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Coleen..... I'm sorry, but I don't have the answers to your questions. There's been all kinds of negative AND positive claims about Nutrasweet/aspartame since it first was released many years ago. My instinct says if Bob lived (albeit without the luxury of the this sweetener which so many of us have come to count on) with diabetes BEFORE the advent of Nutrasweet/asparatane, I guess that no matter how much he liked it, if you KNOW FOR SURE he could suffer exacerbation of PD symptoms NOW, you'd prolly never permit Nutrasweet in your home and you'd try your best to see he didn't get the sweetener anywhere else ya ate. Unfortunately, we DON'T know if it's a *may* cause an increase in PD symptoms, or if it's a *WILL* cause PD symptoms. We don't even know it that'd be "PD-LIKE" symptoms or *TRUE*-PD-symptoms." This is kinda one of life's crap shoots..... a national, even a world wide game of "Russian roulette," and until or unless there are several deaths or lotsa folks get SO terribly ill or deformed (like the Thalidomide babies, whom are now mature adults living with major physical deformities) from aspartame, it'll go on being available everywhere. As for symptoms, well, speaking only for myself, when I used m y then usual Neutrasweet in two packets (equal to 2 teaspoons of sugar) of Nutrasweet in my tea (and I have maybe one or two cups of tea a day if that much) I suffered noticeable short-term memory loss. Let me add, this was when aspartame was a brand new product - maybe 10 years ago. The memory loss was so sudden and so surprising that that I went to my internist to consult about it, thinking I'd suddenly come down with Alzheimers or a like disease. Right away the internist asked if I'd recently started eating foods or beverages containing Neutrasweet on a regular daily basis. I mentioned the 2 to 4 packets I had daily ,depending upon if I drank one or two cups a day, and he told me to immediately stop use of the Neutrasweet. I did, and the problem cleared up until about 2 or 3 years ago when I began to experience occasional short term memory "slow downs" rather than actual memory loss (a "memory slow down" is my coined term for not being able to always remember a word with the lightning fast speed I'd always had) Sooo, m'dear, this is a RESPONSE to your questions, but there don't appear to be actual ANSWERS out there in the public venue. The ultimate decision to continue use of Neutrasweet is ultimately up to you and Bob. Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Coleen Pettit <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sunday, January 30, 2000 3:50 PM Subject: Re: Sinemet >what are they supposed to use if they are diabetics then? >Bob seems to be doing fine with nutrasweeet...what symptoms should >I be lookiing for? does the tremor get worse? > >Coleen > >At 02:21 AM 01/29/2000 -0500, you wrote: >>Some really PD-savvy neuros say (and I concur) <keeping in mind >>that I'M not a doctor) that IF a PWP uses a sweetener, that's ok, >>as long as it isn't a product containing aspartame (Neutrasweet) >>which can exacerbate PD symptoms. >> >>Barb (here - have another scoop of chocolate ice cream) <grin> >>Mallut >>[log in to unmask] >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: First & Last-Name <[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> >>Date: Friday, January 28, 2000 1:09 PM >>Subject: Re: Sinemet >> >> >>>doees it havee to be reaal sugar, i.e., not diet soda? if i >>take too >>>much sugar/weiiight my glucose reading goeees up but would >>like quicker >>>respooonse and time up from sinemet. >>>n spires >> >> >I BOYCOTT ABC TV FOR PROVIDING UNFAIR MEDIA COVERAGE ON ADOPTION >ISSUES!!! > >http://www.onelist.com/community/THE_UNITED_TRIAD > >MISSING LINKS >SO. OREGON >541-862-2226