Thank you beths77.
I have had my symptoms exacerbated by stevia, so that is not an option for me; it has also made me very wary of using any of the sweet sugar-alcohol substitutes.
I've also read that in preparation for time-restricted-eating (AKA intermittent Fasting), cravings can be eliminated or much reduced by following a low carb diet for 2-3 weeks first.
Interesting too that you attribute your sugar cravings to eating *more* carbs during the day, while I am consciously trying to get my carb intake as low as possible during the day given the lack of carb-handling enzymes in E P I or provided by Creon (I'm taking the prescription strength).
Not sure whether I still have sugar eating bacteria in my gut. Back before I was diagnosed, but had had a GI bleed, I was treated with an antibiotic that should have wiped out ALL my gut flora, helpful as well as pathogenic. That is, of course, a set-up for SIBO.
I am now exploring suggestions for repairing the gut microbiome. It is not as simple as just taking an OTC probiotic, as I learned some months ago, when the result was an episode of explosive diarrhea so bad that I could not even make the 20 feet from bed to bathroom.
I am also currently trying to learn as much as I can about mitochondrial function, its repair and maintenance, since many roads seem to wind up there at this point in our collective knowledge...