I've heard about the dangers of diet products over the years, but today I was forwarded an article about how Asptertame, when heated to over 86 degrees (as it is in you 98.6 degree body) turns into formaldahyde and cause a toxic reaction. This reaction is suppossed to mimic a lot of MS (and lupus) symptoms and is thought to be the reason for the increase in MS dx over the past few years.

Now, I've always known that the chemicals in food and drinks are not good for me, but being diabetic, my options for beverages are limited - not too much regular soda, even less juice, limited skim milk, etc. - so I've come to rely on Diet Pepsi for the caffiene and flavor.

I can post the article if people are interested in specifics, but I wondered if anyone had heard about this and/or what you think?

I guess my biggest question is, what about the lesions that are evident in my MRIs? Those, along with my optic neuritis are what prompted my dx, not so much the daily symptoms that I struggle with. Those all seems to kick in, or maybe it was that they became more noticable once I knew what they were, AFTER my dx last January.

Comments? Opinions?