Does anyone know how much sugar alcohol you are allowed a day? I know regular sugar is 8 grams.

I was never given a specific limit. I don't really consume any processed sugars (10 years as a Type II Diabetic cured me of that) consistently. As for other sugars of any kind, I eat some fresh fruit each day, an occasional drink, artifical sweetners at will and as a treat once a month I eat a little bit of the monthly birthday cake at work.

You need to check with your doctor. Mine said no alcohol at first as we are healing and adapting...

then to limit because it is empty calories. Not all of us count "sugar" and in fact many don't.

I was never given a specific limit. I don't really consume any processed sugars (10 years as a Type II Diabetic cured me of that) consistently. As for other sugars of any kind, I eat some fresh fruit each day, an occasional drink, artifical sweetners at will and as a treat once a month I eat a little bit of the monthly birthday cake at work.

Cathy,

Did you have resolution of your Diabetes? I, too am a Type II Diabetic. My sugars are very controlled since surgery 10 days ago without medicine but I know once I'm on solids they'll hike back up. I'm hoping with significant weight loss they'll go back down. Did they with you?

Sugar alcohols are used in place of regular sugars and can be tolerated by diabetics. It is in most sweets that have “No Sugar”. Sugar alcohols are not associated with alcohol sprits (lol, restlessmonkey).

Sugar alcohols are usually incompletely absorbed into the blood stream from the small intestines which generally results in a smaller change in blood glucose than "regular" sugar (sucrose). This property makes them popular sweeteners among diabetics and people on low-carbohydrate diets. However, as for many other incompletely digestible substances (such as dietary fiber), overconsumption of sugar alcohols can lead to bloating, diarrhea and flatulence because they are not absorbed in the small intestine. Some individuals experience such symptoms even in a single-serving quantity. With continued use, most people develop a degree of tolerance to sugar alcohols and no longer experience these symptoms. As an exception, erythritol is actually absorbed in the small intestine and excreted unchanged through urine, so it has no side effects at typical levels of consumption.