Since the moment of diabetes diagnosis, diabetics have repeatedly warned themselves to eat less sweets. In fact, it is the control of foods with high sugar content, not the inability to eat sweets. To enjoy life better, we can take sweeteners to supplement. Sweeteners are substances that have a sweet taste, but are not sugars and do not affect blood sugar. Consumption of sweeteners not only does not cause blood sugar fluctuations, but also does not increase the calorie intake of those who consume them, so they can save them from the threat of elevated blood lipids or weight gain, making them suitable not only for diabetics, but also for obese people and all people over middle age. Sweeteners available for diabetic patients include the following: 1. Xylitol This taste is sweet and has a low absorption rate, and its metabolic process in the body does not require the participation of insulin, so the rate of increase in blood sugar after eating xylitol is much lower than the increase in blood sugar caused by consuming glucose. Therefore, the market “sugar-free food” is usually added with xylitol. However, xylitol is a carbohydrate, will also produce a certain amount of heat, will also have a certain impact on blood sugar, its absorption rate in the intestinal tract is less than 20%, so eaten may cause diarrhea. 2.Stevia is a sweetener extracted from a kind of stevia, 300 times sweeter than sucrose, which does not increase the intake of calories after consumption and does not cause fluctuations in blood sugar. 3. Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener, mainly a substance synthesized from phenylalanine or aspartic acid, which is decomposed into amino acids after entering the intestinal tract, with high sweetness and little effect on blood sugar and calories. The results of available studies show that artificial sweeteners are safe for consumption. All artificial sweeteners can be used for diabetic patients, but a small intake is advocated.