clipped from mendosa.com

If  you open the pages of advertiser-supported magazines for people with diabetes, you're likely to see ads for sugar-free cookies, no sugar added ice cream, at least two brands of sugar-free syrup, a no sugar added frozen desert, sugar-free gelatin, and even sugar-free iced tea mix.

What's wrong with sugar? "Diabetics can't digest it properly," she maintains. "Sugar is not good for diabetics. It's not good for their blood sugar."

That's her opinion. But the American Diabetes Association, the American Dietetic Association, the British Diabetic Association, the Joslin Diabetes Center, and the U.S. Government all disagree.

She says that like other nutritionists she used to think that people with diabetes didn't need a special group of foods—that their diet could be "just any old healthy diet." Indeed, many nutritionists and dietitians now recommend that the best diet for people with diabetes is balanced, varied, and keeps track of total carbohydrates consumed.