Sure you raise your insulin levels whenever eating a piece of fruit or vegetable, but problem is in bagels, table sugar, soft drinks, they all raise insulin levels too much, way too much.
So if you all know this but still love your coffee sweet and can't hack bitter taste, or like cakes which by definition must be sweet otherwise they taste like well sh..t, you should try Stevia based sweeteners.
Stevia is a plant which mostly grows in tropical regions and is used to produce sweetener that is 300 times more sweet than table sugar but contains nothing that will elevate your insulin levels, in other words it is diabetic safe and good even if you wan't to reduce weight or just care for your health.
You can use it instead of sugar in your coffee, or in making cakes, just be careful since it is 300 times more powerful than sugar, only small quantities are needed, you don't want't your coffee too sweet :).
I have recently bought my stevia sweetener from manufacturer Kal and I am loving it/
Here are some excerpts from wikipedia.
In relation to diabetes, studies have shown stevia to have a revitalizing effect on β-cells of pancreas,[10] improve insulin sensitivity in rats,[50] and possibly even to promote additional insulin production,[51] helping to reverse diabetes and metabolic syndrome.[52] Stevia consumed before meals significantly reduced postprandial insulin levels compared to bothaspartame and sucrose.[53] A 2011 review study concluded that stevia sweeteners would likely benefit diabetic patients
full link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevia
