31-08-2019, 06:55 PM
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Re: Our Poor Darling Winston.
Originally Posted by Twink55
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As a diabetic it makes me wonder, if it can kill a dog so quickly how can we be sure it won't harm people?
I will be looking for it on anything I eat or drink, and writing to manufacturers to explain why I will no longer be buying their product!
If we all did the same perhaps we could stop them using this sweetener!
"Added sugar may be the singlemost unhealthy ingredient in the modern diet.
For this reason, sugar-free sweeteners like xylitol are becoming popular.
Xylitol looks and tastes like sugar but has fewer calories and doesn't raise blood sugar levels."
The information on here is, according them, evidence based:
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition...#toxic-to-dogs
More information on the links below to UK organisations:
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/sweeteners/xylitol.html
This one, although there is information on sugar, sweeteners and diabetes, seems to favour asking advice from your healthcare team:
https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to...s-and-diabetes
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