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jzodda

(2,124 posts)
34. Well I am a type 2 diabetic
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 07:24 PM
Feb 2013

and of course I am fine testing wise when I drink diet soda, but not fine when I drink soda with sugar. Since I can't eat more sweets or carbs anyway its either diet soda or no soda for me. Craving sweets is not the same as actually consuming them in any event.

I'm guessing they took into account other factors. DaveJ Feb 2013 #1
Yep. nt EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #2
Reading the article at the link it doesn't sound like it. All self reported data as well. yellowcanine Feb 2013 #25
+1 Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #26
I was wonder the same thing. crim son Feb 2013 #35
"The authors urge further trials to prove a causal link." BadgerKid Feb 2013 #3
This is what pisses me off - this study is bullshit! AAO Feb 2013 #12
It fits with analysis from the Harvard Nurse study which found that diet soda KurtNYC Feb 2013 #30
I haven't experienced that. AAO Feb 2013 #48
May be a proxy for other sugar intake... I haven't drunk diet (or any soda) for years... but when I hlthe2b Feb 2013 #4
Sodas "sweetened with Ordinary Sugar"? NorthCarolina Feb 2013 #5
This was a French study. Crunchy Frog Feb 2013 #7
Pepsi Throwback is one Sienna86 Feb 2013 #10
Thanks for the info. NorthCarolina Feb 2013 #19
There Was a Dr Pepper "Heritage" With Real Sugar For a While AndyTiedye Feb 2013 #40
Yep, I've Seen That Here in the Portland, OR Area. It's Good /eom dballance Feb 2013 #37
Mountain Dew Throwback, Yes! AndyTiedye Feb 2013 #41
Sodas with Sugar? lupine25 Feb 2013 #14
You can find them here and there in California too. Never had one, but I'm curious! arcane1 Feb 2013 #38
Mexican Coke Ron Obvious Feb 2013 #16
Mexi-Coke lupine25 Feb 2013 #20
Costco Ron Obvious Feb 2013 #39
Pepsi, some Moutain Dew and Coke obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #24
Coke made in mexico has real sugar to I believe. nt cstanleytech Feb 2013 #31
Throwback versions of Pepsi, Mountain Dew, and the like? Arkana Feb 2013 #43
pepsi throwback & mountain mist KakistocracyHater Feb 2013 #54
i do know that when i drink diet pop, i just keep wanting more pop Scout Feb 2013 #6
yes throwback leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #8
When I finally kicked diet soda, I found it so much easier to control the rest of my diet... hlthe2b Feb 2013 #9
Excellent comment! There are studies out there that demonstrate exactly what you said. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #27
"guessing" is part of the problem to I suspect. cstanleytech Feb 2013 #32
+1! Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #33
What I've noticed laundry_queen Feb 2013 #55
I always thought it best to stick with the least processing as possible in foods RedstDem Feb 2013 #11
Diet sodas s/b limited to stevia, not that killer artificial crap. nt valerief Feb 2013 #13
Hey Val, Rummy needs to make another fortune somehow! Dammit! Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #17
I remember when whore Brokejaw said on teevee, "In Cipro we trust." valerief Feb 2013 #29
I'm still trying to figure out why they began taking cipro three weeks before the anthrax attacks, Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #44
So many EASY conclusions you can reach from that, too!!!! valerief Feb 2013 #46
But we wouldn't want anyone to think we question anything. Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #49
I hate Diet Drinks...of any kind...with any "fake" sweetener. SoapBox Feb 2013 #15
The warning on diet sodas has been ongoing for decades. If it tricks your mouth into thinking it's libdem4life Feb 2013 #18
For a nutrition course in college in 1985 u4ic Feb 2013 #53
Another Worthless Study Z_California Feb 2013 #21
Thank you. GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #22
I am willing to bet this is a "correlation without causation" issue. yellowcanine Feb 2013 #23
I stopped drinking diet soda the last few years, been drinking tea with lemon. djean111 Feb 2013 #28
There's always TANG. Chipper Chat Feb 2013 #36
Well I am a type 2 diabetic jzodda Feb 2013 #34
I am also a type 2, and my experience mirrors yours n/t markpkessinger Feb 2013 #51
Small amounts of the real thing (sugar or butter) HockeyMom Feb 2013 #42
I hate that diet crap. What about spenda in coffee, prollee same result no? lonestarnot Feb 2013 #45
Crap! What kind of chance does that give me? smirkymonkey Feb 2013 #47
I drink a lot of Diet Coke, and I will continue to do so. AngryOldDem Feb 2013 #57
You need not worry jzodda Feb 2013 #58
I'm wondering; greiner3 Feb 2013 #50
I have diabetes in my family and I'm hooked on pop! musical_soul Feb 2013 #52
" . . more than double among those who drank up to 20 ounces per week." Strelnikov_ Feb 2013 #56
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