Diabetes Talking

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I thought I’d post this for those of you who are like me and have severe migraines from Nuta-sweet (aspartame).  I got some of the new calorie free sweetener called Splenda today.  I tried some as soon as I got home and had everything put away…just in case I had to spend the rest of my night in bed.  I’m thrilled to say, it didn’t give me even the slightest headache. Just thought I’d let you know in case some of you want to give it a try.  It doesn’t taste exactly like sugar, of course, but at least it gives me an alternative to drinking nothing but water and skim milk.  ;)

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Maybe I’ll try that when I find a natural food store.  Is it calorie free?<

Yup, its says non-caloric on the bottle. =o) Ash

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Maybe I’ll try that when I find a natural food store.  Is it calorie free?< Yup, its says non-caloric on the bottle. =o)

Yeah, but you have to make sure it’s non-colonic, too.  Otherwise, the stuff shoots through you like the Indy 500.  Then you barely make it to the john and find you only have four squares of toilet paper left. Yikes! Lamonster

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Maybe I’ll try that when I find a natural food store.  Is it calorie free? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Newsgroups: alt.support.headaches.migraine If you are looking for a sugar alternative, and are allergic to aspartame, how about trying fructose (fruit sugar)?< There is also another alternative to sugar called Stevia. It comes from the Stevia leaf and is 300 times sweeter than sugar. I *hate Splenda because it tastes artifical. Stevia doesn’t taste like full-fledged sugar but it sure as heck doesn’t taste as fake as Splenda. It comes in a liquid form to put in tea, coffee, or whatever you want to use it in. You can buy it in most natural health food stores. Only use a *little bit though because it is SWEET. Makes awesome caffeine free iced tea! =o) Ashli

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If you are looking for a sugar alternative, and are allergic to aspartame, how about trying fructose (fruit sugar)?<

There is also another alternative to sugar called Stevia. It comes from the Stevia leaf and is 300 times sweeter than sugar. I *hate Splenda because it tastes artifical. Stevia doesn’t taste like full-fledged sugar but it sure as heck doesn’t taste as fake as Splenda. It comes in a liquid form to put in tea, coffee, or whatever you want to use it in. You can buy it in most natural health food stores. Only use a *little bit though because it is SWEET. Makes awesome caffeine free iced tea! =o) Ashli

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Not a problem, Caroline. I just wanted to be sure the other info got posted to. Some folks, especially if they’re new to diabetes, might have tried it and gotten a BIG surprise. Teri

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Fair point Teri. If you can avoid it then great, I just know its better for the blood sugar than sucrose is. I am hypoglycaemic and it does the job pretty well for me. I am not saying ‘if you are diabetic go ahead and take it’ – as a non-medical and non-diabetic person that’s not for me to say. Sorry if I caused any stress there…… Fructose may be recommended by some for SOME diabetics, but not this one. It’s still a sugar, and most diabetics I know avoide it as much as we do sucrose.  Diabetics and others following a low-carb way of eating will avoid it because it is high in carbohydrates, too. Teri Hi If you are looking for a sugar alternative, and are allergic to aspartame, how about trying fructose (fruit sugar)? I use it all the time now, and not only does it taste great (like normal sugar only better), but it is broken down more slowly than sucrose and therefore much better for you. It is recommended for diabetics as it doesn’t mess the blood sugar levels around so much, and it isn’t nearly as fattening as sucrose. So if you want sugar in your tea/coffee, or on your cereals etc, it’s worth a try Caroline By the way – is there anyone else on this list from the UK? messages only seem to get posted at night UK time so I assume you’re all from over the Atlantic, but its nice to ‘meet’ you all anyway! I thought I’d post this for those of you who are like me and have severe migraines from Nuta-sweet (aspartame).  I got some of the new calorie free sweetener called Splenda today.  I tried some as soon as I got home and had everything put away…just in case I had to spend the rest of my night in bed.  I’m thrilled to say, it didn’t give me even the slightest headache. Just thought I’d let you know in case some of you want to give it a try. It doesn’t taste exactly like sugar, of course, but at least it gives me an alternative to drinking nothing but water and skim milk.  ;)

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That could have potential, but I am on an eating plan to help me get my weight under control.  I have a weight problem to begin with and the Depakote isn’t helping matters much.  :( – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Newsgroups: alt.support.headaches.migraine Hi If you are looking for a sugar alternative, and are allergic to aspartame, how about trying fructose (fruit sugar)? I use it all the time now, and not only does it taste great (like normal sugar only better), but it is broken down more slowly than sucrose and therefore much better for you. It is recommended for diabetics as it doesn’t mess the blood sugar levels around so much, and it isn’t nearly as fattening as sucrose. So if you want sugar in your tea/coffee, or on your cereals etc, it’s worth a try Caroline By the way – is there anyone else on this list from the UK? messages only seem to get posted at night UK time so I assume you’re all from over the Atlantic, but its nice to ‘meet’ you all anyway! I thought I’d post this for those of you who are like me and have severe migraines from Nuta-sweet (aspartame).  I got some of the new calorie free sweetener called Splenda today.  I tried some as soon as I got home and had everything put away…just in case I had to spend the rest of my night in bed.  I’m thrilled to say, it didn’t give me even the slightest headache. Just thought I’d let you know in case some of you want to give it a try. It doesn’t taste exactly like sugar, of course, but at least it gives me an alternative to drinking nothing but water and skim milk.  ;)

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Fair point Teri. If you can avoid it then great, I just know its better for the blood sugar than sucrose is. I am hypoglycaemic and it does the job pretty well for me. I am not saying ‘if you are diabetic go ahead and take it’ – as a non-medical and non-diabetic person that’s not for me to say. Sorry if I caused any stress there……

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Fructose may be recommended by some for SOME diabetics, but not this one. It’s still a sugar, and most diabetics I know avoide it as much as we do sucrose.  Diabetics and others following a low-carb way of eating will avoid it because it is high in carbohydrates, too. Teri Hi If you are looking for a sugar alternative, and are allergic to aspartame, how about trying fructose (fruit sugar)? I use it all the time now, and not only does it taste great (like normal sugar only better), but it is broken down more slowly than sucrose and therefore much better for you. It is recommended for diabetics as it doesn’t mess the blood sugar levels around so much, and it isn’t nearly as fattening as sucrose. So if you want sugar in your tea/coffee, or on your cereals etc, it’s worth a try Caroline By the way – is there anyone else on this list from the UK? messages only seem to get posted at night UK time so I assume you’re all from over the Atlantic, but its nice to ‘meet’ you all anyway! I thought I’d post this for those of you who are like me and have severe migraines from Nuta-sweet (aspartame).  I got some of the new calorie free sweetener called Splenda today.  I tried some as soon as I got home and had everything put away…just in case I had to spend the rest of my night in bed.  I’m thrilled to say, it didn’t give me even the slightest headache. Just thought I’d let you know in case some of you want to give it a try. It doesn’t taste exactly like sugar, of course, but at least it gives me an alternative to drinking nothing but water and skim milk.  ;)

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Fructose may be recommended by some for SOME diabetics, but not this one. It’s still a sugar, and most diabetics I know avoide it as much as we do sucrose.  Diabetics and others following a low-carb way of eating will avoid it because it is high in carbohydrates, too. Teri

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi If you are looking for a sugar alternative, and are allergic to aspartame, how about trying fructose (fruit sugar)? I use it all the time now, and not only does it taste great (like normal sugar only better), but it is broken down more slowly than sucrose and therefore much better for you. It is recommended for diabetics as it doesn’t mess the blood sugar levels around so much, and it isn’t nearly as fattening as sucrose. So if you want sugar in your tea/coffee, or on your cereals etc, it’s worth a try Caroline By the way – is there anyone else on this list from the UK? messages only seem to get posted at night UK time so I assume you’re all from over the Atlantic, but its nice to ‘meet’ you all anyway! I thought I’d post this for those of you who are like me and have severe migraines from Nuta-sweet (aspartame).  I got some of the new calorie free sweetener called Splenda today.  I tried some as soon as I got home and had everything put away…just in case I had to spend the rest of my night in bed.  I’m thrilled to say, it didn’t give me even the slightest headache. Just thought I’d let you know in case some of you want to give it a try. It doesn’t taste exactly like sugar, of course, but at least it gives me an alternative to drinking nothing but water and skim milk.  ;)

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Splenda is sucralose- apparently it’s sort of left-handed sucrose, so it tastes sort of like sucrose but isn’t digested like sucrose, so it’s virtually calorie and carbohydrate-free.  I haven’t really tried it enough times to really see if it triggers my headaches the way aspartame does, but it is a good artificial sweetener (no funky aftertaste like saccharine), and its true breakthrough is that it retains its sweetness even after being heated (in coffee, in baking). Rosemary

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Hi If you are looking for a sugar alternative, and are allergic to aspartame, how about trying fructose (fruit sugar)? I use it all the time now, and not only does it taste great (like normal sugar only better), but it is broken down more slowly than sucrose and therefore much better for you. It is recommended for diabetics as it doesn’t mess the blood sugar levels around so much, and it isn’t nearly as fattening as sucrose. So if you want sugar in your tea/coffee, or on your cereals etc, it’s worth a try Caroline By the way – is there anyone else on this list from the UK? messages only seem to get posted at night UK time so I assume you’re all from over the Atlantic, but its nice to ‘meet’ you all anyway!

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I thought I’d post this for those of you who are like me and have severe migraines from Nuta-sweet (aspartame).  I got some of the new calorie free sweetener called Splenda today.  I tried some as soon as I got home and had everything put away…just in case I had to spend the rest of my night in bed.  I’m thrilled to say, it didn’t give me even the slightest headache. Just thought I’d let you know in case some of you want to give it a try. It doesn’t taste exactly like sugar, of course, but at least it gives me an alternative to drinking nothing but water and skim milk.  ;)

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