After being diagnosed with diabetes, it is in your best interest to eat low-sugar and low-calorie foods. This is why there is a place in the market for diabetic chocolates. UK and US diabetics alike benefit from having access to this food product.

Diabetic chocolates are also referred to as sugar-free chocolates. Because they have little or no sugar, they do not raise the blood sugar levels to the degree that regular chocolates would. Hence, the diabetic who ingests them needs less insulin than would otherwise be the case.

Diabetic chocolates manage to be sweet even thought they do not contain sugar because they contain sugar-replacers. Sugar-replacers are chemical substances such as maltitol, isomalt, mannitol, xylitol and sorbitol that taste sweet. These particular sugar replacers are digested and absorbed at a minimal rate. Hence, they do not cause dramatic rises in blood sugar levels. Among them, maltitol is the …