Is the amount of lactose in a food counted as "sugar"?

When looking at a food nutrition label, does the 'Sugars' account for the amount of lactose (which is a sugar)and other sugars in that food. Or is 'sugars' only talking about glucose, sucrose, fructose...etc?

For example:
I am very lactose intolerant, yet I am trying to find a protein shake i can drink. A lot of protein shakes have whey protein in them, yet contain very little 'sugar' (or carbohydrates for that matter). Those big protein containers cost ~$40 so I cant afford to buy one and then realize it doesnt agree with me.

Also, i know hard cheeses have little lactose in them, so if i look at the food label should i be looking at the grams of sugar in the cheese or something else?

thanks for the help.

Yes, I'm pretty sure it is.
But I also think that if there is lactose in anything, it'd be listed in the ingredients, as well as all other sugars.
The nutrition label just tells you amount of stuff in general, not the exact thing. SO by sugars, its probly how much sugar it has combined, like all the kinds in the food.

Information contained on a nutrition label regarding sugar, refers to added sugar. (which would be sucrose or glucose both simple sugars). It generally does not take into account all other sugarsin food substances.

The body breaks down sugars to its simplest form. Honey is the only food in that simplest form. Why don't you consider taking a tablet intended for lactose intolerance????? Is available almost anywhere.

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