Diabetics can eat sugars and sweets, but should keep the following guidelines in mind when doing so:

1. Only add sugars and sweets to your diet if your blood glucose is under good control

2. Choose a few favorite desserts and plan when you are going to add them to your eating plan – maybe once or twice per week

3. When you do eat a dessert, satisfy yourself with a small portion

4. Substitute a sugar free sweetened food for the regular option

5. Check your blood glucose and observe the effect that different sugars and sweets have on these levels.