Aspartame Anti-Testimonials© #743 – Plummeting Blood Sugar, Horrible Migraines

I’d like to add my .02 to Sandy’s post.  NutraSweet (Aspartame) is also dangerous for people with hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).  Most doctors will tell hypoglycemics to stay away from sugar, but mine never mentioned Aspartame.  If I eat or drink *anything* containing Aspartame, my blood sugar plummets and I get a horrible migraine.  It’s even worse than eating a sugary snack.  I read a few months ago that the reason for this is that it “tricks” your body into thinking it’s had sugar (because of the sweetness), but the “energy” (calories) of sugar aren’t even there to temporarily raise the blood sugar before it lowers the sugar in the blood.  Now, when I get cravings for something sweet, I make tea and add stevia.  I’ve never had an unfavorable reaction from it.