sugarfree/diet drinks & snacks

Hi everyone!

quick question!

i'm coming to japan in nov-dec with my boyfriend, and he is diabetic,

i was wondering if you could suggest some names & brands of sugarfree/low sugar products, drinks, snacks, candy etc?

thank you!

There isn't a huge range of diet drinks here, but there is a huge range of bottled teas which are all sugar-free- in fact they are calorie-free. If he likes green tea/oolong tea and similar he will have a lot of choice. If not, then mostly just Diet Coke and water.

Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Spite Zero, Diet Pepsi, and Pepsi Nex (Max) are all available.

If you look for this 砂糖 (sugar) in the nutritional box found on many drinks and other food products, it should help to find suger free products.

Also it's good to learn this word too:

炭水化物 (Tansuikabutu)

it means carbohydrate and that's how you'll see it on the nutrition label. Keep in mind (and someone correct me if I'm wrong), Japanese nutrition labels do not break out Sugar/Fiber in the total carbohydrates unlike here in the states.

As far as "snacks" go. A lot of gum/mints is made with Xylitol and is sugar free. A lot of convenience stores sell sausages as snacks in the refrigerated section. But unfortunately I've yet to find like a sugar free candy or chocolate over there :-/

thanks for your help guys!

the teas sound good

and thanks for the advice about the nutritional infomation!