Re: Sucralose question

Dave C. wrote:

"MDS" <mrdrsir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Dave C. wrote:

My recent glucose (after fasting for 12 hours) was 120 mg/dL.
Discussions
with my doctor sugested diet modifications, low cheap carbs, sugar as
well
as some other things.

Regarding the sugar substitute, does sucralose have any affect on blood
glucose? Some sugar free foods (cough drops in particular) use it as the
sweetner. I have read that sucralose is made from modifying sugar.

I suspect that it has no affect but I thought I'd ask.

I generally use Sweet and Low as sparingly as possible as a substitute
and
aspartane also. and trying to get away from these as a general policy.

Thanks in advance,

Dave C.
(73 years old)


I can't answer your question about sucralose, but I'm curious as to why
you're trying to get away from aspartame and saccarin. I use them
frequently in my coffee and unsweetened tea when I order it at
restaurants.

MDS (Mister Doctor Sir)

I have recently reduced my salt intake considerably (low salt foods, no
added salt) and now some foods with only a little salt taste tend to taste
fairly salty. So I figure that is a good thing.

Years ago, I used to have my coffee without any sweetner at all. I figure
that I could reduce my sweet tooth and the taste for sweetness by lowering
sweetner use.....but this is no more than just a preference. However this
may not have the similar success compared to the lowered taste for salt that
I have recently experienced.

Back to sweetners, I am not convinced that any of the sugar substitutes are
good for the body, but I drink soda with aspartame a lot in the summer and I
do and always have used saccharin in coffee as my sweetner of choice. And
for tea, I use Splenda, sucralose. Sweet and Low does not work too well in
tea.

Dave C.


Depending on what the Splenda is used in, it can add a nice sweet
taste. However, there are some things, such as the Nestea Iced Tea,
which taste yucky because of the Splenda. I tend to stay away from diet
carbonated drinks because I don't like their taste. I still remember
what a regular soda tastes like, and it's far better than a diet one.
However, the diet teas, lemonades, and fruit punches taste just like
their sugar counterparts. Were it not for that, I doubt I could survive
on my diet.



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MDS (Mister Doctor Sir)
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