[EeyoreButterfly]

There are different schools of thought on this.

It used to be advocated that diabetics eat every couple of hours (snacks in between meals) to keep form going low. Now some are recommending to just stick to your three meals a day to keep from bumping up your sugar (basically, allowing your sugar to get back to normal before the next meal). They realized that as you eat, you are simply bumping your sugar higher and higher.

It really depends on your school of thought. My suggestion would be to look at the number of carbs in your meal. How many carbs are you aiming for per meal? If dessert is that impotant to you and you want it, consider counting it in the carbs in your meal, compensating by getting rid of carbs elsewhere.

Another factor to consider would be the potential for reactive hypoglycemia. Are you prone to it? If so, I would eat it with your meal because i have found that if I have something that is straight carbs, particularly if I have it on its own, then I am much more likely to have a reactive hypo. Fat and protein slow down the absorption of glucose, so eating carbs with your meal will make you less likely to go hypo.

For me, dessert is no longer an every night thing. I don't really need it. And I think that Sf stuff tastes awful. If I am going to have something, it is either fruit or a smaller portion of regular stuff that is within my carb limits. Obviously your mileage may vary.