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SPLENDA® Low Calorie Sweetener is exciting news for people with diabetes, because it can help you and your family enjoy the sweet taste of foods and beverages, without all the calories and carbohydrates of sugar.

Use of Sucralose by People with Diabetes

Although made from sugar, sucralose, the sweetening ingredient in SPLENDA® Low Calorie Sweetener is not recognised by the body as a carbohydrate and is calorie-free. The sucralose molecule is very stable therefore it is not broken down for energy and provides no calories. Studies in people with and without diabetes have shown no effect of sucralose on insulin levels, blood glucose levels - either fasting or after a meal, or long-term blood glucose control (haemoglobin A1c)

Sucralose is an OK 'ose'

Though you might have heard that anything ending in "ose" means sugar and should be used in moderation, sucralose, the sweetening ingredient in SPLENDA® Low Calorie Sweetener, is an OK "ose".

The Convenience of Sugar without the Carbohydrate.

Like other table-top sweeteners, SPLENDA® Granulated contains the bulking ingredient, maltodextrin, which is derived from natural food starches and which provides volume to the product. SPLENDA® Granulated has only 0.5g carbohydrate and 2 Calories per teaspoon, compared to 5g carbohydrate and 20 Calories per 5g teaspoon of sugar. SPLENDA® Tablets contain 0.2 kcal and only a trace amount of carbohydrate per tablet.

People with Diabetes can Enjoy the Great Sweet Taste of SPLENDA® Low Calorie Sweetener.

SPLENDA® Low Calorie Sweetener can lower carbohydrate and calories in recipes. You can use SPLENDA® Granulated in many of your favourite recipes as a substitute for sugar. It is spoon for spoon just as sweet as sugar. See our recipe section for delicious meal and snack recipes, and for tips on cooking and baking with SPLENDA®. For hot or cold drinks, SPLENDA® Tablets are ideal, and come in handy portable dispensers.

SPLENDA® can be used by everyone, including people with diabetes, as part of a healthy diet. SPLENDA® has a great sweet taste like sugar, but has fewer calories and less carbohydrate than sugar. It’s a suitable sugar alternative for people with diabetes, as it has an insignificant effect on blood glucose and insulin levels.

Did you know?

1.8 million people in the UK have been diagnosed with diabetes, which is equivalent to three per cent of the population. Of this figure, close to 250,000 people have Type 1 diabetes and over 1.5 million people have Type 2 diabetes. By 2010 it is estimated that the number of people with diabetes could increase to 3 million. There are also currently a further 1 million people who are suspected to have the condition but who are undiagnosed in the UK.

(Source : Diabetes UK - Diabetes in the UK 2004 Report)

Our sister company, Lifescan, is a leading maker of blood glucose monitoring systems, and is dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with diabetes. Visit www.LifeScan.co.uk for more information.