I have been diagnosed with Diabetes 2 for 5 years now. Most of the time my sugar is under control but when?

Question

when I crave chocolate,I can't enough of it and then of course I'm sicker then a dog for a few weeks. I know that there are no sugar chocolate out there but they either taste horrid or they're too expensive. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

Have you tried some of the newer chocolates that are made with Splenda? They taste much better than the old stuff! You might also try not depriving yourself of chocolate for so long and just eat one or two pieces more often that way the craving won't get out of control.
The best sugar free chocolate I have ever had is from the Swiss Colony! It's to die for, even though it is a bit more expensive than most.

Answer 6

If you can't control how much you eat, control how much you buy and then savor every morsel! Sometimes when you crave something you'll devour it before your brain has a chance to recognize you've eaten it so you end up overeating. Don't buy bags of candy with muliple servings...get one bar, one serving and take the time to enjoy it. I never buy sugar free candy. There's no reason why you can't enjoy one treat...ONE is the key word. After you have the treat go for a brisk walk. That will help burn some glucose and cut your cravings. If you can't walk then brush your teeth or chew some strong minty gum. That gets my mind focused on something else...plus you just brushed your teeth and if you decided to run to the store to buy more it wouldn't taste very good.;-)

Answer 7

You shouldn't be afraid to reward yourself sometimes with
chocolate. But don't use the cheap stuff.

In Penn. they have a Daffin's candy store - they have sugar-free
candy. Yes, you get Diarrhea from too much diabetic candy -
you have to learn to reward yourself in moderation and then you
will be ok. It's the cheap chocolate (snickers, nestle, etc.) that
yes, they taste good - but they are not good for you.

They do have bagged diabetic candy in stores like Family Dollar,
& Dollar General for $1.00 - you must set an amount to reward
yourself with and stick to it. you'll see!

Answer 8

Well, when I need a chocolate fix that doesn't break the rules, I buy low-carb fudge bars made by Blue Bunny. They're called Sweet Freedom Fudge Lites. They're frozen, so it's not like a candy bar, but it is chocolate!

Other than that... once in awhile, I allow myself some peanut m&m's. Usually when I'm really stressing.

Answer 9

You get sugar-free cholcolate. It has artificial sweetners like Xylitol, Maltitol etc. If have a lot of such chocolate, it has a purgative effect. So be careful, how much you have in a day.

But it is best to stay away from such tempatations.

Answer 10

yes stay away from chocolate or die. only kidding. my wife is trpe 2. and she eats it once in awile just limit the amount you eat