Do you love your coffee but have been recently diagnosed with diabetes?
Are you wondering if the sugar-added coffee creamer needs to go and that from now on, you’re stuck with sugar-free creamer?
“Individuals with diabetes don’t have to use a sugar-free coffee creamer,” says Alison Massey, MS, RD, LDN, registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator with over 10 years of experience in various community and clinical settings.
“They should be aware, however, that creamers do have varying amounts of added sugar, especially if they are flavored, and they should read the labels,” continues Massey.
“Plain half & half contain very little carbohydrates and is primarily fat, which is another option for individuals.
“I always encourage my clients to monitor the portions of both added fat and sugar to coffee beverages.”
Stevia As an Alternative to Coffee Creamers for Diabetics
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As a diabetic, you may want to consider adding Stevia to your coffee rather than a coffee creamer.
Coffee creamers aren’t exactly an all-natural health food. Read the ingredients. Coffee creamers are highly processed products.
If the experience of sipping coffee with a creamer is something that you know for a fact that you cannot live without, then okay, fair enough.
But if you’re not hooked on creamer-added coffee, then Stevia may be the perfect solution. Give it a try.
After all, it makes super homemade lemonade — so it just very well may make a great cup of coffee with just the right amount of zingy sweetness. Stevia has no known side effects.
The sweetener Stevia is derived from the leaves of the Stevia plant, and the only ingredient in packets or bottles of this powdery or liquid substance is this herb.
As a person with diabetes, you owe it to yourself to try this alternative to a creamer in your coffee.
Alison Massey has been working in the field of nutrition since 2010 helping individuals make sustainable changes to improve their health.
Lorra Garrick has been covering medical, fitness and cybersecurity topics for many years, having written thousands of articles for print magazines and websites, including as a ghostwriter. She’s also a former ACE-certified personal trainer.
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