How to count Sugar Alcohols?
Okay, I really want to have something good tasty. I love iced coffee, but even sugar free kind at a chain restaurant/coffee places, raise my sugar.
I found Big Train - Blended Carmel Latte at my low carb store. It has 20g carbs, 7g fiber, 9g sugar alcohol (erythritol). Their label claims 4g of net carbs. I would probably count 13g net carbs. Do you also subtract sugar alcohol? I've never done that!
BUT, I did try their Vanilla latte, and I counted what their label said, 2g carbs. and I bolused correctly for it, since I didn't go high after that meal.
I LOVED their vanilla!
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Permalink Reply by Gerri on -
People react differently to sugar alcohol. Some can actually metabolize sugar alcohols & it can effect them just like sugar. Erythritol is the best sugar alcohol. I've never had a problem with it, unlike the others. You can subtract the sugar alcohol from the total carb count.
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Permalink Reply by Leo2 on -
For me, the net carbs would be 13 because sugar alcohol raises my BG. It's an individual thing.
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Permalink Reply by Brian (bsc) on -
I found that sugar alcohols roughly follow the Glycemic Index (GI). David Mendosa has a really good table on the GI for various sugar alcohols. Like others, I have found Erythritol to be the best, having a strong sweetness and a GI of 0, so I can get by without counting it.
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