Can Sugar Free Tablets be consumed as a substitute for sweets like sugar etc.? Is Jaggery, Coconut etc. harmful for sugar patients ?
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I believe the general advice
I believe the general advice is to limit non-nutritive sweeteners. And if you must use sweeteners, use natural sweeteners. You can also read this article http://www.patientsengage.com/healthy-living/sweet-truth
Jaggery cannot be used as a
Jaggery cannot be used as a substitute for sugar. It has the same glycemic index.
See this for coconut sugar.
http://www.patientsengage.com/news-and-views/coconut-sugar-healthy-suga…
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Lakshmi Narayanan, can you
Lakshmi Narayanan, can you please read the response by Kohila in this discussion http://www.patientsengage.com/discussions/sugar-free-safe