Why is it that Slenda is ok for diabetics to consume, when it is made from sugar?

Question

I am diabetic and love Splenda, in fact it is the only sweetner I will use, but I am curious why it is ok to use it when it is supposedly made from sugar.

Answer 1

It has been altered so that it does not break down into glucose. This prevents your body from absorbing it as it is not recognized as a useful product.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Yes. Numerous studies have shown that SPLENDA® Brand Sweetener, or sucralose, is suitable for people with diabetes. Sucralose is not recognised by the body as sugar or as a carbohydrate. It is not metabolised by the body for energy and does not affect blood glucose levels. Sucralose has no effect on carbohydrate metabolism or insulin secretion. Foods and beverages sweetened with SPLENDA® Brand Sweetener can provide good-tasting, lower-calorie alternatives for people with diabetes who are interested in reducing their calorie or sugar intake. I hope this answers your question.

Answer 4

Made from sugar doesn't mean that it is sugar. Sucralose is a chemical similar to sugar and tastes sweet, but is unusable to the body.



Sucralose is an artificial sweetener known by the trade name Splenda. In the European Union, it is also known under the E number (additive code) E955. It is 500–600 times as sweet as sucrose, making it roughly twice as sweet as saccharin and four times as sweet as aspartame.

It is manufactured by the selective chlorination of sucrose, by which three of sucrose's hydroxyl groups are substituted with chlorine atoms to produce 1,6-dichloro-1,6-dideoxy-β-D-fructo-furanosyl 4-chloro-4-deoxy-α-D-galactopyranoside.

Answer 5

The calories are what you need to worry about and they have refined the calories out of the sugar to make splenda.

Answer 6

Because it is different on a molecular level and the receptors for sugar in our bodies doesn't recognize it there for does not process it as a sugar.