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Are Sugar Sweeteners Safe To Take When Diagnosed With Diabetes?

my fiance is a type 2 diabetic on 1000mg glucophage metformin hydrochloride tablets one am one pm and 100mg xelevia stiagliptin one daily and one daily tamsulosin PAMSVAX XL CAPSULES 400MG.He drives as a self employed proffession long night and day hours.Please advise best drinks as he still carries on with feeling rough with stomachache or prolonged morning toilet urinary passing due to occasional sweet as he calls treats but advice needed for fluctuating weight between 14 and half stone upwards. Advise needed not to reach type one diabetes by bad habits drinking new Lucazade Zero calories but still fizzy and 1.3 sugars with sweetners is it bad for him?year non smoker sweetcraving
Thu, 6 Jul 2017
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Hello, Thanks for the query.
A person having T2 DM has to follow certain guidelines in terms of diet and exercises. Plus when on medication it is necessary to maintain FBG Secondly sweetened drinks and any other sweets have to be avoided, as those increase blood glucose suddenly.
Plus alcohol also needs to be avoided. Since he has prostatic enlargement, there is bound to be difficulty in urination, that is the reason for giving Tamsulosin.
For a person with diabetes it is essential to adapt a modified lifestyle which means taking restricted diet, giving exact amount of calories based on ideal body weight, extent of daily exercise and blood glucose levels. Plus refraining from high fat, foods, junk foods, alcohol and smoking.
At the cost of repetition let me say again he has to avoid sugars and sweetened drinks strictly.
With high blood glucose levels if present treatment may not benefit, then Insulin will have to be added to control glucose. In most of the T2 DM patients Insulin has to be used to control blood glucose when disease goes on for over many years. Thanks.
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Are Sugar Sweeteners Safe To Take When Diagnosed With Diabetes?

Hello, Thanks for the query. A person having T2 DM has to follow certain guidelines in terms of diet and exercises. Plus when on medication it is necessary to maintain FBG Secondly sweetened drinks and any other sweets have to be avoided, as those increase blood glucose suddenly. Plus alcohol also needs to be avoided. Since he has prostatic enlargement, there is bound to be difficulty in urination, that is the reason for giving Tamsulosin. For a person with diabetes it is essential to adapt a modified lifestyle which means taking restricted diet, giving exact amount of calories based on ideal body weight, extent of daily exercise and blood glucose levels. Plus refraining from high fat, foods, junk foods, alcohol and smoking. At the cost of repetition let me say again he has to avoid sugars and sweetened drinks strictly. With high blood glucose levels if present treatment may not benefit, then Insulin will have to be added to control glucose. In most of the T2 DM patients Insulin has to be used to control blood glucose when disease goes on for over many years. Thanks.