DIABETES AND ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: ONLINE MEETING
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Artificial sweeteners are also called sugar substitutes, low-calorie sweeteners.
They offer the sweetness of sugar without the calories.
Artificial sweeteners are many times sweeter than sugar.
Because of this, it takes only a small amount of artificial sweeteners to sweeten foods.
Acesulfame potassium (Sweet One, Sunett).
Advantame.
Aspartame (NutraSweet, Equal).
Neotame (Newtame).
Saccharin (Sweet'N Low).
Sucralose (Splenda).
Luo han guo (Monk Fruit in the Raw).
Purified stevia leaf extracts (Truvia, PureVia, others).
QUESTIONS ABOUT ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO TALK TO A CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATOR (CDE)
A CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATOR (CDE) Is A Health Care Professional Who Is Specialized And Certified To Teach People With Diabetes How To Manage Their Condition.
The CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATOR CDE Is An Asset For Those Who Need To Learn The Tools And Skills Necessary To Control Their Blood Sugar And Avoid Long-Term Complications Due To Diabetes
Unlike An Endocrinologist, The CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATOR CDE Can Spend As Much Time With A Patient As Is Needed For Education And Emotional Support.