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Originally Posted by bjones6416
I'm kind of the same way -- leftover from my college days when my chemistry professor scared us to death about artificial sweeteners and wouldn't touch them himself. Things have changed a lot since then -- he was specifically alarmed about aspertame, and there are a lot of new choices now, but I still prefer to take my chances with good old sugar or honey. I don't really care for soft drinks so that's not a big problem for me anyway. Artificial sweeteners have added to the quality of life for plenty of diabetics, I think, so far be it from me to say that they shouldn't be available. I don't need them myself, though, so I try to stay away.
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I had gestational diabetes with my second pregnancy. After weeks of misery, and trying everything under the sun to replace my regular Dr Pepper, I found out it wasn't the caffeine or the sugar taste I was missing - it was the fizz! At that point I finally tried diet Dr Pepper (til that point I hated diet drinks for the nasty aftertaste). This was before obstetricians started telling pregnant women "No Caffeine!" in tones of fire and brimstone. (By the way, I can't tell that consuming caffeine during either pregnancy hurt either kid one tiny bit...nor are they hyper or ADD. )
Anyway, Diet Dr Pepper worked, and I still prefer it over the sugared versions. But - it is the only drink I'll drink the "diet" version of, and I sweeten tea with sugar or honey.