Pink, Blue and then theres splenda

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Registered: 12-08-2003
Pink, Blue and then theres splenda
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Fri, 10-08-2004 - 6:25am

Just wondering if anyone tell the difference when drinking tea or anything with different things. I mean I drink tea with splenda. I have been for 1 year now. when I go out to eat I order unsweetened tea. they have the pink packets and the blue. I use 2 in my drink and man its awfull. but what I am getting at is I can FEEL the difference. Its like the pink or blue packets are pure sugar to me. I have the sweats and racing heartbeat. I start to not feel good. Its the feeling of a sugar low. I can't understand why that is if its not suppose to be sugar.


Can anyone tell me why that happens?


To me I feel so much better with the splenda. I am a sugar junkie. I was a year ago. I can still have my tea and drink my coffee ( all is not lost )  I also think in my case it was a mindset of being hypo. I was so scared and upset it just made me sick. Now I don't let it bother me. Tea and coffee ( sugar) was my triggers and worst enemys cause I would wake up with coffee and drink about 3 pots a day. I can still do that. only with splenda tho. I can drink my tea With splenda and be a happy camper. I can't remember me having a sugar low in so long. I put me having hypo in the back of my mind and donot let it rule me. Now I am happy. But when I go out and use the pink or blue packets its kinda worrying me. I may start getting my splenda packets and carry with me


On a side note. I went to talladega and I did NOT pass out this time. I carryed food and drinks with me. and I was being a very good girl. I ate every 30 mins. *grin* crackers, bananas, chips, tea I did it. I concered my fear. *grin* I am happy.



 


 

 

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Registered: 12-08-2003
Sun, 10-10-2004 - 11:15pm

~~I can't imagine that you drink that much coffee. Aren't you wired from it? Of course if you have been doing this for a long time your system is probably used to it. I hope you don't have any B/P problems as this could contribute to that.


unfourtantly I do drink wayyyyy to much coffee. I am very small. I weigh about 100 pounds now. I was getting my calories for the (real) sugar and was weighing about 120-125 pounds. that was 1 year ago. I quit sugar all together and lost 20 more pounds. sooooo I have ate and ate and ate some more. As long as I am eating and eating right. not having any sugar then I guess I am doing the right thing. Its funny my blood pressure is low. 75/60

 

 

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