[blackdog]

Drinks which contained sacharine and nutrasweet used to be labeled for use in person’s diabetic or could not include sugars in their diet for medical reasons only. That changed in the 80’s.

[CatherineofAragon]

"Drinks which contained sacharine and nutrasweet used to be labeled for use in person’s diabetic or could not include sugars in their diet for medical reasons only. That changed in the 80’s."

My husband's aunt is overweight with Type 2 diabetes. She has an ADA book, published recently, which lists diet drinks as a free food. A quick google search confirms it.