Thanks you Priscilla for your reply. I wish I could eat these candies but
they bring my sugar up.
So here at our diabetic teaching center, corroborated by in the field
testing, they do not suggest you eat them thinking that your blood sugar
will not go up. The decision is your. Have a good week end.

"Priscilla H. Ballou" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> > wrote:
>
>> There are no candies made without sugar.
>
> Yet right below you talk about Polyols -- which are NOT sugar -- and
> "sugar-free" candies sweetened with them.
>
> Your logic is faulty.
>
> Priscilla
>
>>
>> Extract from Google
>>
>> What do Polyols do?
>>
>> a.. Polyols are derived from sugars, but they are not processed by the
>> body like sugars. Polyols have many advantages such as reduced calories
>> as
>> compared to sugar, reduced insulin response, ability to be labelled
>> "sugar-free" and "no sugar added",
>> Although the Polyol Comparison Chart shows less calories the data is not
>> validated by any Governmental food agencies.
>> You may have less calories but it requires more insulin to process.
>>
>> While attending diabetic teaching one person used to bring sobitol
>> candies
>> every day.
>> Then we decided to take our blood sugar before eating the sugar-free
>> candies
>> and after. Then we compared the results with people having not ate the
>> sugar-free candies with those who had. It clearly demonstrated that
>> those
>> who had the sugar-free candies had a much higher level of sugar.
>> I was very disappointed.
>>
>> "Priscilla H. Ballou" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > In article >,
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> There are no candies made without sugar.
>> >
>> > On the contrary, there are many brands and varieties. Most of them are
>> > sweetened with polyols, though, and those can also be a problem for
>> > some
>> > people.
>> >
>> > Priscilla