sugarless gum / insulin spikes

[Anonymous]

I don’t know anything about what triggers insulin spikes, but I know they aren’t good for weight loss and general health and it’s why a lot of people do intermittent fasting. I don’t fast, but I stop eating by 8pm and don’t resume until about 10am. I generally and naturally eat a high protein, low carb, low dairy, high veggie diet, and tend to eat several smaller meals versus 3 larger ones.

I’ve been chewing sugarless gum in the evenings recently, and I wondered if doing so can trigger an insulin spike?

What style of eating do you recommend for keeping blood sugar even keeled?

[Anonymous]

Fake sugars are bad for you. All of them.

You'd be better off simply chewing a regular gum without the xylitol/sucralose/etc. it's not that many calories, about 5-10 calories per stick.

It's getting harder to find gum made in the USA without fake sugars, so you might want to try bubble gum instead of chewing gum.

Even HFCS is not as bad for you as artificial sweeteners.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fake sugars are bad for you. All of them.

You'd be better off simply chewing a regular gum without the xylitol/sucralose/etc. it's not that many calories, about 5-10 calories per stick.

It's getting harder to find gum made in the USA without fake sugars, so you might want to try bubble gum instead of chewing gum.

Even HFCS is not as bad for you as artificial sweeteners.

OP here. I chew sugarless gum vs regular gum for dental health reasons. I typically have a stick of Trident once a month or so, so I’m not concerned about overloading on artificial sweetener. But the past week I’ve been working after the kids go to bed and I’ve chewed mint Trident to stay awake/alert. So just wondered if it was spiking my blood sugars.

[Anonymous]

Insulin is spiked to break down sugar. If you don’t consume sugar you can not spike insulin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fake sugars are bad for you. All of them.

You'd be better off simply chewing a regular gum without the xylitol/sucralose/etc. it's not that many calories, about 5-10 calories per stick.

It's getting harder to find gum made in the USA without fake sugars, so you might want to try bubble gum instead of chewing gum.

Even HFCS is not as bad for you as artificial sweeteners.

OP here. I chew sugarless gum vs regular gum for dental health reasons. I typically have a stick of Trident once a month or so, so I’m not concerned about overloading on artificial sweetener. But the past week I’ve been working after the kids go to bed and I’ve chewed mint Trident to stay awake/alert. So just wondered if it was spiking my blood sugars.

I wear a CGM because I am a type 1 diabetic. The answer is yes it will increase your blood sugar levels. A lot of foods that are labeled sugar free will spike your blood sugar

[Anonymous]

Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Insulin is spiked to break down sugar. If you don’t consume sugar you can not spike insulin.

Just stop posting about this topic if you don't know what you are talking about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Insulin is spiked to break down sugar. If you don’t consume sugar you can not spike insulin.

Just stop posting about this topic if you don't know what you are talking about.

I wear a CGM. It does not spike when I eat small amounts of food with fake sugar - diet soft drinks, sugar free candies, etc. I’ve never eaten a whole bag of sugar free candies, so maybe that would do it? I chew a lot of sugar free gum, that does not raise) my glucose (and thus shouldn’t raise my insulin.

Insulin rises as a response to increased blood sugar (glucose) in the bloodstream. That increase in glucose can be caused by a lot of things: carbohydrates, sugar(whether the sugar is in the form of table, sugar, a.k.a. glucose or fruit, sugar, a.k.a. fructose, or milk, sugar, a.k.a. lactose), exercise, stress, and taking a hot shower.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fake sugars are bad for you. All of them.

You'd be better off simply chewing a regular gum without the xylitol/sucralose/etc. it's not that many calories, about 5-10 calories per stick.

It's getting harder to find gum made in the USA without fake sugars, so you might want to try bubble gum instead of chewing gum.

Even HFCS is not as bad for you as artificial sweeteners.

But this is terrible for your teeth.

At least the sugarless gum is good for your teeth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Insulin is spiked to break down sugar. If you don’t consume sugar you can not spike insulin.

Just stop posting about this topic if you don't know what you are talking about.

I wear a CGM. It does not spike when I eat small amounts of food with fake sugar - diet soft drinks, sugar free candies, etc. I’ve never eaten a whole bag of sugar free candies, so maybe that would do it? I chew a lot of sugar free gum, that does not raise) my glucose (and thus shouldn’t raise my insulin.

Insulin rises as a response to increased blood sugar (glucose) in the bloodstream. That increase in glucose can be caused by a lot of things: carbohydrates, sugar(whether the sugar is in the form of table, sugar, a.k.a. glucose or fruit, sugar, a.k.a. fructose, or milk, sugar, a.k.a. lactose), exercise, stress, and taking a hot shower.

Anything you eat can be converted to glucose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fake sugars are bad for you. All of them.

You'd be better off simply chewing a regular gum without the xylitol/sucralose/etc. it's not that many calories, about 5-10 calories per stick.

It's getting harder to find gum made in the USA without fake sugars, so you might want to try bubble gum instead of chewing gum.

Even HFCS is not as bad for you as artificial sweeteners.

But this is terrible for your teeth.

At least the sugarless gum is good for your teeth.

Myth pushed by fake sugar industry. Seriously learn something. Eating a piece of fruit, especially something like a banana, is MUCH WORSE for your teeth than chewing gum of any kind. JFC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fake sugars are bad for you. All of them.

You'd be better off simply chewing a regular gum without the xylitol/sucralose/etc. it's not that many calories, about 5-10 calories per stick.

It's getting harder to find gum made in the USA without fake sugars, so you might want to try bubble gum instead of chewing gum.

Even HFCS is not as bad for you as artificial sweeteners.

But this is terrible for your teeth.

At least the sugarless gum is good for your teeth.

Myth pushed by fake sugar industry. Seriously learn something. Eating a piece of fruit, especially something like a banana, is MUCH WORSE for your teeth than chewing gum of any kind. JFC.

I chew gum most of the day. Is that bad for my teeth?

Do the calories in regular gum get absorbed?