Nowdays there are quite a few sugar substitutes, such as Stevia and Splenda, that can make sugar free desserts taste almost exactly like normal sugared desserts.
There are many recipes for tasty desserts that can be made with a low amount of sugar. Desserts such as fig and ricotta galette, mango gazpacho, and pineapple-yogurt ice-pops may be good options for a low-sugar diet.
Sugar-free desserts are basically desserts that replace sugar with some other form of sweetener, usually artificial. I personally do not like them because it gives them a much sweeter taste than real sugar.
There are definitely some desserts your wife can still eat. A lot of times in the bakery section of grocery stores they have sugar free desserts. diabeticgourmet.com/recipes/Desserts
There are some diet plans that offer diabetic desserts. As a diabetic some healthy snacks or desserts would include things like cottage cheese, or sugar free candies or puddings.
There are many low calorie sugar free desserts available. Recipes for them can be found on websites such as Buzzle, and Ask. These desserts can be purchased on Amazon and Consumr.
That sugar is unhealthy :(
They are sweet and addictive? Sugar?
well they have a variety of diabetic desserts to help you stay healthy without starving you of those sugary sweets you know and love! cooks.com has a section for desserts. some diabetic desserts on that page are, diabetic ice cream, sweet potato pie , and diabetic cookies!!!
Some suitable desserts for people with diabetes include fruit, low calorie and sugar-free parfaits, sugar free chocolate mousse pie, and etc. There are also many other sugar-free diabetic friendly recipes shared online or in cookbooks.
There are several diabetic cookbooks that feature desserts on Amazon. Some of these include "The Big Book of Diabetic Desserts" by Jackie Mills M.S., "How Sweet It Is Without the Sugar: Delicious Desserts for Diabetics and Others" by Jean C. Wade, "The Diabetic Dessert Cookbook" by Coleen Howard, and "Diabetic Desserts" by Betty Wedman-St. Louis. http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sr_nr_n_0?rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Adiabetic+desserts%2Cn%3A%211000%2Cn%3A6%2Cn%3A4196%2Cn%3A4201&bbn=4196&keywords=diabetic+desserts&ie=UTF8&qid=1308257528&rnid=4196
Just because you have diabetes does not mean you have to give up dessert. There are plenty of no sugar added recipes you can try. Especially keep in mind fruity desserts which have natural sugars in them.