Stevia can be taken or not?

[Pearl_21]

Can stevia be taken as sweetner 2or three times a day in tea and coffee in diabetes type 2?

[Srk1942]

I use stevia of Sugar free green three times a day like you in coffee and tea every day. Each spoon of 0.5 gms contains only 0.47gms of carbohydrates and it is extracted from stevia plant. So it contributes miniscule amounts of carbs.It is widely used in USA in many restaurants, cafes and in homes. It is supposed to be the safest and best artificial sweetener available at present.

The other artificial sweetener, Sugar free Gold that is used till now in India is a chemical, aspartame, and it is not advisable to use it and is considered not good for health. But one or two tablets of this makes it very sweet unlike stevia which does not make it very sweet.

[ramana42 Volunteer]

I use stevia tablets twice a day with green tea.I consider it safe enough because it is derived from a plant.I would not recommend using it for sweetening dishes because that would involve using higher quantities of stevia.

[Praveen55 Moderator]

I believe it is okay. I do use it in my chia pudding as a sweetener.

[Bodacious]

Yes, you can take Stevia without a problem. If you can find it, you can also use a blend of stevia and erythritol which you might find tastes better. Both are fine for diabetics and are demonstrated to be safe.

[Hidden]

It's not artificial, it's natural, so the safest.

[suramo Star]

Actually that is the only sweetner recommended. It's not a chemical but made from dried leaves. I'd recommend only green power rather than its proceeded products.

[makarim]

I use it two to three times in my tea.zydus wellness has introduced SUGERFREE contains steviol glycoside derived from Stevia.It is bit costly then SUGERFREE natura.I feel it is safe.