Well, no sugar is really GOOD for diabetes. With sweeteners the general wisdom seems to be that Stevia sweetener is the safest.
However you see, with Diabetes 2 it isn't the suger only you have to watch it is your carbohydrate intake, since carbs are converted in your body to glucose, at different rates.
Many foods are quite high in carbs and these need to be minimised if you have D2. They will have a high Glycemic Index (GI) rating, so you look for low GI index foods.
http://www.glycemicindex.com/
Some foods haven't been rated when you buy them, so check out the sugar content and the carb content on the Net. You will find wide variations in say, breads.
http://www.gisymbol.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Glycemic-Index-Foundation-GI-Managing-Diabetes.pdf
You may want to get a blood glucose test kit (fingerprick) to see how you are going. The doctor will want you to have a HbA1c blood test which is a sort of 3-month average reading.
The other best thing you can do is lose a lot of weight if you aren't already thin, and exercise, say 30 min 4 times a week.
I'd urge you to avoid quack remedies and naturopathy etc. Diabetes is incurable, progressive and can have awful consequences if not well managed.
Am I a doctor? No, I have diabetes 2 myself, and I am giving you all the info I got. Good luck.
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