Can anybody point me to conclusive evidence that Splenda, and Sugar Alcohols in sugar free gum, cause an insulin reaction? I'm trying to find what I can on the subject, and it seems to be a little obscure,....

Thing is, I'm diabetic, and like to use both of these things,...Calories aren't bad, but if in fact they do cause an insulin response, that would really be good for anybody, say on a cut diet. Not to mention, I have been using a LOT of Splenda, and been chewing a LOT of sugar free gum lately. Keeps me busy until my next meal,...

May have to give it up,..Already on hold, while looking for info, and I miss it ,....:drool:

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If you're diabetic, you must test your blood?



Can anybody point me to conclusive evidence that Splenda, and Sugar Alcohols in sugar free gum, cause an insulin reaction? I'm trying to find what I can on the subject, and it seems to be a little obscure,....

Thing is, I'm diabetic, and like to use both of these things,...Calories aren't bad, but if in fact they do cause an insulin response, that would really be good for anybody, say on a cut diet. Not to mention, I have been using a LOT of Splenda, and been chewing a LOT of sugar free gum lately. Keeps me busy until my next meal,...

May have to give it up,..Already on hold, while looking for info, and I miss it ,....:drool:

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Splenda in it's packets includes some dextrose/maltodextrin as bulking agents. Probably like 2 calories a pack, so they can still call it 0 calories by the rounding rules. So in theory, if you eat enough splenda it could affect you a bit.

Some sugar alcohols do cause blood glucose to rise as I understand it. See this (http://www.mendosa.com/netcarbs.htm). Maltitol is the worst, with a GI of between 36 and 53.

Thanks mannishboy. That's the type of info I have been interested in,...

Tennisball, I think I should have explained further,..There is new info to me int he link Mannishboy posted, but I was originally interested in finding info that might explain how even the slightest response could effect you over a period of time. Of course as a diabetic my levels will fluctuate more so than those of a non diabetic, so it's a little more difficult to conclude what exactly has caused it to go up or down at any given time, unless I give something I have eaten a long fasting prior, and post, and that is difficult as well, as diabetics stomachs tend to empty very quickly, making frequent meals even more important. The inclusion of the sugar alcohols, is something I should probably keep to a minimum, or cut out of my intake all together. I am just trying to find out more detailed info on these little buggers. It seems they are VERY sneaky, as most people don't consider them a threat.

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Artifical sweetneners can increase cravings, which can be a drawback of using them in large amounts while cutting.

This might help:
Glycemic effect of a single high oral dose of the novel sweetener sucralose in patients with diabetes.

* Mezitis NH,
* Maggio CA,
* Koch P,
* Quddoos A,
* Allison DB,
* Pi-Sunyer FX.

Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY 10025, USA. nhm2@columbia.edu

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of a single high oral dose of the novel noncaloric sweetener sucralose on short-term glucose homeostasis in patients with IDDM or NIDDM. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A total of 13 IDDM and 13 NIDDM patients with glycosylated hemoglobin levels < 10% completed this double-blind cross-over study. After an overnight fast, patients were administered opaque capsules containing either 1,000 mg sucralose or cellulose placebo, followed by a standardized 360-kcal liquid breakfast. Plasma glucose and serum C-peptide levels were measured over the next 4 h. RESULTS: Regardless of the type of diabetes, areas under the curves for changes of plasma glucose and serum C-peptide levels after sucralose administration were not significantly different from those after placebo. During test meals with sucralose, one episode of symptomatic hypoglycemia occurred in each of three IDDM patients, but these episodes were not considered the result of sucralose administration. CONCLUSIONS: The present results support the conclusion that sucralose consumption does not adversely affect short-term blood glucose control in patients with diabetes.

PMID: 8875098 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]



Actually, there's a good thread over at BB.com that talks about several sweeteners FWIW (includes this study): http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=291569

Thanks Gordo,..

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Gordo,..
Dang! That was one heck of a thread,...!!

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Gordo,..
Dang! That was one heck of a thread,...!!

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;) (glad I could help. See BB.com isn't completely useless....you just have to be willing to wade through a mile of crap to find the odd nugget here and there).

;) (glad I could help. See BB.com isn't completely useless....you just have to be willing to wade through a mile of crap to find the odd nugget here and there).

Yea,..I visit it regularly. More so lately, but as you said, I find there is a lot of reads, I pass on very quickly.

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