Hi guys, I am Samia, family member had Diabetes, and I really love sweet things and I find it complicated to stop every kind of sweetener... Plus, I looove pancakes and how am I supposed to eat it now?? I am looking for the best sweetener in the UK I can use instead of honey or maple syrup, look forward to some tasty suggestions....
Take care!
Hi samiasam
Maybe you could flavour your pancake by adding some banana? That has quite a sweet taste, and other additions could be some sultanas or other fruits that you might like - strawberries, blueberries?
I bake cakes without any 'added sugar or sweetener' - as I prefer to add banana, and some dried fruits.
I've also noticed that taste buds do change, and maybe you'll 'get used' to having less sweeteners in things - as you adapt.
Good luck, and I hope that you continue to enjoy your pancakes.
Zest 
I gave up sugar virtually overnight due to t2diabetes I don't like the taste of sweetners, they leave an aftertaste, it tooke 2 week to get used to it, and after 2 to 3 weeks, I found so many things were really too sweet formy taste buds. If I do have a single sweet, yes it is possible, I think really hard "is it worth it" mostly the answer is no.
Hi guys!
Thanks a lot for your answers. I searched a little bit on Internet and found that Coconut Nectar can truly be a suitable alternative. Did you ever hear about it ? I found this one, balinutra.com/
Let me know, Thanks.
What is the GI, I think this is the most important factor when looking for alternative sweeteners?
Do you have Cary's sugar free maple syrup where you are? My brother Jim became diabetic at age 5 (type 1), and I always got it for us. With some oatmeal or cornmeal in place of some of the white flour, it was good enough for me too.
Stevia is a plant sweetener that is what I use all the time
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”
Beetroot
Porridge Sweetener 
