[type1rachelle]

there are studies that show that artificial sweeteners actually cause weight gain indirectly by increasing your appetite, increasing cravings for carbs and even stimulating fat storage:

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/ar...e-dangers.aspx

that said, I don't keep it in the house, but I enjoy a Coke Zero when I go to the movies every now and then

best thing to drink ALWAYS? plain ol water.

[mhensley3]

I prefer pepsi max. But love cf diet coke

[abfleck]

Pepsi Max is my favorite!!

[cr7]

Diet coke , maked me feel better , but stay away from pepsi it rasies your chances of cancer 😮

[jlaracue@aol.com]

Very simple choice for me.
Enjoy mostly water, club soda, and seltzer. Will only drink fruit juice to counteract a hypo.
BTW, I have lost almost 65 lbs in less than 2 years.

[Busgal]

Coke Zero for me. I was a Pepsi drinker until I went diet and then I switched. I try not to drink it too often but that hard. I also don't keep it in the house.

[dad311]

Read this. and checkout the info pasted below.

Your better off without any diet drinks. I try not to keep it in the house because Im addicted to diet coke.


Beverage intake, diabetes, and glucose control of adults in America.
Mackenzie T, Brooks B, O'Connor G.
Source
Department of Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH, USA. todd.mackenzie@dartmouth.edu
Abstract
PURPOSE:
Beverages are important components of diet and a route for the intake of caffeine, ethanol, and other bioactive substances. The aim of the study is to examine the association between type of beverages consumed and glucose control in American adults with and without diabetes.
METHODS:
Diabetes status, glycosylated hemoglobin (hemoglobin A1c [HbA1c]) level, and 1-month recall food frequency questionnaires were all collected in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1988 to 1994), based on a nationally representative sample of the noninstitutionalized civilian US population. We used regression and other methods for clustered data to examine the association of HbA1c levels with self-reported intake of carbonated drinks, alcohol, coffee, tea, juices, and milk in participants aged 18 to 75 years with and without diabetes.
RESULTS:
Adults with diabetes reported drinking half the amount of alcohol as adults without diabetes. Compared with nondrinkers, subjects who had 30 or more drinks per month of alcohol had mean HbA1c levels 1.2 units less (p < 0.001) in persons with diabetes and 0.2% less (p < 0.001) in persons without diabetes. Adults with diabetes reported drinking three times as much diet soda as adults without diabetes. However, in adults with diabetes who had one or more drinks of diet soda per day, HbA1c level was 0.7 units greater (p < 0.001) compared with those who drank none.
CONCLUSIONS:
Alcohol consumption, at least in moderate amounts, correlates with better glucose control. There is a correlation between drinking diet soda and glucose control in adults with diabetes.

[maxtheaxe]

Zero

Diet coke has half the sugar of "real" coke.

That is 1.5 teaspoons of sugar per serving.

So, you're diabetic and eating sugar? Really?

No, Really?

Fruit juice is also sugar, of course it's "good" sugar....

Some good stuff on the Internet about fructose, and of course a massive preponderance of bias.

How many carbs in a single pineapple?

Ouch!