aspertame and diabetes?

Question

boyfriend has type 1 diabetes, he's 20 was diagnosed at 3 1/2. He drinks about 1 litre (aprox) a day of diet sodas and I am worried about the effects of the aspertame. Most studies I found had the effects showing with mass amounts of soda like 4 litres and or many other aspertame products...Should I be concerned about his aspertame intake?

I'm guessing a litre but it's probably give or take each day, he drinks about.. half - a full gallon of water (another aprox) a day, and doesn't eat or drink many other aspertame products.

Answer 1

Soda companies are changing from aspartame (NutraSweet) to Splenda. Splenda is safe for diabetics and does not have the controversy surrounding it like aspartame i.e. brain tumors and grand mall seizures. http://www.theecologist.org/archive_detail.asp?content_id=457

Check to see if he is drinking the new Splenda formula. If he is then you shouldn't have to worry. If he is still drinking something with aspartame see if he'll switch until what he usually drinks starts using Splenda.
Here's a link to Diabetes 123 that will explain what Splenda is:

http://www.diabetes123.com/d_08_b60.htm

Hope this helps ease your mind and have a great day!!!

Answer 2

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Answer 4

Splenda is also not good for diabetics so they say that it's glycemic index is high on level 80 just like aspertame and saccaharrin.

I was told that Stevia is a natural tea-like substance that is an excellent sweetner and has a very low glycemic index so it wont raise your blood sugar. My favorite type is the liquid "white" stevia that comes in a bottle with a dropper because it doesnt have the bitter aftertaste that the other "green" stevias have. Most stevia in packets are of the green type. The only setback is that the liquid form one needs to be refridgerated.

Answer 5

For many years, it was the only "safe" and widely available sweetener available in consumer products. I've always had some concerns about it, based on the occasional story floating around. I am not aware of any personal health problems directly linked to it, but it's hard to judge such things. Since Splenda has become mainstream, I have been using it instead whenever possible. I will have to say that the Diet Coke with Splenda tastes like the awful Vanilla Coke, so I typically don't drink it. There are other name brand soft drinks using Splenda though. The Diet Rite flavors are pretty good. In general, overdoing any carbonated soft drinks is not good for your kidneys anyway, so be sure to drink mostly simple water.

Answer 6

Aspertame is very bad for you. I asked my doc "Are Diet Sodas really better to drink?" He said they are worse. The aspertame is a man made substance, it has many preservatives in it and will also take longer for your body to digest, also, (since my dad is diabetic) he said the sugar/sweetener level in most diet sodas is very high, and with those preservatives, will stay in your system for a long time- blood-sugar will be high for a longer time.

After my dad gave up all forms of sodas and alcohols he didn't have nearly as many problems with his diebetes.

Answer 7

On November 3, 1987 the American Diabetes Association (ADA) submitted a statement to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources United States Senate on Aspartame. That testimony stated:

"... Through the journal Clinical Diabetes alone, we are in regular contact with approximately 70,000 physicians who are actively involved in the care of patients with diabetes...

"... We have had no indication from these professionals that there are significant problems with the use of aspartame, or for that matter, that there is any pattern of complaints regarding this product. The use and safety of aspartame simply is not an issue among these health professionals, as far as we can determine..."

"... in conclusion, ADA supports the continued availability of aspartame. Our organisation, which has ongoing contact with a major portion of the diabetic population using aspartame and the physicians who treat them, believes the product has been shown to be safe ..."

"... We urge that the Congress, the Administration and the press focus their attention on the broad evidence of science and nutrition, not on unrepresentative individual anecdotal assertions..."

Answer 8

Well, I personally have decreased concentration and cognitive ability if I get to much aspartame. I've heard reports of MS like symptoms with to much aspartame, but I have not actually seen any evidence. I think the main thing to remember is all things in moderation. As long as he's still getting regular water daily, and eating healthy otherwise, I think he's OK (unless you can see any symptoms he has that are only there when he has aspartame.)

Because of it's effects on me, I use splenda instead of aspartame. Walmart has a generic version of splenda now.

Answer 9

One book I read indicates that the body reacts to the sweet taste, first, regardless of whether it is sugar or aspartame or any other sugar substitute.

Also aspartame should not be heated because it turns into some other substance that is not good for humans.

The Splenda based drinks would be better, but non-sweetened are the best for diabetics.

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