Guest guest Posted July 27, 2008 Report Share Posted July 27, 2008 Anybody use fresh stevia for tea/coffee? I just bought a plant and I don't know how to use it yet... I would also like to use it in baking... Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 > My glucose level is on border line. > I am taking Stevia instead of regular sugar. > Does Stevia also will raise blood sugar? if not, why? > Thanks. Helen. Just from my reading... it depends on your personal response. If your body has a strong cephalic response to the *taste* of sweet, insulin will rise, and then if your bloodstream needs sugar to match the insulin rise, your liver will make sugar, or you will want to eat, so then your blood sugar might rise. If your body doesn't have that response to the taste of sweet, no change in blood sugar. If all you want to watch is the blood sugar, you can just test it on yourself. If you suspect you have too-high insulin - don't know what to tell you about that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2008 Report Share Posted October 11, 2008 Helen, The main thing is to not have sweet things on an empty stomach. New research is showing that people who use aspartame and Splenda consume up to 3 times more calories than those who don't because the sweet taste can trigger an " insulin response " . In other words, the sweet taste fools your body into expecting real food/calories and the pancreas releases insulin. You haven't provided the calories so your blood sugar will plummet triggering cravings for carbs etc. I have not seen the research specific to stevia, but I would imagine it could trigger the same insulin reaction. Using it to sweeten smoothies and other things that have calories, especially fats, should have no effect on blood sugar. If you sweeten water kefir, kombucha etc, make sure you drink those with a meal or snack. You are much better off with stevia than sugar and avoid any processed carbs too. Patty --- In , " cbrown2008 " <cbrown2008@...> wrote: > > > My glucose level is on border line. > > I am taking Stevia instead of regular sugar. > > Does Stevia also will raise blood sugar? if not, why? > > Thanks. Helen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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