Can you drink diet drinks or sugar free drinks with type 2 diabetes or what can you drink apart from water,because after giving up the beer after 20 years there doesn't seem to be many options and according to new research diet drinks are supposed to be worse than the original drinks
Diet drinks
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I steer clear of them to avoid sweet tasting things and some of the artificial sweeteners also spike my levels
Diagnosed Type II 1998 1 x 80 mg Gliclazide, 4 x 500mg Metformin and 1 x 100mg Sitagliptin - HbA1c - 48 mmol/mol
Diagnosed Type II 1998 1 x 80 mg Gliclazide, 4 x 500mg Metformin and 1 x 100mg Sitagliptin - HbA1c - 48 mmol/mol
Haven't had any problems with them as a T1 - in terms of Diet Coke etc. It's the ones that pretend to be better and natural that often have sucrose and fructose that you have to be aware of.
Also, beer needs you, never give up on beer!
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Dickyt said:
I don't drink alcohol now. I usually have soda water with slices of lime, lemon and orange in (squeezed). I would never touch cordials whether I was diabetic or not. I sometimes, for a change, have a double tomato juice with all the trimmings (Lee & Perrins, Tabasco, celery salt etc.) but I've no idea what that does to my bGs.
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as a type 1 I haven't personally had any problems with diet sodas and use them as a long drink or as a mixer with spirits at the weekend with no impact on Bg's or insulin requirements..It's a personal thing I guess...
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Tomato juice is good and with vodka is great
Diagnosed Type II 1998 1 x 80 mg Gliclazide, 4 x 500mg Metformin and 1 x 100mg Sitagliptin - HbA1c - 48 mmol/mol
Diagnosed Type II 1998 1 x 80 mg Gliclazide, 4 x 500mg Metformin and 1 x 100mg Sitagliptin - HbA1c - 48 mmol/mol
Neil Walters said:
The tomato juice with trimmings make me feel as though I'm eating a cheap soup and staves off hunger a bit. With the vodka added I wouldn't give a s..t anyway.
I can't see any reason why you shouldn't try and see how they suit you.
I personally don't like them except for the sugar free Tonic water sold at Waitrose and Ionly drink it rarely. I ,very rarely, drink a very dilute glass of the "no added sugar" squash which I keep for my grandchildren. The mixed berry one tastes reasonable.
Hana
I personally don't like them except for the sugar free Tonic water sold at Waitrose and Ionly drink it rarely. I ,very rarely, drink a very dilute glass of the "no added sugar" squash which I keep for my grandchildren. The mixed berry one tastes reasonable.
Hana
