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04-24-2008, 09:32 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lockport, Illinois
Posts: 17
| | | Artificial Sweetners
Does artifical sweetner affect your blood sugar numbers? I use splenda. I've tried sweet and low and equal and don't like either of those.
Thanks for your input!
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Diagnosed Type 2 04/2005
A1C 04/08 8.1
11/07 7.5
08/07 7.4
05/07 8.9
Karen
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04-24-2008, 09:38 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 7,227
| | | I use a mix of 1/2 sweet-n-low and half equal to sweeten my tea (try it, its quite good that way) and Splenda for cooking. I've not had any problem with any of them.
__________________ T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Byetta 5 mcg
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
05/08: 6.2 (right after dealing with shingles and bronchitis)  |
04-24-2008, 10:47 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Landenberg, PA
Posts: 1,336
| | | I use splenda mostly and have never seen any reaction.
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Pumping since 2002 |
04-24-2008, 01:21 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marina del Rey, CA
Posts: 93
| | | Splenda if/when I use any sweetners. I have learned to adapt to most things without using sweetners (and salt for that matter too).
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A1C:
08/06/07 10.8
10/17/07 9.1
01/24/08 8.6
04/02/08 7.5
04/22/08 7.1
06/11/08 6.0
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04-24-2008, 03:31 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Roanoke, VA
Posts: 590
| | I also have learned to not use artificial sweeteners. On the whole they upset my stomach too much to be bothered. If I feel I just have to have something to be sweetened I put a touch of cinnamon.
We get used to anything and think we can only have it that way. I used to think I would never drink tea without sugar. Now if someone gives me tea with sugar I gag on it.  |
04-24-2008, 10:09 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: near Chicago, Illinois
Posts: 360
| | | I use Splenda for most things.
Recently I started to experiment with Stevia. It is potent stuff. A wee bit packs a big punch!
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Hmmmm, Now that I am 52 I guess I am finally playing with a full deck . . .  HgA1C
6.1 on 10-1-08 
6.2 on 6-5-08
6.2 on 1-14-08
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04-24-2008, 10:58 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Earth (I think)
Posts: 481
| | I've always wondered about the safety of artificial sweeteners like Splenda and NutraSweet....especially when I read articles like this. I never know if these articles are about rare cases and contain facts from just a few cases, or if it's widespread.
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Presently taking Hyzaar, Byetta and Lantus
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04-24-2008, 11:02 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Columbus, GA
Posts: 11
| | | I use Splenda as well.. never really afected my BG |
04-24-2008, 11:05 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Columbus, GA
Posts: 11
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Originally Posted by Janlaton  Now if someone gives me tea with sugar I gag on it. | Isn't it weird?  I'm the same way... used to live by Mtn. Dew. Now just a sip will make me almost sick! |
04-24-2008, 11:44 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Earth (I think)
Posts: 481
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Originally Posted by BEdmonson85 Isn't it weird? I'm the same way... used to live by Mtn. Dew. Now just a sip will make me almost sick! | Same here. If I'm really thirsty and someone gives me a regular soda, I'll take a sip with the hopes that it isn't that bad, but it is. I'll toss it too....even though I'm still thirsty. The sugared sodas are too sweet and syrupy...yuck!
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Presently taking Hyzaar, Byetta and Lantus
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04-25-2008, 01:29 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Georgia
Posts: 74
| | Artifical sweetners tend to give me stomach problems. Al of them not one special brand. As for what I drink I have given up and drink water all the time breakfast lunch dinner any time water..
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Been out mending fences too long.......
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04-25-2008, 02:44 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Universe, Planet Earth :P
Posts: 1,035
| | All the artificial sweeteners ending with "ol" like Malitol, Xylitol, COULD affect your bloodsugar since it's a sugar alcohol. While aspartame and those non "ol" ones shouldn't affect. I tend to NOT use artificial sweeteners when baking or cooking... I prefer to use small amounts of regular sugar instead, and dose my insulin accordingly. I do drink diet sodas though, and i use those artificial sweetener "pills" in my coffee, but sugar or honey in tea. The advantages of being T1 on insulin 
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22 years old, diagnosed T1D on october 14th 2004.
On MDI, Novorapid and Levemir, using the NP4
Currently back to pumping with my IR1200, April 2008.
Been using D-tron and Animas IR1200 but prefer the pen |
04-25-2008, 07:08 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cicero, IL
Posts: 204
| | | I only use stevia for sweetening. I don't even drink diet soda. Stevia requires some getting used to since it has a bit of a licorish aftertaste, but I don't even notice it anymore.
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Protons have mass?
I didn't even know they were Catholic!
Diagnosed type 2 on 11-11-06. Wgt 251, A1C 6.1
Diet control only!
Currently 177 lbs, A1C 5.6, cholesterol 160, LDL 95,HDL
53, triglycerides 37. BP 110/70
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05-11-2008, 09:49 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: atl. ga.
Posts: 25
| | whenever i use splenda my sugar goes thru the roof! if they start using it in diet dr. pepper, i'll hang myself, lol! it is my only vice in life  . they say splenda is sugar, and i can tell! equal is my fav.! no probs, tastes awesome! |
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