Diet Softdrinks and Diet Juices

[icewolf]

Hi,

Last year i accidently got to know that my blood sugar levels were high enough to be tested for diabetes, and after some tests and monitoring i was diagnosed with diabetes, but doctors were unsure if it was type 1 or 2 becuase i am 34 non obese with no family history atleast my parents dont have diabetes. I think i have type 1.5 but only doctors can make that diagnoses.. :)

Anyway my question is can i drink diet softdrinks or diet juices? while monitoring my blood sugar i have noticed that my sugar level rises when i start drinking diet softdrinks and gets better controlled during the weeks i dont drink any of diet drinks. Are all these diet drinks harmful in diabetes? or can i drink Coke Light or something like that?

Need your help.

Ali

[volleyball]

Juices in general will cause a rise depending on the juice and how much is in there. Orange, grape and apple being the most.
As far as soda, you may want to see which sweetener is used and then consume and test. Some people have a different reaction to some sweeteners and not others.
Did the docs do the test to see which you are?

[princesslinda]

I've not found any juices that I can tolerate blood-sugar wise. If you want fruit, eat a piece of fruit (with peel) on occasion and see which fruits your blood sugars will tolerate.

Walmart has their brand of water add-ins in sugar free apple flavor...looks and tastes like apple juice...VERY good!

I have Diet Mtn. Dew every morning (my coffee of choice!;) ) and it doesn't seem to affect me.

Since everyone is different, finding what works for you, by testing, is best.

[icewolf]

Looks like i'll have to do some experimentation with different stuff.

Has anyone tried Coke Light? its different than Diet Coke...i think coke light has no sugar at all.

Ali

[princesslinda]

Is that the same as Coke Zero? If so, i'll pass. Diet Coke tastes nothing like real Coke to me...About the only ones I enjoy are Diet Mtn. Dew, Diet Dr. Pepper and Diet A&W. Tropicana has a Light Orange-Aid that is non-carbonated and quite good as well..not sure what sweetener it uses.

[Fiona]

Coke Lite is the same as Diet Coke, (different countries use different names). I can't drink Coke Zero as I find it way to sweet tasting for my liking. I buy a lot of low calorie no sugar cordials and make up a few bottles and keep them in the fridge so that everytime I feel like a drink or I am going somewhere in the car it is ready to go.
Fi

[Alice]

I drink Diet Coke all day...have for years. No increase in blood sugar. I think it's 0-trace carbs anyway.

[Stealthman80]

I drink a lot of diet pop and theres no carbs in any of if so it shouldn't affect your blood sugar, maybe its somthing else

[xMenace]

It's plausible.

Our bodies are very complex: eat ABC which releases LMN which causes XYZ.

http://www.diabetesforums.com/forum/carbohydrate-and-calories/22297-carbs-in-coffee-2.html?highlight=coffee#post267018

[Real4]

diet softdrinks or diet juices?
"Diet" is a marketing word, not (in this context) a medical or scientific one. A diet juice might just mean "no extra sugar"; but it may have much natural sugar. (In some countries, the national "taste" is for very sweet, and sugar will be added to fruit juice.)
If you have it available, go by the carbohydrate listing on the label. Diet for a diabetic means zero, 0, (or near zero carbs). Carbs are sugar, just a little slower acting.

In general, never trust the word DIET. Often that means low/no fat, but extra carbs. That's indulgence, not diet for a diabetic.

[icewolf]

"Diet" is a marketing word, not (in this context) a medical or scientific one. A diet juice might just mean "no extra sugar"; but it may have much natural sugar. (In some countries, the national "taste" is for very sweet, and sugar will be added to fruit juice.)
If you have it available, go by the carbohydrate listing on the label. Diet for a diabetic means zero, 0, (or near zero carbs). Carbs are sugar, just a little slower acting.

In general, never trust the word DIET. Often that means low/no fat, but extra carbs. That's indulgence, not diet for a diabetic.

Yes i think you are right. Whatever diet softdrink i tried always raised my sugar levels. Now i dont take any of those and sometimes its very frustrating. I used to drink coke all the time. I've been diagnosed just 2 years back.

[HealthyChocolat]

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