Diet Mountian Dew for Diabetics

Your question(s) touches on a very sensitive issue for some diabetics. There are those who know the harm sodas, of most any kind, can cause and others just ignore the facts and give into their addiction for soda containing high fructose corn syrup, sugar, or a substitute for sugar. Both sides of the issue will defend their position. Ultimately each one of us has to take responsibility for our own body. You can’t do it for your husband, it is his responsibility! If you husband is serious about controlling his sugar, all he has to do is check his glucose after drinking a soda/juice and he will know. Everyone is unique and what raises glucose too high and for too long for one may not do the same for another. ORANGE JUICE is 46 on the glycemic index. If there is sugar mixed in, which is usually the case in many juices, that instantly raises the GI/GL as sugar has one of the highest GI/GLs you can get.

Fruit
Glycemic Index
Apples, Golden Del. 39
Bananas 62
Cherries 23
Grapefruit 26
Grapes 45
Orange juice 46
Oranges 40
Peaches 29
Pears 34
Plums 25
Raisins 64

MOUNTAIN DEW in the U.S. contains high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and its consumption has been fingered as a causative factor in heart disease. It raises blood levels of cholesterol and another type of fat, triglyceride. It makes blood cells more prone to clotting, and it may also accelerate the aging process. HFCS IS A MAJOR ENEMY OF DIABETICS. DIET MOUNTAIN DEW contains ASPARTAME. Not too long ago, aspartame was on a Pentagon list of bio-warfare chemicals submitted to Congress, which just goes to show you how lethal a chemical it really is. Although seizures are reported among aspartame users, headaches are the most common complaint. Diabetics should stay away from sugar subs used in sodas altogether.

Mountain Dew lists its ingredients as:
Carbonated water
Sugar (replaced by High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in much of the United States)
Concentrated orange juice
Citric acid
Natural flavors
Sodium benzoate (preserves freshness)
Caffeine (54 mg per 12 US fluid ounces (350 ml))
Sodium citrate
Erythorbic acid (preserves freshness)
Gum arabic
Calcium disodium EDTA (to protect flavor)
Brominated vegetable oil
Yellow 5
Thiamin hydrochloride

Diet Mountain Dew: Sugar/HFCS is replaced with:
Concentrated orange juice
Citrus pectin
Potassium benzoate (preserves freshness)
Aspartame
Potassium citrate
Acesulfame potassium
Sucralose

Mountain Dew Throwback:
Carbonated water
Sugar
Citric acid
Natural and artificial flavor
Sodium benzoate (preserves freshness)
Caffeine (54 mg per 12 US fluid ounces (350 ml))
Gum arabic
Brominated vegetable oil
Yellow 5