My Diabetes and Stevia

by Christina Custer
(ohio)

I was diagnosed with diabetes 2 nearly 2 years ago. I started with metformin for control but found that it really didn't do that much for me. My levels still went up and down. Even on the meds you still have to watch what you eat. I am a health nut to some extent and don't like to take meds if I don't really need to. I started controlling my diabetes with my diet alone and have done well. I found that certain types of food made it so much worse. I love sweets, that was the hardest part. Just recently I bought the stevia sweetner and started to use it for all my added sweets, such as tea, cereal, etc. I have been using it for about a month now and found that my sugar levels seem to be controlling themselves. I've been eating foods that I don't usually eat and finding my sugar levels are good two hours later. I am beginning to wonder if the stevia is actually helping my insulin work right. It sure would be wonderful if this plant extract really would be the cure for diabetes 2. Am keeping a close eye on it.