Does Splenda bother you?

[brown eyed gal 59]

I have found a new passion for a drink. It's my substitute for a limeaide. I put fresh lime juice in a 16 oz glass of Water and 2 Tablespoons of splenda. Sometimes I feel a little light headed and I know sugar will do this but do you think splenda would have the same effect?

[drmeow 323]

It can for some people. Ideally, artificial sweeteners don't raise your blood sugar (and then plummet, the cause of the lightheadedness). But some low-carbers have found that certain ones do bother them. Granular splenda in small amounts doesn't seem to do that to me, but if I use the sugar-free coffee syrups like Torani, it seems to. Maybe just b/c quicker absorption?

2 Tbsp of Splenda does seem like a lot to me in a 16 oz drink - have you tried using less?

One of my favorite new (to me) artificial sweeteners is Swerve, which is erythritol. I also like xylitol but don't like having it in the house b/c it's very unsafe for dogs (drops their blood sugar)

YMMV

[wildGoose 207]

I now use liquid Stevia. I buy it in 8 oz bottles from Amazon.