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re sugar free candies -

Be careful w/the sugar free chocolates. The sugar variant that they use can have a laxative effect.

As a diabetic, I've tried some of these candies, but find they are overpriced and not that much different in the carbs. If I want chocolate, I'm gonna have a plain Hershey's bar or one truffle and be done w/it.

It AIN'T the sugar, per se, it's the carbs... One peanut butter cup (even one a day) : ) is not going to do the long term harm that a constant diet of pasta, white bread, and white rice will.

With so much diabetes in my family, I wish I had known that connection. I called myself eating healthily by being mostly vegetarian and eating a lot of carbohydrates - afterall, isn't that what the government told us, lay off the fats and red meat, eat carbs? I wonder how many of us who are genetically predisposed to diabetes have pushed ourselves into it by following government guidelines?

Thanks for the info, I just had 2 lo-carb Pecan Delights (YUM) and 5 minutes later when I looked at your post I thought "Oh My God". LOL

I then looked on the front of the package and it said they were make with Splenda, which I normally don't have a problem with. I guess I'll just have to wait and see!!!!!

I wonder how many of us who are genetically predisposed to diabetes have pushed ourselves into it by following government guidelines?

I wonder the same thing. I gained weight on the "low fat" diet, but fortunately am otherwise really healthy.