Diabetics must pay close attention to what and how much they eat and drink. The diabetes exchange system groups foods and beverages according to their carbohydrate content and impact on blood sugar levels. Sugar-free diet soda provides a calorie-...
Though diet sodas contain no sugar and provide few or no calories, these artificially sweetened beverages have long been suspected of somehow contributing to the cause of diabetes. A study appearing in the March 23, 2011, "American Journal of...
The typical American drinks about 50 gallons of soda or other sweetened beverages per year, according to PublicAdvocacy.org. This is equivalent to about 1.5 cans per person per day. Those with diabetes might have the same cravings for the bubbly...
Diabetes is a condition that affects your body's ability to use blood sugar from your foods. When you have diabetes, a hormone called insulin, which acts as the key to help glucose gain entry to your cells, is either not present in sufficient...
For diabetics who need to control their blood sugar levels, diet soda seems like the perfect way to satisfy your sweet tooth without adding sugar or calories. Plenty of Americans appear to agree, because of the top ten best-selling soft drinks in...
Diabetes describes a disorder in which the body's is unable to properly stabilize blood sugar levels. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that it affects over 8 percent of the American population, with that number projected to...
Diabetes is a chronic health disease that affects more than 20 million Americans. It is characterized by high levels of sugar in the blood. The most common is Type 2 diabetes, a form of the disease in which the pancreas does not produce enough...
The American Diabetes Association reports that 25.8 million Americans are diabetic. Diabetes occurs when the pancreas cannot make enough insulin or your body does not respond to the insulin produced. The dysfunction keeps glucose from moving out...
Diabetes can be a difficult disease for many Americans to manage because it requires a careful monitoring of your calorie and carbohydrate intake. Harvard University states that soda drinking is an integral part of American culture, with annual...
The increased prevalence of diabetes remains a major health concern for Americans. Many diabetics are asked to make lifestyle modifications and change dietary habits as part of a diabetes treatment plan. Unfortunately, carbonated beverages...
Sodas with added sugar have gained a bad rap, in part for their contribution to weight gain and Type 2 diabetes. As a result, people who are overweight or who have diabetes may turn to diet soda to manage their conditions. While these beverages...
The rising rate of obesity in Western countries is matched by an increasing incidence of diabetes. In fact, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts that the incidence of diabetes among Americans could triple by 2050. This...
Diet sodas are artificially sweetened and come with zero calories. They are often promoted as healthier alternatives to regular sodas, especially for people with type 2 diabetes who need to watch their sugar intake. But studies have pointed to...
Type 2 diabetes is a disease characterized by elevated blood glucose levels. It affects more than 20 million people in the U.S. This chronic disease was typically diagnosed in adults over age 40; but overweight and physically inactive children are...
Managing diabetes requires close monitoring of carbohydrate intake, especially simple sugars, since they are responsible for blood glucose spikes. Diet sodas do not cause these spikes, and in this regard are a healthier alternative than regular...
Diet drinks appear to be a way that diabetics quench their thirst for carbonated sodas without ingesting unwanted sugar or calories. According to "Beverage Digest," in 2009 the top-selling beverages in the country included five diet sodas. Over...
When you are a diabetic, it is hard to find something to drink that is not going to raise your blood sugar. Diet soda seems almost too good to be true. It tastes so sweet, you think it should cause your glucose to spike. Artificial sweeteners in...
Diabetes is a serious medical condition that can lead to heart conditions, amputations, nerve damage and blindness if not well controlled. When it comes to diabetes, the best bet is to take steps to prevent it when possible,and diet plays a major...
Diet carbonated drinks may be associated with an increased risk of heart-related disease and diabetes, even if the association appears to be an indirect one. Diet sodas, which have few calorie or no calories, contain mostly water, sugar...
During the past several decades, average consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages such as soda, tea and energy drinks by Americans has increased -- alongside increasing obesity and Type 2 diabetes. Vasanti Malik and others observed in the November...
You may think diet sodas offer advantages over sugar-sweetened beverages. While diet sodas have virtually no calories, they have disadvantages that may make you reconsider consuming them. Over time, the human body developed an effective means of...
It seems counterintuitive that artificial sugar can have a real effect on your blood sugar, but some research on artificial sweeteners indicates that may indeed be the case. All carbohydrates, including sugar, eventually end up as glucose in your...
When you're in the mood for a sweet treat, drinking a diet soda may seem like a more nutritious alternative than a regular soda that's loaded with sugar. But when your diet soda cravings have turned into an addiction, it may increase your risk of...
Diet soda is a popular alternative to regular soda and juices that contain many calories and sugar, and even to water, which doesn’t have the sweet taste of soda. Diet sodas contain virtually no calories and use artificial sweeteners in lieu...
If you experience the unpleasant symptoms of hypoglycemia, you may switch from sugar-sweetened beverages to diet soda to keep your blood sugar levels stable. Unfortunately, it may have the opposite effect. Even though diet sodas don't contain...
For many people with diabetes, checking labels and switching from sugar-laden products to lower sugar products such as diet colas has become second nature. But for diabetics who are more likely to develop kidney disease than people without...
Glucose, or sugar, is your body's main source of energy. However, too much glucose in your bloodstream can put you at risk for the development of the potentially life-threatening disorder called diabetes. Diet sodas do not contain sugar and cannot...
Beverages can contribute many calories to the diet. Some drinks such as milk contribute nutrition to the diet while others contain empty calories. Soda does not have any nutritional value, but adds calories. Drinking a 7.5 oz. glass of soda daily...