[John123]

I got a question for those who are familiar with Diabetes... is Stevia ok for those with Diabetes? I don’t have it but I use it for sweetening my dishes instead of using refined sugars or artificial sweeteners...

[muawiyah]

Here's how to handle the sweetness thing ~ simply abandon all sugars in all forms. Accustom yourself to not encountering sweets.

If you get overwhelmed with urges go to a nearby doughnut factory and stand down-wind. You'll get over it.

Eventually things you never thought of as sweet will taste sweet and you will find your world filled with sweetness, and all without sugar or fruit or candy or sugar beats or.... lots of stuff.

Doing this is kind of like quitting cigarettes cold turkey 25 or 30 times.

[neverdem]

http://www.cspinet.org/nah/4_00/stevia.html

[Petruchio]

I use Stevia with (almost) no problems. It is VERY VERY SWEET. It also has a very slight “off” taste, but that is not a big deal. To give you an idea of the sweetness, with the liquid extract 1 drop = 1 teaspoon sugar.

As a type 2 diabetic, stevia has no effect on my blood glucose levels at all.

Your mileage may vary
batteries not included

[twigs]

My diabetic husband uses it. Likes it better than any of the other sugar substitutes. It’s very sweet, so only use a very little.