Can diabetic patients eat xylitol CAS 87-99-0

  Diabetic patients can eat xylitol, because xylitol is different from sucrose and glucose, it will not enter the body like sucrose and glucose, quickly decompose into monosaccharides and stimulate insulin secretion, will not significantly increase the burden of islets, and will not rapidly increase the blood sugar in the body. Xylitol is a sweetener that does not cause blood sugar to rise and can improve the taste of food. Therefore, diabetic patients can choose xylitol as a sweetener to be added to milk or food.

  Although patients with diabetes can eat xylitol, but also to eat limited, although xylitol does not significantly increase the burden of islets, but can provide a certain amount of calories. Excessive intake of caloric food will also increase the burden of islets and reduce the consumption of other glucose in the body, so it will also indirectly cause the glucose in the body to be insufficient to consume and increase blood sugar.

  In addition, it is recommended that diabetic patients should not develop the habit of eating sweets, like to eat sweets after, if there is no xylitol such as some food, may feel very boring to eat food. Xylitol this substance eat too much will indirectly affect blood sugar, so it is best not to develop the habit of eating sweets.