My husband is diabetic but has a sweet tooth?

Are there any good recipes or deserts that anyone knows that tastes halfway good. He wants sweets all the time and just go diagnosed with it last month. I want to be supportive so can someone lead me to some good recipes.

My husband is diabetic but has a sweet tooth?
The best sweetener that I have found is "SPLENDA"...0 calories..I use it in baking, on cereals, coffee...Works just like sugar..No carbohydrates
Reply:Exercise will enable him to enjoy some sweets but he should also be careful about the type of sweets. Fresh fruit is better than cake or ice cream. Ice cream is the deadliest. If he doesn't exercise you can tell him to get used to misery. He has to start being active and ween himself of the garbage he is putting in his body. He needs to change before he goes blind, needs amputation, has a stroke, heart attack, etc. This is very manageable but it takes lifestyle changes.
Reply:replace all of your sugar with Splenda in your baking recipes, including the brown sugar......there is also candies and chocolate for the diabetics, and yes they taste good; also pick up a diabetic cook book, the best one is Betty Crockers there is some amazing recipes in there like apple pie and cheesecake that if proportioned properly he can have
Reply:A old friend of mine had diabetic for more than 10 years, he does not really care about his health but his girlfriend believes in untreated fruits so I guess his health is getting better now.





Try untreated fruits, I would suggest that you go on diet without sugar together with him. Moral support is important especially from the your loved one.
Reply:Believe it or not, diabetic can eat sweet stuff. He just needs to control the amount and the frequency. You can also use substitute sugar but remember, carbohydrates eventually turn to sugar, and many baked goods are both sugarly and carbo-happy.





The best thing you can do is to have him monitor his blood sugar by a portable glucose meter, and help him figure out his tolarences and limits, and enjoy the food based on the finding.





Where as glucose meter will give you an instanteneous number (ie. right now), an A1C test (lab test) will give you 3 month average. Your husband should have both checked at regular interval (usually 3 months) to keep both of then in check.
Reply:I was thinking of making kalakand with splenda. You take low fat ricotta cheese and heat it in a pot add dry milk, till its a thick consistency so it can be spread like a fudge, add sweetner and let it cool then cut square pieces. I also use green cardomom, freshly powdered for flavor. I sometimes cook this for my mother. Also here is a link for deserts


http://www.americandiabetes.com/dessert....
Reply:First off, Ice cream is not deadly.


Your husband can still enjoy those sweet treats he likes.


It's all about counting carbs.Get yourself a book about carb values in food.


He can always switch out a carb in a meal for dessert or a snack.


Make an appointment with a dietitian and go to some "welcome to diabetes" classes.


I know this is all confusing right now.The more you both learn, the better off you will be.


Call the ADA for a start, read everything you can about diabetes that was written in the past five years.


Good luck.
Reply:There are many recipes out there. There are books, websites, and more giving good, TASTY recipes for diabetics. One good website is www.diabetic-recipes.com. You can also go to your local book store and find numerous books as well.
Reply:Actually, 1/2 cup of ice cream generally is a good choice! Also, the "diabetic," low-sugar ice creams are about the same carb-wise, so just buy what he likes (check the labels first though).





It is all about carb counting. A diabetic can eat sweets, he or she just needs to work them into their daily menu plan.
Reply:Sounds like he isn't willing to accept his condition just yet. If you want to be supportive, get him this book: http://www.diabetesimprovement.com/diabe...





There is no rational reason to want sweets all the time. That's not what life is about. Best recipe: Tossed green salad.
Reply:A sweet tooth is nothing new for a diabetic. There are cook books designed for the diabetic. One thing that needs to be ensureure is that teh diabetes is under control before gving in to a sweet tooth. I have been a diabetic since 1982. My blood sugars at first were not under control and I drank regular sodas. Today, I have my blood sugar under control but see sodas as empty calories. I sometimes treat myself to a Hersheys bar but often refrain from eating sweets. As I said find different cook books for some great recipes. I actually subscribe to a diabetic cook book that has many different ideas.
Reply:use your regular recipes, instead of sugar use Splenda for baking. I do.