Does aspartame raise blood sugar?

Likewise, an October 2015 "Archives of Public Health" analysis of 31 clinical trials and 2 reviews also reported that consumption of nonnutritive sweeteners like aspartame for periods of up to 18 weeks do not affect blood sugar in people with or without diabetes. read more

Segal and Elinav added saccharin, sucralose, or aspartame to the drinking water of mice and found that their blood sugar levels were higher than those of mice who drank sugar water -- no matter whether the animals were on a normal diet or a high-fat diet. read more

Sugar substitutes don't affect your blood sugar level. In fact, most artificial sweeteners are considered "free foods" — foods containing less than 20 calories and 5 grams or less of carbohydrates — because they don't count as calories or carbohydrates on a diabetes exchange. read more