yeah I have a friend that gave up diet coke as it has aspartame in it... she read an article on it too. I've always been a bit weary of artificial stuff myself. I do carry Splenda with me but use it sparingly (actually more like rarely). My family continues to advocate "eat the real stuff" and I have to agree it's the better option. Here luckily if I want to add any sugar... I have a low GI sugar option which I do use. I think it's only sold on our shelves here though. I have found it doesn't spike me like normal sugar too. Of course you do have to be careful like with anything.
I have done the same thing. I use to use alot of sweetener in everything. I now have stopped because I want less man made garbage in my body. You can't always get rid of it all because it's in everything but I to limit as much as I can.
Welcome, joyisplaying. Would you want to find the Introduce Yourself board & make a new thread to tell us about yourself & how you manage your diabetes? Looking forward to getting better acquainted! :wave:
in Japan they have been using stevia (not an artificial sweetener) to sweeten sodas for ages now...its only just been allowed in Australia as an additive...still not as a sweetener...I figure there is a money angle...or else why wouldn't they ? Ah its a plant anyone could grow lol...no profit in that!
If everyone could grow it, I'd have a stevia ranch by now!
(... guitars gently strum near the campfire, restless greenery settles in for the night ...)
Ahem. There's also lo han (or luo han), made from a Chinese fruit. Stevia's good, but I like this in my beverages. It's a tad pricey, but can be found online.
But sometimes, even these sweeteners come with added sugars (!) such as maltodextrin, levulose ... sucrose, even. More packages to read.
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