so it only provides sweetness, not bulk.

There are other sweeteners that you can bake with I think - though it’s a long time since I baked with anything but actual sugar. There are various recipes and ideas in the Food board though that might give you some low carb ideas?

https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/forums/food-carb-queries-recipes.4/

I don't know why I asked about using it for baking as I don't bake stuff. Maybe it was a bit of nerves coming out again, as I still feel awkward asking questions. Thank you for all your replies concerning candarel.
My partner likes to have something in his coffee, he has been taking it with nothing in it, but wondered is there anything he could use in coffee.

 

[welshy1]

BennyG
I really am a nervous person. I think this site is a godsend. Everybody is so helpful. Everyone is in the same situation, they know how things work, me I am trying my hardest for my partner.

 

[Lisa66]

I can’t comment on the artificial sweetener, as I don’t use any, however just wanted to say it sounds like your partner is lucky to have you.

I imagine it can be difficult asking questions about a condition if you don’t have it yourself. As @Benny G says, the forum is for advice and support. So please don’t be nervous about asking about anything 🙂