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Skriven 2010-09-06 20:02:27 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
   Kommentar till text 1023 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
Ärende: Re: aspartame  was: Bugs
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-=> Quoting RUTH HANSCHKA to NANCY BACKUS on 04 Sep 10  23:35:24 <=-

 ->  RH> I've been told that aspartame either raises your blood sugar more
 ->  RH> than sugar, or that it just makes you hungrier.  I'm not sure I
 ->  RH> believe either, but I can't stand the stuff. 
 -> What I've heard is that if one (particularly a diabetic) uses a lot of
 -> aspartame instead of regular sugar that it might start to react with
 -> your blood sugar just like regular sugar does.  I've also heard that
 -> using the artificial sweeteners might not satisfy the urge for sweet, so
 -> one craves more.  Not sure on the last, although it makes a little
 -> sense, but the first did seem to possibly have been occurring with a
 -> friend who is diabetic, and for whom I do the shopping.  She still gets
 -> products with Splenda in them, but for adding to things like coffee and

(For the record, yes, I do know that Splenda is sucralose, not
aspartame, the mind did a minor ellision there... there have been
similar tales of both... )

 -> cereal, I've been getting here the packets of stevia instead of the
 -> Splenda... it seems to have helped her blood glucose to stabilize
 -> better, for what it's worth...  :)

 RH> I've heard the same thing from other diabetics.  I'm not sure if you
 RH> ever knew Neysa Dormish, she used to post here, but she swore by the
 RH> stuff.  I don't put sweetener in drinks and won't bake with anything
 RH> but the real deal.  

I've heard of Neysa, but she was before my time here...  I'm with you on
using the real deal, but then, I'm also allergic to saccherine, and
decided to give the rest a wide berth just on general principles... :)

ttyl     neb

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