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aspartame

Luckily I don't have a very sweet tooth, or rather I have trained myself away from having one. I vary rarely eat cakes, biscuits , chocolate etc; I have sugar in Tea and Coffee don't drink sodas. I switched to Golden Granulated Sugar about 20years ago being a slightly healthier choice. I say its each to his own.
 
paganess03 said:
Hi everyone, i'm fairly new to the forum and diabetes, I've been diagnosed with type 2 but docs are dithering whther i'm really type one. My problem is i've just discovered i'm intollerant to aspartame, found in most diet sodas. I feel really ill after drinking diet juices and wondered if anyone else suffers with this and how they get around it, I'd really appreciate any advice, i'm so fed up just drinking water. :-(

Shelley
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Hi Shelley

I can sympathise with your problem regarding cold drinks, I too found that Aspartame was making me feel unwell when I was drinking a lot of squash to quench my night thirsts. Yes, water is very plain and boring so I now drink cold fruit teas. I brew a jug of about 4 to 6 tea bags, maybe add a touch of sugar for taste and keep in the fridge, you can have it as strong or weak as you like. This way I know what is in my drink and it also tastes better! There are a lot of choices of flavours too, I found the blackcurrant ones are really nice. Hope this helps.
Lynn
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I drink hot chocolate to get my non water fix. I buy 100% cocoa powder, which is about 8-12 grams of carbs per 100g. My drink usually contains about 3 grams of cocoa powder, so the effect on blood sugars is negligible. I also add a tablespoon of cream, which adds about 0.5g of carbs to the equation. I sweeten the drink with a tiny amount of stevia. (Stevia is a plant that naturally tastes very sweet, but has no effect on blood sugars. I use tiny amounts because it's very strong, and too much can leave a bitter after taste).
 
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