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Originally Posted by ken0042
Just be sure it is doing what you intend. From what my doctor told me the fact that it has few calories doesn't matter so much; because of how your body then reacts to sugar when you do get it. He essentially said that he believes based on the studies he has read that drinking diet pop does no more for you than drinking regular pop.
I then asked him if I was better off drinking a 1/2 can of regular pop over a full can of diet, and he told me yes. So now I use the small cans and make sure I also have water on hand to quench the thirst.
In previous threads I had mentioned that I couldn't stand the taste of water; so now I add a couple of drops of lemon juice to give it some flavour.
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It might be a good idea for you to get a second opinion from and endocrinologist so you can learn exactly how your diet affects your blood sugar and your potential for diabetes. Drinking half a can of regular soda contains so many grams of sugar and carbs that there is no way that is better for you than a full can of diet soda. Its also not a bad idea to visit a nutritionist who specializes in diabetes. Whether you have the disease or want to prevent it, you need to learn about what types of food you need to avoid to prevent the damage done when you consume more grams of sugar/carbs than your body can wrap in insulin as you metabolize it.
My husband was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes as a child and is remarkably healthy and free of organ/foot/eye damage. But if he was following the advice of your doctor and choosing less sugar over no sugar, that would likely not be the case. Artifical sweeteners do not raise insulin levels. I can say this with confidence as I know my husband uses them and he tests his blood sugar about 8 times per day. If aspartame was spiking his blood sugar, it would be pretty obvious. If he drank a half a can of soda, his blood sugar would spike into the 300's. That is dangerous.