Coke zero?

[Oohinever]

Hi all.

I have recently been told I'm pre-diabetic, don't know much more than that yet. I used to drink a lot of coke and switched to coke zero a couple of months ago. Is coke zero OK for diabetes as I'm getting mixed info on the net? Some say it's ok and others say normal coke is better. Obviously switching to water would be ideal but if I want coke which would be better? Tia

The one without sugar is likely to be better than a sugar filled drink

Avoid.

Why avoid?

I don't know about Coke Zero, but some sweeteners can cause insulin spikes. It might be worth checking out whether Coke Zero has these sweeteners?

What @LateMumma said .

Thanks all, yeah I've read that coke zero might not be best. It's very confusing.

Noooo, please. My husband switched to Coke Zero and used to drink it lots during pandemic, then he has now diabetes with kidney and liver problem. His GP and private specialist say Coke Zero might cause all problem but it’s too late now for him. Please stop it. It is artificial sugar and some research found it has more risk of diabetes.

A nice bit of scaremongering there!

@dementedpixie Are you talking about me? I am not trying to scare someone. That happened to my husband. He started to drink just a couple of Diet Coke but then he got addicted and finally ended up drinking 10 tins of Diet Coke everyday for the last two months. His blood pressure was now 200 when he saw GP and has lots of problems. 1 tin of daily Diet Coke may be fine BUT because OP is already diabetic, I highly recommend to avoid it.

Sorry for typo.

The more a country drinks diet drinks the higher the incident of diabetes

Do you have links for your claims?
And that one causes the other?

Research
Consumption of sugar sweetened beverages, artificially sweetened beverages, and fruit juice and incidence of type 2 diabetes: systematic review, meta-analysis, and estimation of population attributable fraction

BMJ 2015; 351 doi: doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h3576 (Published 21 July 2015)
Cite this as: BMJ 2015;351:h3576

Everyone is a free agent to drink what they want . OP asked for an opinion. I gave mine.

I did read something from a cellular biology paper when I was looking up diabetes for another specialist medical field that said that these sweetened drinks affect the cellular metabolism and then make the body crave sugar.

www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/diet-soda-weight-gain-metabolism-insulin-brain-fat-metabolic-syndrome.html

I found this .

@annekipanki I can believe that. I definitely get a sweet tooth if I've been drinking Pepsi max and start craving chocolate or other sweet things. If I don't drink it, cravings are easier to control.

What the healthiest option is then? Is sugary coke actually healthier than diet coke? I'm completely addicted to the stuff and have been trying to quit for years, with no success. I drink coke and pepsi that has sweetener instead of sugar currently.

Obviously I know neither of them are healthy and that reducing intake is the best option.

Thanks all. I'm none the wiser though

Well the BMJ article quoted is just that. It's not even a trial involving patients. OP, if you are going to have coke have the Coke Zero or Diet Coke. Diet drinks don't cause a glucose spike. We have diet drinks in this house for that exact reason. Zero increase on our CGM monitoring glucose levels. Just as with everything, have it in moderation. You want to reduce carbs - they cause glucose rises the most. Exercise, losing any weight, all the things your doctor hopefully told you. There is a genetic link so sometimes diet and lifestyle changes don't make a difference. There's lots of forums you can join for advice - try DUK for a start.

Thanks Butterfly

I'm not diabetic but had GD during my pregnancy, I drank diet coke/zero, Pepsi max or lucozade zero almost every day and it never spiked my levels, I was also diet controlled and on no form of medication but its all about what works for you x

Type 1s rather than Type 2s here, but over 100 years of collective experience. We have the occasional Coke Zero for sure (say, once or twice a week) and have never noticed either spikes or sweet cravings as a result.

The BMJ article is interesting but it doesn't actually say that they found a bias-free link between sugar-free drinks and Type 2 diabetes.