Sugar-Free

Before I became diabetic, I avoided the term SUGAR-FREE at all costs. The words sugar-free meant instead of using good ol’ sugar, we’ve used artificial, man-made chemicals that cause cancer with extreme use. Over the last few weeks I’ve tried some sugar-free candies, fudge bars, and sodas and am torn between eating my sugar-free goodies and not wanting to ingest the artificial sweeteners.

For example, the ingredients listed on my Werther’s Original Sugar-Free Caramel Mint Hard Candies are:

Isomalt

Butter

Cream

Artificial Flavoring

Salt

Emulsifier Soy Lecithin

Anatase

Sweetener Acesulfame-K

Isomalt, Anatase, and Acesulfame-K???

There is also a warning, “Excess consumption may have a laxative effect” – What?!?

I’m going to have to Google these artificial sweeteners to a) learn about each of them and b) determine which are safe and which are not.

I have a feeling I’m going to be doing A LOT of diabetes related research.