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Tonic water and Diabetic nerve damage

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Sweets1954
Sweets1954 Posts: 506 Member
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My doctor recently recommended drinking tonic water to help relieve the symptoms of diabetic nerve damage. I have been doing this and it does seem to help but I noticed that tonic water is very high in sugar--36 grams per 12 ounce can. Is there sugar free tonic water? The stuff tastes disgusting but I add a little lemon juice or a sugar free water "enhancer" to make it a little more palatable but it is still bad. I'm not real fond of artificial sweeteners but the amount of sugar in this seems very high.

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  • BigGuy47
    BigGuy47 Posts: 1,768 Member
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    A little Tanqueray and a squeeze of lime helps with the flavor.
  • Sweets1954
    Sweets1954 Posts: 506 Member
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    The taste of gin is just as bad to me.
  • tngram2seven
    tngram2seven Posts: 465 Member
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    There is a sugar free variety of tonic water. A friend of mine puts Crystal Lite in hers.
  • NK1112
    NK1112 Posts: 781 Member
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    Some people are extremely sesitive to the quinine in tonic water. you might want to google it.

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