'Light' sodas hike diabetes risk: study

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5. There is a theory

that the sweetness in artificial sodas still triggers an insulin release even though there is no sugar and I could see how that would impact diet soda drinkers EXCEPT for the fact that those who drank fruit juices or sugar-laden soda were less likely, even with all that extra insulin production, to get diabetes that diet soda drinkers. This would mean it's something WITHIN the chemicals that is attacking islet cells or modifying them in some way. Interesting - I do hope they study this more.