Diabetes and artificial sweeteners?

have diabetes 2 and it seems that artificial sweeteners like Splenda raises my blood sugar....seems impossible so does anyone have a comment..thanx

It shouldn't. take a look at what you are eating with the Splenda. Does it have loads of carbs ?
Remember that it is carbs not sugar that we are concerned with .

Energy (caloric) content

Back of yellow Splenda consumer packet.Though marketed in the U.S. as a 鈥淣o calorie sweetener,鈥?Splenda contains 96 Calories per cup.[5] This is one-eighth the 770 Calories in the same volume of sugar.

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Personaly I would not use any artiffical sweeteners ...there seems to be a cancer connection with long term use .....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame_c...

much more to research yet ......

That does seem impossible, Splenda is non-nutritive, your body can't digest it. Did you take anything else with the splenda that might have raised your blood sugar.

I agree that it depends upon what you are eating the Splenda in or with. Watch those carbs.

I agree with the other answerers, Splenda by itself shouldn't raise your blood sugar. I use it and so does my mother, it tastes great and it's as close to sugar, that I have found to still get the desired sweetness.

i would think it was what you are adding it to. i have used it for many years and it never has effected my blood sugar

well they have never raised my blood sugar but they do have a laxitave effect if you have too much lol just thought id let you know that one for future reference.