Case XIII-11
This 80-year-old active diabetic had been controlled on diet and tolbutamide (Orinase) for several years. She then was shifted to insulin because of elevate blood glucose concentrations that persistently exceeded 200 mg percent. The dosage of insulin had to be increased over the ensuing eleven months from 12 units to 28 units. Her FBS on 8/14/86 was 230 mg percent. She also experienced severe headaches.
This patient happened to hear my discussion about aspartame disease, and stopped using it. The headaches promptly disappeared. Her FBS declined to 101 mg percent within two weeks, at which point the insulin dosage was reduced.
Case XIII-12
An elderly diabetic woman had been doing well on 10-12 unit NPH insulin before breakfast, and 6-8 units NPH before her evening meal. The FBS progressively rose to 209-214 mg percent over the next five months, notwithstanding several increases of the insulin dosage. No infection or other contributory factor could be uncovered. Within five days after discontinuing aspartame, her FBS declined to 110 mg percent, and the insulin dosage reverted to her prior requirements.
Case XIII-13
A 48-year-old insulin-dependent diabetic began using aspartame products to avoid sugar. She reported, "It increased my blood sugar, making it necessary to take an extra shot of insulin to counteract it." Associated nausea and extreme irritability interfered with her performance as a teacher. She had a longstanding allergy to penicillin. Her daughter also experienced severe nausea and dizziness after ingesting aspartame.
Case XIV-14
An insulin-dependent diabetic described her problems with aspartame in these terms:
"When using this sweetener, I have increased blood sugar, and more difficulty controlling the diabetes. It also caused a more rapid heartbeat. I am fighting to get this sweetener out of everything! There is not a diabetic 'treat' I can have because they are loaded with this sweetener. That includes diet pop."
Case XIII-15
A 67-year-old insulin-dependent diabetic woman presented with severe headache, leg pains, and lightheadedness. These complaints disappeared after avoiding aspartame for three weeks. The previously unexplained rise of her FBS (from 130-165 mg percent to 313-331 mg percent) declined to 131 mg percent. The blood glucose concentration after breakfast now did not exceed 191 mg percent.
Case XIII-16
A husband shifted to diet colas when diabetes was diagnosed, and "got used to the taste" in the transition from regular cola. Symptomatic retinopathy with retinal bleeding subsequently developed. He also suffered severe joint pain, and non-healing of a sore. Learning about aspartame disease, he discontinued such products. "Within a month, the numbness in my hands was gone, the sore on my right index finger healed (and has not come back), and my joints don't hurt anymore."
Case XIII-17
The diabetic wife of Case XIII-16 had been unable to maintain her blood glucose level below 200 mg percent for several years despite exercise and trying to lose weight. Observing the beneficial effect of aspartame avoidance in her husband, she also abstained. Within two weeks, she lost fifteen pounds, coupled with a decline of her blood glucose to 152 mg percent.
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