Comments on: War of the Sugar Substitutes http://www.diabetesmine.com/2006/05/war_of_the_suga.html A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:18:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: David Dewing http://www.diabetesmine.com/2006/05/war_of_the_suga.html/comment-page-1#comment-118459 David Dewing Sat, 01 Nov 2008 07:35:16 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2006/05/16/war-of-the-sugar-substitutes/#comment-118459 Not sure if this will help but my wife went diabetic about 4 months ago. She wanted some powdered sugar and couldn't find any and someone suggested "Whey low" had powdered sugar and brown sugar that got her attention so she called the Hospital and ask them, well they had never heard of it and said they would research it. No store in our small town, Chehalis Wa. so we haven't bought and yet. Bottom line is, has anyone ever heard of this or tried it??? http://www.wheylow.com products home page I am not promoting this product. Not sure if this will help but my wife went diabetic about 4 months ago.
She wanted some powdered sugar and couldn’t find any and someone suggested “Whey low” had powdered sugar and brown sugar that got her attention so she called the Hospital and ask them, well they had never heard of it and said they would research it. No store in our small town, Chehalis Wa. so we haven’t bought and yet. Bottom line is, has anyone ever heard of this or tried it??? http://www.wheylow.com products home page I am not promoting this product.

]]> By: jo http://www.diabetesmine.com/2006/05/war_of_the_suga.html/comment-page-1#comment-52647 jo Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:46:11 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2006/05/16/war-of-the-sugar-substitutes/#comment-52647 I've been using Sweet 'n Low for umpteen years and haven't noticed anything wrong with my health. I only use it in coffee or tea--usually less than a packet-ful. Aspartame has a bad rep, health-wise, Splenda tastes too sweet for me, and I hated Stevia when I tried it. When I finish using up the box of Sweet 'n Low packets, guess I'll just go back to using sugar in my coffee. I eat every little sugar anyway--rarely eat up a chocolate bar, use very little jam on toast, and when I make my own jams I use low sugar Sure Jell. (No sugar defeats the pleasure of jam.) I’ve been using Sweet ‘n Low for umpteen years and haven’t noticed anything wrong with my health. I only use it in coffee or tea–usually less than a packet-ful. Aspartame has a bad rep, health-wise, Splenda tastes too sweet for me, and I hated Stevia when I tried it. When I finish using up the box of Sweet ‘n Low packets, guess I’ll just go back to using sugar in my coffee.
I eat every little sugar anyway–rarely eat up a chocolate bar, use very little jam on toast, and when I make my own jams I use low sugar Sure Jell. (No sugar defeats the pleasure of jam.)

]]> By: nunya http://www.diabetesmine.com/2006/05/war_of_the_suga.html/comment-page-1#comment-35454 nunya Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:11:18 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2006/05/16/war-of-the-sugar-substitutes/#comment-35454 This morning I drank a large coffee with 5 packets of sweet n low(ugggh, but its all they had besides reg sugar). Anyway, since finishing it I feel nausa with sour stomach mix. I never feel this way after digesting my usual 4 packets of splenda every few days. What's in sweet n low anyway, its so nasty!! This morning I drank a large coffee with 5 packets of sweet n low(ugggh, but its all they had besides reg sugar). Anyway, since finishing it I feel nausa with sour stomach mix. I never feel this way after digesting my usual 4 packets of splenda every few days. What’s in sweet n low anyway, its so nasty!!

]]> By: Emily http://www.diabetesmine.com/2006/05/war_of_the_suga.html/comment-page-1#comment-35453 Emily Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:04:25 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2006/05/16/war-of-the-sugar-substitutes/#comment-35453 As a diabetic (type 1) and a health food store manager, I'm a huge Stevia user. You do have to get used to it - it's quite a bit sweeter than sugar. And depending on the brand, it can get bitter if you use too much of it. Although those that tend to get bitter usually have plant fiber in them. A decent trade-off if you ask me! For anyone wary of unnatural sugar or sugar substitute, I'd suggest trying Stevia. You can even buy a Stevia plant and taste the sweetness of the leaves themselves. Oh, well, just thought I'd put my 2 cents in! As a diabetic (type 1) and a health food store manager, I’m a huge Stevia user. You do have to get used to it – it’s quite a bit sweeter than sugar. And depending on the brand, it can get bitter if you use too much of it. Although those that tend to get bitter usually have plant fiber in them. A decent trade-off if you ask me!

For anyone wary of unnatural sugar or sugar substitute, I’d suggest trying Stevia. You can even buy a Stevia plant and taste the sweetness of the leaves themselves. Oh, well, just thought I’d put my 2 cents in!

]]> By: Navleen saini http://www.diabetesmine.com/2006/05/war_of_the_suga.html/comment-page-1#comment-35452 Navleen saini Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:43:43 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2006/05/16/war-of-the-sugar-substitutes/#comment-35452 if we are using maltodextrin in place of dextrose will it will help in reducing the dose of dextrose which is about 10-15gram for treating hypoglycemia if we are using maltodextrin in place of dextrose will it will help in reducing the dose of dextrose which is about 10-15gram for treating hypoglycemia

]]> By: Navleen saini http://www.diabetesmine.com/2006/05/war_of_the_suga.html/comment-page-1#comment-35451 Navleen saini Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:41:09 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2006/05/16/war-of-the-sugar-substitutes/#comment-35451 if we are using maltodextrin in place of dextrose will it will help in reducing the dose of dextrose which is about 10-15gram for treating hypoglycemia if we are using maltodextrin in place of dextrose will it will help in reducing the dose of dextrose which is about 10-15gram for treating hypoglycemia

]]> By: Prentiss Riddle http://www.diabetesmine.com/2006/05/war_of_the_suga.html/comment-page-1#comment-35450 Prentiss Riddle Fri, 05 Jan 2007 12:10:30 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2006/05/16/war-of-the-sugar-substitutes/#comment-35450 Thanks for posting this. Since there's no conclusive winner, I guess I'll be running my own taste test. And thanks for the tip about Stevia. I'm going to order a $1 "free" sample here: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nunaturals.com/cgi-bin/shop.cgi?page=nustevia_trial.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nunaturals.com/cgi-bin/shop.cgi?page=nustevia_trial.html</a> Note, however, that there has been research which raises health concerns about Stevia. It is banned in the EU and cannot be imported to the US. The Wikipedia article offers various apologies for these health concerns which I personally do not find credible (that it should have been grandfathered in as a "natural" supplement, and that researchers should have tested whole plants rather than derivatives). Mutagens and carcinogens can and do occur "naturally" in plants and a dangerous chemical is unlikely to be counteracted by other components of a plant. Wikopedia: <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevia" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevia</a> Thanks for posting this. Since there’s no conclusive winner, I guess I’ll be running my own taste test.

And thanks for the tip about Stevia. I’m going to order a $1 “free” sample here: http://www.nunaturals.com/cgi-bin/shop.cgi?page=nustevia_trial.html

Note, however, that there has been research which raises health concerns about Stevia. It is banned in the EU and cannot be imported to the US. The Wikipedia article offers various apologies for these health concerns which I personally do not find credible (that it should have been grandfathered in as a “natural” supplement, and that researchers should have tested whole plants rather than derivatives). Mutagens and carcinogens can and do occur “naturally” in plants and a dangerous chemical is unlikely to be counteracted by other components of a plant. Wikopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevia

]]> By: Darlene http://www.diabetesmine.com/2006/05/war_of_the_suga.html/comment-page-1#comment-35449 Darlene Thu, 02 Nov 2006 13:31:36 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2006/05/16/war-of-the-sugar-substitutes/#comment-35449 Forgot to mention we are a Stevia houshold. Don't want any of those poisons in my house...thank you very much. There are enough toxic chemicals that we can't avoid without adding those that we know can cause health problems. Forgot to mention we are a Stevia houshold. Don’t want any of those poisons in my house…thank you very much. There are enough toxic chemicals that we can’t avoid without adding those that we know can cause health problems.

]]> By: Darlene http://www.diabetesmine.com/2006/05/war_of_the_suga.html/comment-page-1#comment-35448 Darlene Thu, 02 Nov 2006 13:27:49 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2006/05/16/war-of-the-sugar-substitutes/#comment-35448 Amy, I ran across your blog quite by accident after checking sitemeter and seeing that someone found us through a search...and you were on the google page too. Sounds like you are into researching what can help you and I believe this product might be able to. I'll leave it to your own research skills. Check out www.eniva.com We found this product through a friend and it is helping our family tremendously with all sorts of health challenges. Don't let the content of ingredients through you off. It did us, and we passed it by for 6 months and wish we hadn't What is different about this product is the technology. They were able to get wholefoods nutrition including minerals down to angstrome size. They are so small they bypass digestion and are in the cells of the body within seconds. If you done the amount of research as we have you now realize that most of us eat junk and even when we try not to most of our foods are still injected with hormones, genetically modiefied, preservatives, other chemicals. Most of us suffering ill health are suffering because we can't get real nutrition at the cellular level. With this product, that is what you get. Anywhooo, thought I'd pass this along. We soooo believe in the product that we became represenatives (just a couple of months ago) to help change the health paradigm in this country. If you'd like to know more you can call and we'd love to talk and tell you more about it, and how it's helped us. 502-363-0101 Great blog by the way, Darlene Amy, I ran across your blog quite by accident after checking sitemeter and seeing that someone found us through a search…and you were on the google page too.

Sounds like you are into researching what can help you and I believe this product might be able to. I’ll leave it to your own research skills. Check out http://www.eniva.com

We found this product through a friend and it is helping our family tremendously with all sorts of health challenges. Don’t let the content of ingredients through you off. It did us, and we passed it by for 6 months and wish we hadn’t What is different about this product is the technology.

They were able to get wholefoods nutrition including minerals down to angstrome size. They are so small they bypass digestion and are in the cells of the body within seconds.

If you done the amount of research as we have you now realize that most of us eat junk and even when we try not to most of our foods are still injected with hormones, genetically modiefied, preservatives, other chemicals.

Most of us suffering ill health are suffering because we can’t get real nutrition at the cellular level. With this product, that is what you get.

Anywhooo, thought I’d pass this along. We soooo believe in the product that we became represenatives (just a couple of months ago) to help change the health paradigm in this country.

If you’d like to know more you can call and we’d love to talk and tell you more about it, and how it’s helped us. 502-363-0101

Great blog by the way,
Darlene

]]> By: deedee http://www.diabetesmine.com/2006/05/war_of_the_suga.html/comment-page-1#comment-35447 deedee Wed, 24 May 2006 11:49:42 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2006/05/16/war-of-the-sugar-substitutes/#comment-35447 I don't believe in all these sugar substitutes. I only take some raw sugar with my coffee or tea when i have to.. I don’t believe in all these sugar substitutes. I only take some raw sugar with my coffee or tea when i have to..

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