Heard on a morning newws show that artificial sweeteners have a negative effect on diabetics. I am a nurse and work with diabetics and want to have the latest updates.
Q: artificial sweeteners effect on diabetes
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7/26/08 1:00am
Teena-
Hello! I am a diabetic and I have used many sweeteners. I can only speak from my experience, sorbitol and mannitol causes my blood sugar to rise. I would like to recommend subscribing to David Mendosa's sharepost, he has a lot of good information when it comes to diets and other nutritional information. The links provided below will route to to 2 of our community experts and their take on sweeteners.
David Mendosa's sharepost:
http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/16790/trouble-sweeteners
Cynthia Haines's sharepost:
http://www.healthcentral.com/diet-exercise/c/8534/24667/safety
Cherise
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