Why no diet soda?

the artificial sugar makes you blood sugar go up. Try Zevia. tastes great. check out your local health food store or amazon. Also aspartame causes brain lesions and a whole host of other issues..Zevia comes in different flavors..cola, dr. pepper, rootbeer and others.

Dr. Oz did a segment on artificial sweeteners the other day. They were talking about why you shouldn't have more than 2 servings a day. They said it caused some people to eat more b/c their bodies registered the sweetness but had no calories and in turn made them want to eat. I don't get this way with drinking the coke zero (i just can't stand diet coke lol, but LOVE coke zero). Anyway, lots of people don't like drinking the aspartame either. I'm trying to limit myself to 1-2 a day just because I need more water and less caffeine.

artificial sweeteners aren't good for you, the sodium...etc..although doesnt keep me from eating them! less calories at this point is my goal...but drinking purely water is best...or flavored waters..i may also try the sodas at the health food store, i've been hearing good things! but water at my house is free... :-)

First of all, the body perceives the sweetness and increases your insulin levels to deal with the carbs it thinks are being sent to your blood. Insulin moves blood sugar into the liver and muscles to be stored as glycogen. If your blood sugar is normal, increasing insulin can cause your blood sugar to drop too low. I'm sure as a diabetic you've been warned about rebound hypoglycemia? That's pretty much what happens. Also, that spike in insulin repeatedly over time with no additional sugar to move to the muscles can train the body to be insulin resistant. Kind of like the boy who cried wolf, after a while the body won't trust its perception of need for insulin and will slow production and then when a real sugar is consumed there won't be any insulin there to get it out of the blood.

Then you have the issues with artificial sweeteners. I typically don't preach about them, but personally anything that can turn to formaldehyde in my system, doesn't need to be in my system until I die. LOL Also, some people have a sensitivity to the chemicals that causes allergic like reactions that can cause other problems.

As for what you can do because of diabetes, I highly recommend getting off of diet soda if possible. If you do have to have one, or a soda with sugar or HFCS, have it with a meal. The protein and fat will slow the glycemic response from the sugar to keep from having a blood sugar spike and any additional carbs you have will help with the insulin response from the diet soda.

Also, some people have a sensitivity to the chemicals that causes allergic like reactions that can cause other problems.

And that's what happens to me. I get the most wicked migraines from artificial sweetners, especially "diet" drinks. Anything that can cause me to get an instant migraine from just a cap full of the stuff must not be all that good. Almost nothing else can give me that type of reaction.

Besides things that others have mentioned I read somewhere that carbonated drinks are bad for your bones. Apparently the fizzing irritates your stomach, causing it to draw calcium from your blood, which in turn draws calcium from your bones to help maintain brain and muscle functions. I'm not sure if it's really as bad as it sounds, but that in itself makes me think about how much soda I drink.

zevia has no affect on blood sugar and to adverse side affects. Really you must have a soda there are alternatives that won't hurt you. And they have black cherry!

First of all, the body perceives the sweetness and increases your insulin levels to deal with the carbs it thinks are being sent to your blood. Insulin moves blood sugar into the liver and muscles to be stored as glycogen. If your blood sugar is normal, increasing insulin can cause your blood sugar to drop too low. I'm sure as a diabetic you've been warned about rebound hypoglycemia? That's pretty much what happens. Also, that spike in insulin repeatedly over time with no additional sugar to move to the muscles can train the body to be insulin resistant. Kind of like the boy who cried wolf, after a while the body won't trust its perception of need for insulin and will slow production and then when a real sugar is consumed there won't be any insulin there to get it out of the blood.

I was curious about this when my wife told me about the Dr. Oz segment. How exactly does your body "perceive" the sweetness. Is it a Pavlovian response to a life time of sweetness on the tongue meaning an sugar spike coming? Or is the body fooled when it partially breaks down the "sugar" into thinking it needs to release the insulin? Any thoughts?

Everything I've read has said that whether or not aspartame has any adverse affects on you has everything to do with your own individual body. Some people can't metabolize the ingredients correctly and it causes adverse affects, but most people have little to nothing to worry about.

Almost anything excessively consumed can be bad for you. There is such thing as aspartame poisoning, but from what Ive read the people who get that are the people who drink 10-15 cans of soda per day. Wow!

If you're only drinking one or two cans of soda per day, you're probably fine. The biggest problem with aspartame is that it's said to be the most heavily tested/studied/examined food product out there. If you're having problems with aspartame, you may be one of the few who has trouble metabolizing it and you should definitely stop.

First of all, the body perceives the sweetness and increases your insulin levels to deal with the carbs it thinks are being sent to your blood. Insulin moves blood sugar into the liver and muscles to be stored as glycogen. If your blood sugar is normal, increasing insulin can cause your blood sugar to drop too low. I'm sure as a diabetic you've been warned about rebound hypoglycemia? That's pretty much what happens. Also, that spike in insulin repeatedly over time with no additional sugar to move to the muscles can train the body to be insulin resistant. Kind of like the boy who cried wolf, after a while the body won't trust its perception of need for insulin and will slow production and then when a real sugar is consumed there won't be any insulin there to get it out of the blood.

I was curious about this when my wife told me about the Dr. Oz segment. How exactly does your body "perceive" the sweetness. Is it a Pavlovian response to a life time of sweetness on the tongue meaning an sugar spike coming? Or is the body fooled when it partially breaks down the "sugar" into thinking it needs to release the insulin? Any thoughts?

Taste buds. They detect sweet, salty, savory, sour, and bitter and send signals to the brain. The brain then starts the processes of releasing the various enzymes and such to break down what we've consumed.

Dr. Oz did a segment on artificial sweeteners the other day. They were talking about why you shouldn't have more than 2 servings a day. They said it caused some people to eat more b/c their bodies registered the sweetness but had no calories and in turn made them want to eat. I don't get this way with drinking the coke zero (i just can't stand diet coke lol, but LOVE coke zero). Anyway, lots of people don't like drinking the aspartame either. I'm trying to limit myself to 1-2 a day just because I need more water and less caffeine.

I also limit myself to 1 to 2 servings of artifical sweeteners each day. I feel everything in moderation since there are sooo many studies out there that are not valid and incomplete or unfounded.

I have an addiction to fountain diet dr. pepper! Plus, I get migraine headaches. I went to the allergist he said "there is no allergen to caffeine" so I kept drinking. THANK YOU so much for the information.

I will be giving up soda. I must go cold turkey.

also for the zevia: I love LOVE their root beer and cherry cola but too much of it can give me... digestive issues we'll say... it has xylitol along with the stevia and I think thats what affects me. anyway I'm fine to drink one can with a meal but when I first discovered them I was drinking 2-3 throughout the day and racing home after work to get to the bathroom after... anyway it might be just a fluke that it affected me that way but just want to forewarn anyone who may want to try them to limit it to one with a meal until they see whether it affects them similarly!!

If the theory of sweetness-induced insulin response were true, it would work the same for Stevia (the natural sweetner in Zevia). I have not seen any peer-reviewed medical literature supporting this (I'd like to see any references if anyone has them). Some people are just against any "chemicals", regardless of proof. The amounts of aspartame and sucralose in artificial sweetners in most servings is so low, because they are so sweet, you'd have to ingest an incredible amount to have any effect. Look at saccharin, which was taken off the market due to such unproven fears, and now it is back.

From what I have read there have been studies that stevia actually helps with insuline resistance, which artificial sweeteners can cause or worsen. I know that aspartame gives me headaches, blurred vision and general a "fuzzy head" (I feel like I'm half asleep) this reaction makes me worried because this is an obvious affect on my nervous system. If it affects me like that, I worry that even those who do not show symptoms are also being affected. it also makes me worried for pregnant mothers who use it because we have no idea what it could do to the baby long term, there just havent been enough studies for my peace of mind. Splenda makes me bloated, regardless of any long term side affects I dont like feeling bloated so I dont use splenda, I also worry that its so new to the market and there havent been enough studies on long term use to prove whether or not it will cause harm down the road. Stevia is the one thing calorie free sweetener that I haven't had any problems with and its widespread long term use around the world suggests that it wont cause health problems down the road. That said I believe everything in moderation so you wont see me adding 10 packets to my morning coffee, and 10 to my iced tea with every meal, and when I have a baby I will stop using it just in case it has any negative affects on the baby.