<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I bought a can of zylitol (type of sweetener made from birch bark) yesterday after reading on the package that it was a good sweetener for diabetics. I have friends and family with diabetes. I thought I would try making Christmas cookies with it. Anyway, what info I can now find on the internet implies that it is similar to sorbitol. Sorbitol makes me sick - not a gluten reaction, just a sick feeling. Does anyone know something more about zylitol and if I should try eating it? Thanks, Barb in Springfield, OH