Diabetics please answer?

Question

Today this lady gave me a sample of the sugar free homemade yogurt her company sells.

I thought it was good, but a tad too sweet. My husband said it was very tart.

The woman said to me in private that I should have my husband tested for Diabetes because Diabetics often find sweet things taste tart to them.

If you are a Diabetic my question is, do sweet things taste tart to you? Is what she said true?

I didn't want to influence your answers, but my husbands father was diagnosed as diabetic around age 70.

My husband is 45.

He is 5' 11 about 167. Very fit, plays Ice Hockey twice a week .

Answer 1

I am diabetic. I have been for a very long time About 20 years. I have never heard this. There are two others in my immediate family with it too and they have never heard this.

Answer 2

I would say it was more the homemade yogurt. I am a type 1 and before I found out I was diabetic I never recall tasting tartness, I take a bite all the time of what ever dessert my kids or husband may have and have never tasted tartness. I eat organic yougurt sometines it doesn't have fake sugar so the sugar content is high (30 grams in the little 6 oz tub) but sometimes that amount fits into my meal plan if I know i'll need a little more sugar to keep me going. Anyway it never tastes tart. but my husband who doesn't like yougurt would tell you it's tart.

Answer 3

I have been a diabetic for 15 years and not once have I heard that "Diabetics often find sweet things taste tart" ..and I have never experienced sweets tasting tart. If your husband has a family history of Diabetes then yes eventually he should be check out by a doc. but not because a lady says we(Diabetics) find sweets taste tart.

Answer 4

The thing is, is that when I was pre-diagnosed and my numbers were too high, I found that sweet things had almost no flavor, and non-sweet things tasted almost too sweet.
My fiance, who does not have diabetes tells me most of my "sugary" foods that I eat taste tart, or "off" to him. Like my diet sodas. Then again, it's personal taste. He should get checked anyway, just to be safe. With family history, he could be at least pre-diabetic.
You should also get checked. A blood glucose test should be standard with almost any blood screening you get.

Answer 5

Well sweet things tend to tickle my taste buds but not really tart i never asked but if your husband's family has a history of high blood pressure or diabetes he should be tested.

Answer 6

The woman who said that apparently suffers from delusions... I've never heard or experienced anything approaching that nonsense. As long as your husband stays fit and avoids animal fats, he should be fine. Here's more info:

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Answer 7

The possibility is there...I've never heard the tart thing....I think that's just a matter of taste...he does have the family history and is at the age to get tested.

Answer 8

To Diabetics, naturally sweet tastes naturally sweet. Some artificial sweeteners taste sweet initially, but leave an acrid aftertaste. Otherwise, as far as I know, diabetics taste everything just like everyone else.

Answer 9

I have type 2 Diabetes.. sweet is sweet to me, sorry.
Does your husband show any signs of being Diabetic..
if it runs in his family, he may want to do a test anyway, to ease both yours and his mind.

Answer 10

don't listen to that lady! i've never heard that before. my mom's a diabetic and sweet things don't taste tart to her..they taste sweet!