sweetener

I saw a sugar free, no calorie soft drink, but although the calories are listed as zero, there is a given carb count of 3g per 100ml. I assume this is something to do with sugar alcohols being counted as carbs, but those carbs not being absorbed into the body as per usual. Still, I would like to...

Hi all.. New to the forums and looking for thoughts/references. What is the consensus regarding artificial sweetener instead of sugars.. I have seen that they can potentially cause other issues and am looking for the best resources. Am just overwhelmed. New diagnosis and a plethora of...

What are everyone's opinions of artificial sweeteners? Ive never been a big sugar eater, i was always the kid actively avoiding fizzy drinks etc but now since my Type 1 diagnosis ive turned to sweeteners in my time of a sweet need. Usually i have two cups of tea per day, each with 2x sweetex...

Lately I have heard a lot of stories about Aspartame being detremental to diabetics. I myself have been using Equal for quite time and have not displayed any signs of raised blood glucose or other effects. Aspartame itself is composed of aspartic acid and phenylalanine. It is 180 to 200 times...