Diagnosed T2 in 2000. I took antibiotics for a sinus, tooth infection for 2 weeks and my A1C dropped one full point. Gut bacteria needs massive research when it comes to diabetes.
Aspartame is evil! I suffered from elevated inflammation (I have RA) and chronic digestive issues for almost two years until my GI doctor told me to stop all artificial sweeteners for a couple of weeks to see if was the culprit. As a diet soda addict this was a lot to ask, but I did it. The change was beyond dramatic! My CRP (inflammation) level dropped from 16+ down to 9, and the chronic diarrhea I suffered from stopped. Just stopped cold. Giving up the diet soda was really tough, but I make do with flavored seltzers and the occasional can of stevia-sweetened Zevia, which is a carbonated beverage with no artificial ingredients. I have also given up all other fake sweeteners, even though they cause less side effects. It is limiting but there are more and more naturally sweetened products in the stores if you search them out.
No, it isn't evil. It's absolutely fine. The fact that *you* have something different about you that makes you sensitive, does not mean it's evil. It means you shouldn't use it. Nothing more. People have actually died from many hundreds of our foods. Do you think corn, wheat, tomatoes, etc are evil as well??? Try not to be too melodramatic.
I found out that artificial sweaters changed my personality, I became easily agitated and quick to become angry and those are NOT my personality at all. Stopped and in two days i was back to my happy easy going self. Never again.
Just curious--do the seltzers have artificial flavors and colors? If so, the seltzers might not be very healthy. I don't drink them so I don't know. I'm glad you're feeling better.
@@happydays1336 Thanks for the good thoughts! Flavored seltzers have been a lifesaver for me. I just had an A1C test and it came back at 5.2, which is in the normal range! You do have to look on the ingredient list, as some are natural flavorings (citrus) and some aren’t. None of them have coloring added. The only thing to watch for is some brands add sodium. I’m in CT and there is a regional brand called Polar out of MA and they must have 25 flavors. There isn’t a lot of flavoring added so I don’t worry too much about it as I cut way back on the amount of carbonated drinks anyway. For the most part I now drink mostly home brewed iced teas of all varieties, both real teas and herbal, sweetened just a bit with stevia/monkfruit blend.
Thanks for explaining the research. Tip for everyone; try to eliminate sugar by creating a plan of action. I did it this way; first day my coffee and tea had to have regular sugar , next day half of the sugar from the day before, the third day half of the half until I eliminated sugar from my espresso and tea. Now I only use a little of Monk sugar in my coffee with half and half and that is only once a day.
Very interesting presentation. I would really appreciate it if you could provide the links to the studies you refereed to, especially the studies regarding changes in gut bacteria and increases in blood sugar. I would like to know more on this topic. Thank you for the information! Cheers
I'm a lifelong sugar addict & am really trying at 66 to avoid medications. Prediabetic & have IBS & some sugar replacements aggravate the IBS while sugar doesn't give me problems.
Pure stevia is amazing. Just a tiny bit needed to sweeten a cup of coffee, instead of 3 packets of sugar. Half sandwich bag worth might last one person 5 years or longer of daily coffee consumption
Love the video! Would you mind posting the resources you use? I’ve read through several meta-analyses and done lots of reading on the research of the subject in grad school - but would love to see the resources you recommend!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! You are the “real deal” when it comes to honest and valuable medical advice! I appreciate that you explain things in easy-to-understand terms, so that I can make better choices in keeping my blood sugar levels in the normal range now, instead of where they were in the pre-diabetic range!
You ARE the best Doctor I ever had ! Because of you , I do not EVER like to see any other Doctors ! Because of you , I have gotten all my numbers down WITHOUT any Drugs ! So I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your been and teaching and guiding all of us to a better life ! You truly ARE A God send ! Love and happiness , strength and a much healthy life to you and your beautiful family 👪
For me, one quarter packet of Sweet n Low neutralizes the alkaloids in coffee that make it bitter. Thus it also reduces any aggravation of the stomach.
Thank you for this very informative video. I have cut way down on my sweeteners Monk fruit which is mainly Erythritol and use a third of what the recipe usually calls for and for muffins I sweeten them with berries or frozen raspberries picked in the summer.. much better than sweeteners. Very good show.
Just purchased your book and can't wait to get it! Just was diagnosed pre-diabetic and I am so scared. Your videos have helped tremendously! Thanks you!
I used the sweetner Equal for years. During those years, I had several migraines every month. A man asked me if I used Equal, and I said yes. He said I needed to stop ingesting that poison, and my headaches would go away. He was right!! It's been 16 years since I stopped using Equal, and I've not had one headache!!!
My mother in law always squeezed a lot of sweet and low into her tea. She died from cancer in her kidneys. They only sweetener I use is Lakanto classic sweetener with monk fruit and erythritol.
I am diabetic and I was in the store and saw Jelly Belly's sugar free jelly beans. I was excited and bought a small bag and that evening I ate 3 or 4 of them. I didn't eat more as I didn't like them. That night I started having loud gut sounds and towards morning I started having violent diarrhea. Later that day I was concerned that I had gotten C-Difficil again ( I had this five times) The next morning I went to my VA hospital for a C-Diff test and they took blood and feces samples. They came to me and told me I had to be admitted immediately as both of my kidneys had shut down and I was in renal failure and in danger of losing my kidneys. I spent almost a week there and I told the doc that I suspected the jelly beans as I had read a small warning (after I ate them) warning that they might cause severe diarrhea. They read up on Maltitol and agreed. I was discharged 5 days later and highly recommend against eating anything with Maltitol.
I am diabetic and tried using aspertame or the newer version neotame, but I found that it gave me migraine headaches. I did not get the same reaction with other sweeteners like sucralose, stevia,or monk fruit. I have been using sucralose for the most part but am switching over to a newer sweetener whuch is a combination of monk fruit, stevia, and ethrytol. It isn't as sweet as sucralose but has a good flavor. I am surprised you didn't cover monk fruit in your review.
I use the monk fruit sold at costco. Unsweetened ice tea with 1/2 tsp - yummy. Used to drink diet soda and found out it was bad so the tea satisfies that urge for diet soda. Other than that ice water and unsweetened iced coffee.
I love it when someone makes sense. I am one of the people that Splenda and other sweeteners do not raise my blood sugar. I wear a Free Style Libre, so I absolutely know. I was diagnosed with severe hypoglycemia at the age of nine. I have used artificial sweeteners all my life. It is miserable to have your blood sugar crash down to 35 and below. My husband is diabetic. Splenda raises his blood sugar. The study with some people being affected and others not makes perfect sense to me.
The Libre doesn't always work. Do a finger stick and see if it matches? A doctor friend said it was not accurate, so I tried it. It was off every time.
Dr I have been maintaining my sugar levels without reg meds mostly by natural products. But I was drinking the flavoured water that has aspartame. And now my sugar has gone crazy. I am running high numbers after drinking coffee with stevia
A couple of sweeteners that I have interest in that weren't covered but I would love to know how they stack up against the sweeteners you did cover. Reb M, Allulose, & Trehelose. All appear to be naturally occurring in nature that are now synthesized via fermentation a fermentation process. I believe that the gut microbiome will convert some Trehelose into sucrose, but Reb M and Allulose are not processed by the body. Thank you in advance.
Ooh! Great, specific, tested results that I’ll certainly hang onto and reference when out and about, especially restaurants. The only non-sugar sweetener I use is leaf supplied stevia in the soda Zevia. Not great for other reasons, but my treat. Thanks for another dynamite video!
Zevia Cola makes my rum taste terrible. I hear if you just want a pop (soda), the Zevia Root Beer tastes fairly good. tsk, tsk... don't think I'd like rum and root beer....
I drink Zevia as well. I was so thrilled to find it before as a diabetic, regular and diet sodas are a no-no. I like the ginger ale flavor. What did you mean by “not great for other reasons “? What reasons do you mean?
I started getting recurring skin tags. A insulin resistance symptom. I'm am "rugby player" physical build. I have not eaten red meat in my adult life. I avoid processed meats, cheese and cereals and grains. I dont eat pork or deep fried foods. My downfall was I was consuming large amounts of zero calorie drinks. My father's gastroenterology team were extremely negative on consuming real sugar or corn syrup. So I blindly accepted any zero calorie artificial drink. Yet i waz gaining one or two pounds every year for 16 years. This past year after learning the significance of skin tags during these weight gain years I decided to start monitoring my blood sugar with a $30 finger stick kit. My morning or fasting blood sugar level was 80. I went out and ate 2 slices of pizza which I aproximated to be 90 grams of carbohydrates. I then too blood sugar reading one hour after. I was up to 125. I took more readings one hour apart for another 4 hours. I finally returned to my fasting blood sugar level of 80 after 3.5 hours. I calculated that 25-30 grams of carbohydrates was all I could clear by my pancreas per hour. So I set 50% of that 25-30 grams as my limit for any meal. This in my theory would allow me to return to 80 as quickly as possible after a meal. By the way for each blood sugar reading I had to do at least 4 sticks on different hands and fingers to come to a "more or less" number. So how did I actually change my diet? No more artificial sugars. STEVIA and erythritol only. No more wheat flour carbs. Everything would be made from almond and coconut flour withlots of physilium husk. And lots more plant based fats like avocado, nuts and organic nut butters. Must be organic peanut butter avoid Skippy, Jeiff, Peter Pan, at all cost. And I limited fruit to 2 serving a day so that I was getting minimum 100 vitamin C micrograms. This meant small gala apples, berries and yellow pepper. Result: I lost approximately 1.5 pounds per week every week until I lost all 30 pounds. The interesting thing was that I did no aerobic or weight lifting during this time nor did I eat more vegetables or chicken or fish or dairy. I lost weight more than ever dimpl7 by not eating more than 12 carbohydrates grams during a meal. No more than a spoon of rice, no more than a spoon dessert no more than cheese cracker size of bread. And lots of almond and coconut flour home made replacement of store bought bread. Coconut or almond flour pancakes, Flatbread, muffins and keto cheesecake and flan. I never felt hungry or had cravings. It's just a bit of time in the kitchen.
I tasted those branded artificial sugar but I didn't use it in regular basis. I don't know if you've known brown sugar but this one I used it. Well, I just used it not often because I'm avoiding sugar. Since I have cancer, the more I'm avoiding any artificial stuff. Thanks I found this channel because I need more info about diabetes. I was diagnosed type 2 diabetes at the age of 34 and now I'm 52😊. I had my insulin more than 4yrs now. I really love to eat and I can't omit my rice. Only I dropped my rice before my surgery is like 2months I don't have rice. Doctor wondered why my sugar getting high since my intake isn't much and that was during my confinement. I don't know why that happened. Thanks Dr. 👍
No, Doc. Thank you so much for these information. This was awesome and clearly a top notch health concern. What an amazing way to deal with sweeteners. Congrats for a comprehensive 'lecture' about this topic. So enlightening.
Doc. What about other alternate sweetener products in the market? Most are blends but key sweeteners are allulose and monk fruit extract? Info and claims are there no effects on insulin. Either of these can be found blended with erythritol as well.
Doc, you're a joy to watch! I'm usually not so keen to watch long videos but yours make exception. I relate a short story on topic of sugar substitutes..As I find myself in pre diabetic range (barely) I take steps to lower my sugar glucose. The only sweet snack I still keep is dark chocolate with at least 70% cacao. Well I thought being sugar free would definitely be a bonus but now not so sure about that. I've noticed it's being produced with maltitol sugar alcohol and has 16 g carbohydrates per serving of 4 squares. Prior to that about 3 months ago I used a good quality dark chocolate, also 70% with regular sugar added. I've just recently done my blood glucose and noticed increase in fasting from 104 to 116 and in A1C 5.7 up from 5.2! Can't think of other reasons but what you've said at the end of this video. Wow!
Thank you for the very informative video. As a side note at 12.51 minutes there is a misspelling in the text. The text reads "DESERTS" when it should say "DESSERTS".
It’s great to know your serious about medicine but able to show a human being side with everyday day words of reality. Great video as always!!! ❤️ love your shirt!!!
Thanks for the info, Doc! Just wondering what you think about BochaSweet, which is one of the latest rages. It's pricey, but it's supposed to be very good for diabetics and identical to sugar in taste. 😊
Thank you for approving of truvia. Been liking it a lot and since my aunt put me onto it years ago, it replaced my Splenda. She also put me onto the healthiest and naturaly sweet tasting healthy cereal for diabetics cereal, fiber one (original) great for the heart and low in carbs thanks to dietary fibers.
@@davebryant8050 Agree that no "cereals" are really good to eat because of plant based ingredients and too many carbs. "Pure Sweet" brand of white powdered stevia is great. About 1/2 heaping teaspoon for a gallon of tea or coffee. Lost 40# in one year with it and mylong itme high blood pressure is now normal.
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I noticed that you didn't mention Monkfruit in your video. It's my favorite sweetener and has no effect on my blood sugar. Oh and that erythritol has a cooling almost numbing effect if used by itself.
Thank you again doctor4u informative blog I learned a lot this time but I always learn a lot from you you seem to make learning fun! It takes some of the fear out of diabetes
Didn't hear you mention Monk fruit,, I use monk fruit extract in my morning hot tea, jst a tip of the spoon is enough, taste great and no blood sugar spike!😎👍
Great presentation. I've been using monk fruit sweetener, which contains erythritol, for years now as a sugar substitute. There have been benefits to severely curtailing my intake of sucrose, but, as you suggest, my blood sugar is a little bit higher than it should be. I have been taking your Super Berberine supplement, and that has produced improvements in my numbers.
Hey Doc, this is the first time I've come across one of your videos. Thanks for the content and I've subscribed. I tried doing a search on your channel but came up empty on the non-sugar alternative that I'm interested to hear more about. Allulose seems to be getting more and more popular and from what I've read it is an excellent replacement for sugar even though it only about 70% as sweet as sucrose. I even saw allulose on the shelf at a regular grocery store for the first time recently. Earlier this year the FDA had a request for comments on how they should alter nutrition labels to declare allulose since as of this moment there isn't really a place for it on the nutrition panel. Most companies are choosing to declare the amount of allulose they are using on another part of the label so consumers can take it into account. I actually read through all of those comments that the FDA got and shockingly I thought that General Mills had the most reasonable and well thought out document.
I tried allulose as a sweetener in iced tea. In my case, it caused a great deal of digestive tract "rumbling" as well as diarrhea. I was hoping it would work because it doesn't have the aftertaste of monk fruit or stevia. Unfortunately, it didn't work for me.
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I use 1/2 cup of sugar to sweeten 1 gallon of ice tea, which I drink over a 5 day period. How much damage am I doing and what would be a better alternative?
great presentation! Question - I saw on another video that the blood sugar increase with artificial sweeteners only happen if accompanied by other food, i.e. in a non-fasting state. Is this true?
Hello doctor I just found your video my 12 year old daughter is diabetic diagnosed 2 years ago on Christmas Day 2010 it was shocking news for us because we never hear anything about type 1 diabetes ever before in our lives 😢😢 anyway so all your videos are for both type 1 and 2 please let me know if it’s possible thanks
Thank you Dr.for this video previously and I wanted to test myself with Sucralose and Stevia. The ingredients in the Sucralose:Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Sucralose 1.5%. I used 5 sachets one hour before before breaking the fast. I checked with 3 different meters: freestyle, Acuckeck instant, contour plus. My blood sugar didn't even move by one point. Still I was doubtful I tested on another fasting day. Same. However I am wary about any changes to gut bacteria. I only use one or two tablets per day. I don't eat any bakery product's-sweetened or unswtened. Thank you for this video. It is better to be cautious.
SugarMD thank you for directing me to this video I'm definetly on the right track and Im sticking to my stevia in the raw and the stevia plant When I first started my journey to healthy eating 2007 was not easy trying to figure it all out. I love these vids.Also since my taste buds have changed I'm using much less stevia than in the pass.I went from 2007 using 4 to 5 packets now if I use it 1 package taste sweet enough in my hot tea. I use the plant also mostly at home and in my purse goes a packet or two incase I stop to get a hot tea. The good thing about my taste buds changing, food taste much better to me now When I use fresh organic berries to make tea I don't use stevia because the fruit water is very sweet even more so 😊 than using the stevia. I do enjoy your vids and what a blessing for all the free information you send our way. I sure appreciate it Thank u much smile 😊 🙂
That’s awesome. Thank you for watching our videos. Hope that you are learning as you watch. Check out our 7-day breakfast plan for diabetics: ua-cam.com/video/_p_LkeCTyPQ/v-deo.html
What about monk fruit sweeter It is my understanding that it doesn't raise your blood Sugar. Please comment. Thanks I also enjoy the knowledge you are providing.
I am an Australian Type 2 Diabetic and have been for 25 years. I was very interested in your talk on bread. I have been to the US a number of times include 1 time for a year. I found just about all the bread there very very sweet. Other people have agreed. Is you opinion about bread true for other countries?
Earlier this year I got some Hersheys sugar free dark chocolate. It is sweetened with sugar alcohols and was delicious. About an hour later I began to have cramps that intensified and lasted for about 12 hours. I thought I was going to die. As a side effect also, my bilirubin want sky high. From now on, I'll be avoiding even small amounts of this candy.
Saccharine? Metallic taste? No, It’s BITTER! My mother used to use it. She died of cancer in 2009. I’m not necessarily drawing conclusions; I leave that up to you.
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How about Monk Fruit sweetener, Doctor?
Stephen severin : no comments on Monk fruit sweetener!
Diagnosed T2 in 2000. I took antibiotics for a sinus, tooth infection for 2 weeks and my A1C dropped one full point. Gut bacteria needs massive research when it comes to diabetes.
Aspartame is evil! I suffered from elevated inflammation (I have RA) and chronic digestive issues for almost two years until my GI doctor told me to stop all artificial sweeteners for a couple of weeks to see if was the culprit. As a diet soda addict this was a lot to ask, but I did it. The change was beyond dramatic! My CRP (inflammation) level dropped from 16+ down to 9, and the chronic diarrhea I suffered from stopped. Just stopped cold. Giving up the diet soda was really tough, but I make do with flavored seltzers and the occasional can of stevia-sweetened Zevia, which is a carbonated beverage with no artificial ingredients. I have also given up all other fake sweeteners, even though they cause less side effects. It is limiting but there are more and more naturally sweetened products in the stores if you search them out.
It's not for phenylketonurics, it's on the label
No, it isn't evil. It's absolutely fine.
The fact that *you* have something different about you that makes you sensitive, does not mean it's evil. It means you shouldn't use it. Nothing more.
People have actually died from many hundreds of our foods. Do you think corn, wheat, tomatoes, etc are evil as well???
Try not to be too melodramatic.
I found out that artificial sweaters changed my personality, I became easily agitated and quick to become angry and those are NOT my personality at all. Stopped and in two days i was back to my happy easy going self. Never again.
Just curious--do the seltzers have artificial flavors and colors? If so, the seltzers might not be very healthy.
I don't drink them so I don't know.
I'm glad you're feeling better.
@@happydays1336 Thanks for the good thoughts! Flavored seltzers have been a lifesaver for me. I just had an A1C test and it came back at 5.2, which is in the normal range! You do have to look on the ingredient list, as some are natural flavorings (citrus) and some aren’t. None of them have coloring added. The only thing to watch for is some brands add sodium. I’m in CT and there is a regional brand called Polar out of MA and they must have 25 flavors. There isn’t a lot of flavoring added so I don’t worry too much about it as I cut way back on the amount of carbonated drinks anyway. For the most part I now drink mostly home brewed iced teas of all varieties, both real teas and herbal, sweetened just a bit with stevia/monkfruit blend.
Thanks for explaining the research. Tip for everyone; try to eliminate sugar by creating a plan of action. I did it this way; first day my coffee and tea had to have regular sugar , next day half of the sugar from the day before, the third day half of the half until I eliminated sugar from my espresso and tea. Now I only use a little of Monk sugar in my coffee with half and half and that is only once a day.
Thanks for sharing!
Great video,
World needs people like you and I hope that you will continue to educate us.
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Very interesting presentation. I would really appreciate it if you could provide the links to the studies you refereed to, especially the studies regarding changes in gut bacteria and increases in blood sugar. I would like to know more on this topic. Thank you for the information! Cheers
Thanks doc. I've been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes a month ago.. This video really helped.
I'm a lifelong sugar addict & am really trying at 66 to avoid medications. Prediabetic & have IBS & some sugar replacements aggravate the IBS while sugar doesn't give me problems.
Pure stevia is amazing. Just a tiny bit needed to sweeten a cup of coffee, instead of 3 packets of sugar. Half sandwich bag worth might last one person 5 years or longer of daily coffee consumption
I gave up all sodas 🥤 even in moderation and it drastically changed my life for the better!
I gave up all soda almost a month ago and I still fight the craving. Hope you're still sober ;)
@@RearrangeGingerI stopped drinking sodas in 2004. Now I RARELY even drink fruit juice.
what did you replace it with?
Love the video! Would you mind posting the resources you use? I’ve read through several meta-analyses and done lots of reading on the research of the subject in grad school - but would love to see the resources you recommend!
I'm on carnivore diet, losing inches, and t2d is getting better a little everyday..ty for your advice 💯🙏
Thank you, thank you, thank you! You are the “real deal” when it comes to honest and valuable medical advice! I appreciate that you explain things in easy-to-understand terms, so that I can make better choices in keeping my blood sugar levels in the normal range now, instead of where they were in the pre-diabetic range!
You are very much welcome! Stay safe.
,thanks for clearing all these sweetner so
When I watch your video’s I learn and surprised ! Very helpful and knowledgeable videos. Salute to you doctor. 👍😃😀
Love your content. You have helped me better understand coping with diabetes life changes. Sincerely, thank you for your advice!
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You ARE the best Doctor I ever had ! Because of you , I do not EVER like to see any other Doctors ! Because of you , I have gotten all my numbers down WITHOUT any Drugs ! So I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your been and teaching and guiding all of us to a better life ! You truly ARE A God send ! Love and happiness , strength and a much healthy life to you and your beautiful family 👪
Thank you so much! Appreciate that.
For me, one quarter packet of Sweet n Low neutralizes the alkaloids in coffee that make it bitter. Thus it also reduces any aggravation of the stomach.
Thank you for this very informative video. I have cut way down on my sweeteners Monk fruit which is mainly Erythritol and use a third of what the recipe usually calls for and for muffins I sweeten them with berries or frozen raspberries picked in the summer.. much better than sweeteners. Very good show.
Just purchased your book and can't wait to get it! Just was diagnosed pre-diabetic and I am so scared. Your videos have helped tremendously! Thanks you!
I used the sweetner Equal for years. During those years, I had several migraines every month. A man asked me if I used Equal, and I said yes. He said I needed to stop ingesting that poison, and my headaches would go away. He was right!! It's been 16 years since I stopped using Equal, and I've not had one headache!!!
I learned to play the Xylitol in high school.
Sweet!
You’re a total dork for saying that! I laughed so hard though. Well done.🤣🤣🤣
LOL!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Xylitol almost killed my dog a few months ago but similar experiences
@@anonpear7 sorry to hear that. Glad to hear that they made it.
My mother in law always squeezed a lot of sweet and low into her tea. She died from cancer in her kidneys. They only sweetener I use is Lakanto classic sweetener with monk fruit and erythritol.
I am diabetic and I was in the store and saw Jelly Belly's sugar free jelly beans. I was excited and bought a small bag and that evening I ate 3 or 4 of them. I didn't eat more as I didn't like them. That night I started having loud gut sounds and towards morning I started having violent diarrhea. Later that day I was concerned that I had gotten C-Difficil again ( I had this five times) The next morning I went to my VA hospital for a C-Diff test and they took blood and feces samples. They came to me and told me I had to be admitted immediately as both of my kidneys had shut down and I was in renal failure and in danger of losing my kidneys. I spent almost a week there and I told the doc that I suspected the jelly beans as I had read a small warning (after I ate them) warning that they might cause severe diarrhea. They read up on Maltitol and agreed. I was discharged 5 days later and highly recommend against eating anything with Maltitol.
Just 3-4 Jellybeans?
Am I the only one who hates the aftertaste of stevia?
Can't stand stevia! Sometimes it's OK in baking.
I’ve never had any aftertaste. I only use it in my coffee in the morning. Or my unsweetened iced tea. I put a few drops of it in that.
Coconut sugar has an aftertaste that caused me not to even consider using it.
I have an allergy to Stevia which I found out after using it with my coffee. I get itchy eyes and mouth.
No. I hate the too sweet after taste of Stevia.
I am diabetic and tried using aspertame or the newer version neotame, but I found that it gave me migraine headaches. I did not get the same reaction with other sweeteners like sucralose, stevia,or monk fruit. I have been using sucralose for the most part but am switching over to a newer sweetener whuch is a combination of monk fruit, stevia, and ethrytol. It isn't as sweet as sucralose but has a good flavor. I am surprised you didn't cover monk fruit in your review.
I use the monk fruit sold at costco. Unsweetened ice tea with 1/2 tsp - yummy. Used to drink diet soda and found out it was bad so the tea satisfies that urge for diet soda. Other than that ice water and unsweetened iced coffee.
Thanks for sharing!!
My head is still spinning
Virtually all monk fruit that is sold is mostly erythritol with a little monk fruit added.
𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐝𝐬.𝐜𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐭𝐬𝐲.𝐜𝐨𝐦/𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩/𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐝𝐬 (𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐔𝐒𝐀 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬) 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐌𝐃 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞.
Bütün dualarım sizinle.Bir diabet hastası olarak sizden yeni yeni neler öğreniyorum.Çok Teşekkürler Sayın Dr..
I love it when someone makes sense. I am one of the people that Splenda and other sweeteners do not raise my blood sugar. I wear a Free Style Libre, so I absolutely know. I was diagnosed with severe hypoglycemia at the age of nine. I have used artificial sweeteners all my life. It is miserable to have your blood sugar crash down to 35 and below. My husband is diabetic. Splenda raises his blood sugar. The study with some people being affected and others not makes perfect sense to me.
The Libre doesn't always work. Do a finger stick and see if it matches? A doctor friend said it was not accurate, so I tried it. It was off every time.
Dr I have been maintaining my sugar levels without reg meds mostly by natural products. But I was drinking the flavoured water that has aspartame. And now my sugar has gone crazy. I am running high numbers after drinking coffee with stevia
Could the aspartame ruin my glucose levels?
Thanks Dr Ergin for the helpful information 🤗
My pleasure!
Thank you so much doc Ahmet!!! Amazing knowledge...
Very useful information- thanks for sharing
A couple of sweeteners that I have interest in that weren't covered but I would love to know how they stack up against the sweeteners you did cover. Reb M, Allulose, & Trehelose. All appear to be naturally occurring in nature that are now synthesized via fermentation a fermentation process. I believe that the gut microbiome will convert some Trehelose into sucrose, but Reb M and Allulose are not processed by the body. Thank you in advance.
Thanks for such informative videos.
Ooh! Great, specific, tested results that I’ll certainly hang onto and reference when out and about, especially restaurants. The only non-sugar sweetener I use is leaf supplied stevia in the soda Zevia. Not great for other reasons, but my treat. Thanks for another dynamite video!
Zevia Cola makes my rum taste terrible. I hear if you just want a pop (soda), the Zevia Root Beer tastes fairly good. tsk, tsk... don't think I'd like rum and root beer....
I drink Zevia as well. I was so thrilled to find it before as a diabetic, regular and diet sodas are a no-no. I like the ginger ale flavor. What did you mean by “not great for other reasons “? What reasons do you mean?
I would add some of the fillers companies may add to bulk up their products can cause stomach upset (Splenda in my case). Found that out the hard way.
Thank you for this helpful video. What do you think of monk fruit?
I started getting recurring skin tags. A insulin resistance symptom. I'm am "rugby player" physical build. I have not eaten red meat in my adult life. I avoid processed meats, cheese and cereals and grains. I dont eat pork or deep fried foods. My downfall was I was consuming large amounts of zero calorie drinks. My father's gastroenterology team were extremely negative on consuming real sugar or corn syrup. So I blindly accepted any zero calorie artificial drink. Yet i waz gaining one or two pounds every year for 16 years. This past year after learning the significance of skin tags during these weight gain years I decided to start monitoring my blood sugar with a $30 finger stick kit. My morning or fasting blood sugar level was 80. I went out and ate 2 slices of pizza which I aproximated to be 90 grams of carbohydrates. I then too blood sugar reading one hour after. I was up to 125. I took more readings one hour apart for another 4 hours. I finally returned to my fasting blood sugar level of 80 after 3.5 hours. I calculated that 25-30 grams of carbohydrates was all I could clear by my pancreas per hour. So I set 50% of that 25-30 grams as my limit for any meal. This in my theory would allow me to return to 80 as quickly as possible after a meal. By the way for each blood sugar reading I had to do at least 4 sticks on different hands and fingers to come to a "more or less" number.
So how did I actually change my diet? No more artificial sugars. STEVIA and erythritol only. No more wheat flour carbs. Everything would be made from almond and coconut flour withlots of physilium husk. And lots more plant based fats like avocado, nuts and organic nut butters. Must be organic peanut butter avoid Skippy, Jeiff, Peter Pan, at all cost. And I limited fruit to 2 serving a day so that I was getting minimum 100 vitamin C micrograms. This meant small gala apples, berries and yellow pepper.
Result: I lost approximately 1.5 pounds per week every week until I lost all 30 pounds. The interesting thing was that I did no aerobic or weight lifting during this time nor did I eat more vegetables or chicken or fish or dairy. I lost weight more than ever dimpl7 by not eating more than 12 carbohydrates grams during a meal. No more than a spoon of rice, no more than a spoon dessert no more than cheese cracker size of bread. And lots of almond and coconut flour home made replacement of store bought bread. Coconut or almond flour pancakes, Flatbread, muffins and keto cheesecake and flan. I never felt hungry or had cravings. It's just a bit of time in the kitchen.
Thank you for sharing, God bless and keep safe always.
This is best video on sweetners that I've found on UA-cam. Thanks.
Thank you for watching!
Very good info. Thank you very much dr. Blessings
Thank you for the education.
Very educational. Thank you.
I tasted those branded artificial sugar but I didn't use it in regular basis. I don't know if you've known brown sugar but this one I used it. Well, I just used it not often because I'm avoiding sugar. Since I have cancer, the more I'm avoiding any artificial stuff. Thanks I found this channel because I need more info about diabetes. I was diagnosed type 2 diabetes at the age of 34 and now I'm 52😊. I had my insulin more than 4yrs now. I really love to eat and I can't omit my rice. Only I dropped my rice before my surgery is like 2months I don't have rice. Doctor wondered why my sugar getting high since my intake isn't much and that was during my confinement. I don't know why that happened. Thanks Dr. 👍
No, Doc. Thank you so much for these information. This was awesome and clearly a top notch health concern. What an amazing way to deal with sweeteners. Congrats for a comprehensive 'lecture' about this topic. So enlightening.
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Excellent information and advice. Thank you
Thanks for watching!
Doc. What about other alternate sweetener products in the market? Most are blends but key sweeteners are allulose and monk fruit extract? Info and claims are there no effects on insulin. Either of these can be found blended with erythritol as well.
Doc, you're a joy to watch! I'm usually not so keen to watch long videos but yours make exception. I relate a short story on topic of sugar substitutes..As I find myself in pre diabetic range (barely) I take steps to lower my sugar glucose. The only sweet snack I still keep is dark chocolate with at least 70% cacao. Well I thought being sugar free would definitely be a bonus but now not so sure about that. I've noticed it's being produced with maltitol sugar alcohol and has 16 g carbohydrates per serving of 4 squares. Prior to that about 3 months ago I used a good quality dark chocolate, also 70% with regular sugar added. I've just recently done my blood glucose and noticed increase in fasting from 104 to 116 and in A1C 5.7 up from 5.2! Can't think of other reasons but what you've said at the end of this video. Wow!
You're the best Dr. !!!
Wow, thanks!
Thank you for the very informative video. As a side note at 12.51 minutes there is a misspelling in the text. The text reads "DESERTS" when it should say "DESSERTS".
It’s great to know your serious about medicine but able to show a human being side with everyday day words of reality. Great video as always!!! ❤️ love your shirt!!!
Thank you so much!
Thank you doc.. always watching from Philippines 🇵🇭
Thanks for watching! Hello Philippines, Cheers!
I have switched to Erythritol since last week. I love it.
I am a diabetic, my HBA1C is 5.8. I regularly drink coke zero. I do use a CGM for monitoring my blood sugar levels, they don't spike.
Thanks for the info, Doc! Just wondering what you think about BochaSweet, which is one of the latest rages. It's pricey, but it's supposed to be very good for diabetics and identical to sugar in taste. 😊
Thank you for approving of truvia. Been liking it a lot and since my aunt put me onto it years ago, it replaced my Splenda. She also put me onto the healthiest and naturaly sweet tasting healthy cereal for diabetics cereal, fiber one (original) great for the heart and low in carbs thanks to dietary fibers.
I am glad too! I will try trivia with diet too. I didn't know there was such a thing.
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Agree that no "cereals" are really good to eat because of plant based ingredients and too many carbs.
"Pure Sweet" brand of white powdered stevia is great.
About 1/2 heaping teaspoon for a gallon of tea or coffee.
Lost 40# in one year with it and mylong itme high blood pressure is now normal.
Do you have any knowledge how Stevia and Erithretol affects the liver? thank you
Thank you you for all the information.
Any time!
Alright, I will be getting some truvia to try sometimes with my tea. Thank you so much doctor! 🙌
You're welcome. Appreciate it. Keep watching our videos and don't forget to share them with your family and friends. Learn about diabetic bread alternatives too: ua-cam.com/video/mS24A0Z3gmM/v-deo.html
Great Stuff!!! Thanks Doc!
Thank you Doctor great information 👍
Wow your correct , mind blown.Glad i watched this one thankyou.
I just discovered your channel and I am glad that I did. Thank you very much for your content !!!
Thanks doctor for this awesome information ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you doc ,for give people the true story. You are the best.
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Thank you so much!!! You are the BEST. What about Monk Fruit?
And what about coconut sugar?
I noticed that you didn't mention Monkfruit in your video. It's my favorite sweetener and has no effect on my blood sugar. Oh and that erythritol has a cooling almost numbing effect if used by itself.
Love your information…. why does everyone always leave out monkfruit? In my opinion best sweetener and very little to no effect on blood sugar….
Thank you again doctor4u informative blog I learned a lot this time but I always learn a lot from you you seem to make learning fun! It takes some of the fear out of diabetes
Didn't hear you mention Monk fruit,, I use monk fruit extract in my morning hot tea, jst a tip of the spoon is enough, taste great and no blood sugar spike!😎👍
That’s what I use
I love monk fruit/erythritol blends, the golden flavor is really nice
I tried some erythritol its good no after taste has the same texture as sugar.
Great presentation. I've been using monk fruit sweetener, which contains erythritol, for years now as a sugar substitute. There have been benefits to severely curtailing my intake of sucrose, but, as you suggest, my blood sugar is a little bit higher than it should be. I have been taking your Super Berberine supplement, and that has produced improvements in my numbers.
Thank you so much!👍🙏
You are very welcome
Tnx, doki for the great info....😇🙏
Great video Dr 😀
Hey Doc, this is the first time I've come across one of your videos. Thanks for the content and I've subscribed. I tried doing a search on your channel but came up empty on the non-sugar alternative that I'm interested to hear more about. Allulose seems to be getting more and more popular and from what I've read it is an excellent replacement for sugar even though it only about 70% as sweet as sucrose. I even saw allulose on the shelf at a regular grocery store for the first time recently.
Earlier this year the FDA had a request for comments on how they should alter nutrition labels to declare allulose since as of this moment there isn't really a place for it on the nutrition panel. Most companies are choosing to declare the amount of allulose they are using on another part of the label so consumers can take it into account. I actually read through all of those comments that the FDA got and shockingly I thought that General Mills had the most reasonable and well thought out document.
I tried allulose as a sweetener in iced tea. In my case, it caused a great deal of digestive tract "rumbling" as well as diarrhea. I was hoping it would work because it doesn't have the aftertaste of monk fruit or stevia. Unfortunately, it didn't work for me.
Wow! I had no idea gut bacteria will affect blood sugar and how we react to sweeteners
Thank you!
I get more detail information from this channel than I do from my regular doctor.
Keep watching and learning. Share it with others too!
Thank you very informative
Glad it was helpful!
This was very interesting. What is your thoughts about monk fruit as a sugar substitute?
Thanks for the video. What about: allulose, inulin, dextrose, reb b, silica?
Great suggestion!
I didn't see anything about Allulose. That is my favorite sweetener. No strange aftertaste, no blood sugar spikes and I can bake with it.
Once again very informative video
Kindly let us know Erthritol taste like sugar ? Or stevia
My question is which of the above has beeter taste ?
I would say try each and you decide, it is totally depends on the person, it is a preference more than anything
well that was enlightning
Thank you so much
Thanks for the great info.
Our pleasure. Please feel free to share this content with more people for them to enjoy and learn. Appreciate it! Learn more about monk fruit and allulose: ua-cam.com/video/XmnUGfVS6OY/v-deo.html
Please address Monk Fruit, and Inulin sweeteners. Also, combo sweeteners based on combinations of Stevia, Erythritol, Inulin and Monk Fruit. Thanks.
Hello Doctor! Thank you for this video and all the information you provide on your channel. How about Allulose?? Is it better or Erythritol?
Allulose/erythritol/monk fruit/stevia blend would be a very good all around sugar replacement. Check this out: ua-cam.com/video/XmnUGfVS6OY/v-deo.html
@@SugarMDs Thank you, Doctor!
Thank you so much for all your videos, I’ve been using monk fruit sugar, can you tell us if it’s good for a pre diabetic to use?
Where does Allulose fit into the picture?
Thanks for the video it was very helpful.
Glad it helped
Thanks so much will share
Please do!
Great video and information, can you do a video on Allulose and Bochasweet?
Great suggestion!
I use 1/2 cup of sugar to sweeten 1 gallon of ice tea, which I drink over a 5 day period. How much damage am I doing and what would be a better alternative?
great presentation! Question - I saw on another video that the blood sugar increase with artificial sweeteners only happen if accompanied by other food, i.e. in a non-fasting state. Is this true?
Hello doctor I just found your video my 12 year old daughter is diabetic diagnosed 2 years ago on Christmas Day 2010 it was shocking news for us because we never hear anything about type 1 diabetes ever before in our lives 😢😢 anyway so all your videos are for both type 1 and 2 please let me know if it’s possible thanks
Thank you Dr.for this video previously and I wanted to test myself with Sucralose and Stevia.
The ingredients in the Sucralose:Dextrose, Maltodextrin, Sucralose 1.5%. I used 5 sachets one hour before before breaking the fast. I checked with 3 different meters: freestyle, Acuckeck instant, contour plus. My blood sugar didn't even move by one point.
Still I was doubtful I tested on another fasting day. Same.
However I am wary about any changes to gut bacteria. I only use one or two tablets per day. I don't eat any bakery product's-sweetened or unswtened.
Thank you for this video. It is better to be cautious.
SugarMD thank you for directing me to this video I'm definetly on the right track and Im sticking to my stevia in the raw and the stevia plant When I first started my journey to healthy eating 2007 was not easy trying to figure it all out. I love these vids.Also since my taste buds have changed I'm using much less stevia than in the pass.I went from 2007 using 4 to 5 packets now if I use it 1 package taste sweet enough in my hot tea. I use the plant also mostly at home and in my purse goes a packet or two incase I stop to get a hot tea. The good thing about my taste buds changing, food taste much better to me now When I use fresh organic berries to make tea I don't use stevia because the fruit water is very sweet even more so 😊 than using the stevia. I do enjoy your vids and what a blessing for all the free information you send our way. I sure appreciate it Thank u much smile 😊 🙂
That’s awesome. Thank you for watching our videos. Hope that you are learning as you watch. Check out our 7-day breakfast plan for diabetics: ua-cam.com/video/_p_LkeCTyPQ/v-deo.html
What about monk fruit sweeter It is my understanding that it doesn't raise your blood Sugar. Please comment. Thanks I also enjoy the knowledge you are providing.
I am an Australian Type 2 Diabetic and have been for 25 years. I was very interested in your talk on bread. I have been to the US a number of times include 1 time for a year. I found just about all the bread there very very sweet. Other people have agreed. Is you opinion about bread true for other countries?
Thanks Doc
Earlier this year I got some Hersheys sugar free dark chocolate. It is sweetened with sugar alcohols and was delicious.
About an hour later I began to have cramps that intensified and lasted for about 12 hours. I thought I was going to die.
As a side effect also, my bilirubin want sky high. From now on, I'll be avoiding even small amounts of this candy.
I learned the same lesson with sugar-free Hershey’s chocolate. It literally gave me the “Hershey Squirts”. I really do love chocolate!
Saccharine? Metallic taste? No, It’s BITTER! My mother used to use it. She died of cancer in 2009. I’m not necessarily drawing conclusions; I leave that up to you.
@@terrycole2407it sweetened with sucralose .
I am allergic to apertame. And it gives me migraines. Not great for sure if in bakings and saccharine, but can still taste it.