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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GMforPowergamers" data-source="post: 8644440" data-attributes="member: 67338">well I am non insalin dependent type 2.  I found out about 8ish years ago and switched to diet soda... within a few months I had my current doctor and he told me to switch to water or juices (and I mostly did I have had less soda this year than most game nights 15 years ago) and over time he explained that the stuff in diet soda well not going to send me into a suger shock it WOULD have other draw backs (I think you can search stuff from mayo clinic on what I don't remember) but then a few years ago (post stopping most soda but pre covid) a friend had those mexico bottles and I said no thanks and told my doctor... he told me (as with everything) to keep it in moderation but one of those 12 oz bottles of real suger coke would be better for me than a 8oz can of american made diet coke. we kept OJ on hand for my grandmother for the same idea (liquid abosorbs fast)but if having any suger in liquid form is going to set him off he is better sticking to water. It sounds like he is a vary diffrent case than I who have kept my A1C to 7.2 or less for 2 years now.</blockquote>