Darn kid gave me a reg pepsi

Buy some Chemstrips and use them to dip pop when eating out. We have been
doing that for our daughter and it is surprising the # of times you get
regular pop instead of diet. We once had a waiter try to argue with us that
it was diet but as soon as I told him that I tested it & I showed him the
strips he shut up & exchanged the regular pop for diet pop.
Heather
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"R. loanguy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Being on vacation, I decided to go to the movies today and enjoy the

beauty

Quoted message said:

that is Salma Hayek. After the movies, I decided to go have some grilled chicken with some rice
and french fries. Not the most carbo-free food, but

I

Quoted message said:

figured I could sin a little. I also figured that since I have had this

meal

Quoted message said:

a few weeks ago and the meal did not take my 1 hour reading over 145, it

was

Quoted message said:

a pretty safe bet. I even took a couple of extra mouthfuls of rice this

time

Quoted message said:

knowing that even if it came out to 150-160 I would still be ok.

Imagine my surprise when my one-hour reading comes up at 195, then another ten minutes later it is
245. It had to be a regular coke. Problem is that now diet pepsi and diet coke actually taste good
to me since I am now used to the taste.

That is it, it will be water for me from now on unless I can see the can myself. No more
fountain drinks.

My wife can detect a regular Coke or Pesi with one sip. I can't. Whenever she suspects that the
idiot behind the Mickey Dees counter gave her a regular soda, she uses the Ultra meter to verify. If
it's got sugar in it it will read "high". Try it some time

dave

R. loanguy said:

Being on vacation, I decided to go to the movies today and enjoy the beauty that is Salma Hayek.
After the movies, I decided to go have some grilled chicken with some rice and french fries. Not
the most carbo-free food, but I figured I could sin a little. I also figured that since I have had
this meal a few weeks ago and the meal did not take my 1 hour reading over 145, it was a pretty
safe bet. I even took a couple of extra mouthfuls of rice this time knowing that even if it came
out to 150-160 I would still be ok.

Imagine my surprise when my one-hour reading comes up at 195, then another ten minutes later it is
245. It had to be a regular coke. Problem is that now diet pepsi and diet coke actually taste good
to me since I am now used to the taste.

That is it, it will be water for me from now on unless I can see the can myself. No more
fountain drinks.

"R. loanguy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Being on vacation, I decided to go to the movies today and enjoy the

beauty

Quoted message said:

that is Salma Hayek. After the movies, I decided to go have some grilled chicken with some rice
and french fries. Not the most carbo-free food, but

I

Quoted message said:

figured I could sin a little. I also figured that since I have had this

meal

Quoted message said:

a few weeks ago and the meal did not take my 1 hour reading over 145, it

was

Quoted message said:

a pretty safe bet. I even took a couple of extra mouthfuls of rice this

time

Quoted message said:

knowing that even if it came out to 150-160 I would still be ok.

Imagine my surprise when my one-hour reading comes up at 195, then another ten minutes later it is
245. It had to be a regular coke. Problem is that now diet pepsi and diet coke actually taste good
to me since I am now used to the taste.

That is it, it will be water for me from now on unless I can see the can myself. No more
fountain drinks.

How do you know it was regular soda? And if you honestly can't tell, then get some Glucostixs and
test. I got some at drugstore.com, but haven't had to use them yet. I can tell instantly if a soda
is regular. I've been drinking diet soda for over 30 years not and can't stand the regular stuff.
It's so sweet and syrupy I instantly want to spit it out. Any time I get a drink that tastes funny,
I send it back.

As for your meal, no WAY could I eat that. I did have a bit of rice tonight, but it was in
Avgolemeno soup. That's a Greek chicken and rice soup. Only 1/2 cup of dried rice went into the pot
and it was divided up 6 ways. Had that with some salad and a small amount of hummus and pita bread.
I can only eat a very small amount of rice or I have a problem. Rice used to be a favorite food too.

--
Type 2 users.bestweb.net~jboveOpen ↗

You might want to try using Diastix. It's a dipstick meant to test sugar in urine, but you can use
them in soda. You can buy them at most pharmacies in packages of 50 or 100 and the cost is about .10
per strip. I can't tell the difference and I swear by these. More than a few times I've been served
regular soda and I never would have known the difference if I hadn't tested.

--
Best wishes
Louise

Type 2 since 2000, controlling by diet and exercise

"R. loanguy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Being on vacation, I decided to go to the movies today and enjoy the

beauty

Quoted message said:

that is Salma Hayek. After the movies, I decided to go have some grilled
chicken with some rice and french fries. Not the most carbo-free food, but

I

Quoted message said:

figured I could sin a little. I also figured that since I have had this

meal

Quoted message said:

a few weeks ago and the meal did not take my 1 hour reading over 145, it

was

Quoted message said:

a pretty safe bet. I even took a couple of extra mouthfuls of rice this

time

Quoted message said:

knowing that even if it came out to 150-160 I would still be ok.

Imagine my surprise when my one-hour reading comes up at 195, then another
ten minutes later it is 245. It had to be a regular coke. Problem is that
now diet pepsi and diet coke actually taste good to me since I am now used
to the taste.

That is it, it will be water for me from now on unless I can see the can
myself. No more fountain drinks.

As was mentioned by Julie, you may be attributing your very high BG to the wrong thing. Clearly we
don't know what happened, but you should understand that just because you were able to eat similarly
once, without getting elevated BGs, does not mean that you will always be able to do that. My first
reaction to your posting is that you probably got the diet soda, ate more than you realized, were
possibly already in a state of rising BG, and wham, you read high.

What meds, if any, are you on? If you mentioned it elsewhere, I missed it.

How was the movie? 🙂

Randy

In misc.health.diabetes R. loanguy said:

Being on vacation, I decided to go to the movies today and enjoy the beauty that is Salma Hayek.
After the movies, I decided to go have some grilled chicken with some rice and french fries. Not
the most carbo-free food, but I figured I could sin a little. I also figured that since I have had
this meal a few weeks ago and the meal did not take my 1 hour reading over 145, it was a pretty
safe bet. I even took a couple of extra mouthfuls of rice this time knowing that even if it came
out to 150-160 I would still be ok.

Quoted message said:

Imagine my surprise when my one-hour reading comes up at 195, then another ten minutes later it is
245. It had to be a regular coke. Problem is that now diet pepsi and diet coke actually taste good
to me since I am now used to the taste.

Quoted message said:

That is it, it will be water for me from now on unless I can see the can myself. No more
fountain drinks.

and sometimes it's the fault of the person(s) hooking up the equipment to the self service soda
machines. Once at our local In & Out we got a regular soda from the Diet tap. We told the management
and I presume they took care of it... Glad my wife was with me, as I can't really tell that much
difference, but then again I almost never drink Pesi or Coke.

dave

H&CC said:

Buy some Chemstrips and use them to dip pop when eating out. We have been doing that for our
daughter and it is surprising the # of times you get regular pop instead of diet. We once had a
waiter try to argue with us that it was diet but as soon as I told him that I tested it & I showed
him the strips he shut up & exchanged the regular pop for diet pop. Heather
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"R. loanguy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Being on vacation, I decided to go to the movies today and enjoy the

beauty

Quoted message said:

that is Salma Hayek. After the movies, I decided to go have some grilled chicken with some rice
and french fries. Not the most carbo-free food, but

I

Quoted message said:

figured I could sin a little. I also figured that since I have had this

meal

Quoted message said:

a few weeks ago and the meal did not take my 1 hour reading over 145, it

was

Quoted message said:

a pretty safe bet. I even took a couple of extra mouthfuls of rice this

time

Quoted message said:

knowing that even if it came out to 150-160 I would still be ok.

Imagine my surprise when my one-hour reading comes up at 195, then another ten minutes later it is
245. It had to be a regular coke. Problem is that now diet pepsi and diet coke actually taste good
to me since I am now used to the taste.

That is it, it will be water for me from now on unless I can see the can myself. No more
fountain drinks.

"H&CC" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Buy some Chemstrips and use them to dip pop when eating out. We have been doing that for our
daughter and it is surprising the # of times you get regular pop instead of diet. We once had a
waiter try to argue with us

that

Quoted message said:

it was diet but as soon as I told him that I tested it & I showed him the strips he shut up &
exchanged the regular pop for diet pop.

I get that a lot with my daughter too. For some reason, they think kids shouldn't be drinking diet
soda. I don't know how often the actually bring her regular soda because in some places where we
dine, they put the kid's drink in a paper or plastic cup that you can't see through. I can always
spot the regular stuff by the way it looks too. But often they question whether they heard me right
when I say "diet".

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Bay Area Dave said:

My wife can detect a regular Coke or Pesi with one sip. I can't. Whenever she suspects that the
idiot behind the Mickey Dees counter gave her a regular soda, she uses the Ultra meter to verify.
If it's got sugar in it it will read "high". Try it some time

I can tell too, but it's easier with Diet Coke. Also, I find that the regular soda leaves a sticky
feeling on your teeth. The other good trick is to shake it up or blow a few bubbles in it with a
straw: the diet stuff tends to keep the foam on top longer.

Julie Bove said:

"R. loanguy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Being on vacation, I decided to go to the movies today and enjoy the

beauty

Quoted message said:

that is Salma Hayek. After the movies, I decided to go have some grilled chicken with some rice
and french fries. Not the most carbo-free food, but

I

Quoted message said:

figured I could sin a little. I also figured that since I have had this

meal

Quoted message said:

a few weeks ago and the meal did not take my 1 hour reading over 145, it

was

Quoted message said:

a pretty safe bet. I even took a couple of extra mouthfuls of rice this

time

Quoted message said:

knowing that even if it came out to 150-160 I would still be ok.

Imagine my surprise when my one-hour reading comes up at 195, then another ten minutes later it
is 245. It had to be a regular coke. Problem is that now diet pepsi and diet coke actually taste
good to me since I am now used to the taste.

That is it, it will be water for me from now on unless I can see the can myself. No more
fountain drinks.

How do you know it was regular soda? And if you honestly can't tell, then get some Glucostixs and
test. I got some at drugstore.com, but haven't had to use them yet. I can tell instantly if a soda
is regular. I've been drinking diet soda for over 30 years not and can't stand the regular stuff.
It's so sweet and syrupy I instantly want to spit it out. Any time I get a drink that tastes
funny, I send it back.

As for your meal, no WAY could I eat that. I did have a bit of rice tonight, but it was in
Avgolemeno soup. That's a Greek chicken and rice soup. Only 1/2 cup of dried rice went into the
pot and it was divided up 6 ways. Had that with some salad and a small amount of hummus and pita
bread. I can only eat a very small amount of rice or I have a problem. Rice used to be a favorite
food too.

--
Type 2 users.bestweb.net~jboveOpen ↗

How about brown rice? Is that any better for you?

Bay Area Dave said:

My wife can detect a regular Coke or Pesi with one sip. I can't. Whenever she suspects that the
idiot behind the Mickey Dees counter gave her a regular soda, she uses the Ultra meter to verify.
If it's got sugar in it it will read "high". Try it some time dave

Quoted message said:

R. loanguy said:

Being on vacation, I decided to go to the movies today and enjoy the beauty that is Salma Hayek.
After the movies, I decided to go have some grilled chicken with some rice and french fries. Not
the most carbo-free food, but I figured I could sin a little. I also figured that since I have
had this meal a few weeks ago and the meal did not take my 1 hour reading over 145, it was a
pretty safe bet. I even took a couple of extra mouthfuls of rice this time knowing that even if
it came out to 150-160 I would still be ok.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Imagine my surprise when my one-hour reading comes up at 195, then another ten minutes later it
is 245. It had to be a regular coke. Problem is that now diet pepsi and diet coke actually taste
good to me since I am now used to the taste.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

That is it, it will be water for me from now on unless I can see the can myself. No more fountain
drinks.

That's the idea.

I never buy to consume anything that is not in it's original container and which I cannot identify
with some degree of certainty. But there again, I never take soft drinks of any kind. Not now.

Pete

Diagnosed 20/03/03 Type II D&E + Metformin + Gliclazide
+ Asprin 210lbs at Dx to 170 lbs 02/08/03 target 161.

Unfortunately the onus is on us to monitor what we eat and drink, not what someone else says it is.
I've been caught out a few times myself and then I find that shouting in a full restaurant of people
does the trick.

Barry

"H&CC" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Buy some Chemstrips and use them to dip pop when eating out. We have been

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Imagine my surprise when my one-hour reading comes up at 195, then

another

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

ten minutes later it is 245. It had to be a regular coke. Problem is

that

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

now diet pepsi and diet coke actually taste good to me since I am now

used

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

to the taste.

That is it, it will be water for me from now on unless I can see the can myself. No more
fountain drinks.

Yes Clinistics or Diasticks ( Urine test strips ) detect sugar in liquids ( i believe they even
detect starch , but not sure )

tim

"louisejoi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<7ZW9b.18568$pe.11584@lakeread06>...

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You might want to try using Diastix. It's a dipstick meant to test sugar in urine, but you can use
them in soda. You can buy them at most pharmacies in packages of 50 or 100 and the cost is about
.10 per strip. I can't tell the difference and I swear by these. More than a few times I've been
served regular soda and I never would have known the difference if I hadn't tested.

--
Best wishes Louise

Type 2 since 2000, controlling by diet and exercise

"R. loanguy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Being on vacation, I decided to go to the movies today and enjoy the

beauty

Quoted message said:

that is Salma Hayek. After the movies, I decided to go have some grilled chicken with some rice
and french fries. Not the most carbo-free food, but

I

Quoted message said:

figured I could sin a little. I also figured that since I have had this

meal

Quoted message said:

a few weeks ago and the meal did not take my 1 hour reading over 145, it

was

Quoted message said:

a pretty safe bet. I even took a couple of extra mouthfuls of rice this

time

Quoted message said:

knowing that even if it came out to 150-160 I would still be ok.

Imagine my surprise when my one-hour reading comes up at 195, then another ten minutes later it
is 245. It had to be a regular coke. Problem is that now diet pepsi and diet coke actually taste
good to me since I am now used to the taste.

That is it, it will be water for me from now on unless I can see the can myself. No more
fountain drinks.

thanks for the tip about the foam. I'll try to remember that next time
I'm in doubt (about the soda, that is--I'm always "in doubt" 🙂 )

dave

Nico Kadel-Garcia said:

Bay Area Dave said:

My wife can detect a regular Coke or Pesi with one sip. I can't. Whenever she suspects that the
idiot behind the Mickey Dees counter gave her a regular soda, she uses the Ultra meter to verify.
If it's got sugar in it it will read "high". Try it some time

I can tell too, but it's easier with Diet Coke. Also, I find that the regular soda leaves a sticky
feeling on your teeth. The other good trick is to shake it up or blow a few bubbles in it with a
straw: the diet stuff tends to keep the foam on top longer.

"Jon Kaplan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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How about brown rice? Is that any better for you?

No, but Basmati rice is.

--
Steve Brassett Type 2 DX May 2003 - Pills, diet & exercise

"Jon Kaplan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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How about brown rice? Is that any better for you?

From a nutritional standpoint, yes. For my BG, no. YMMV.

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"Julie Bove" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

"H&CC" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Buy some Chemstrips and use them to dip pop when eating out. We have

been

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

doing that for our daughter and it is surprising the # of times you get regular pop instead of
diet. We once had a waiter try to argue with us

that

Quoted message said:

it was diet but as soon as I told him that I tested it & I showed him

the

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

strips he shut up & exchanged the regular pop for diet pop.

I get that a lot with my daughter too. For some reason, they think kids shouldn't be drinking diet
soda. I don't know how often the actually

bring

Quoted message said:

her regular soda because in some places where we dine, they put the kid's drink in a paper or
plastic cup that you can't see through. I can always spot the regular stuff by the way it looks
too. But often they question whether they heard me right when I say "diet".

Julie that is very smart of you. Knowing the genetic component of diabetes, it is smart to get your
daughter drinking diet soda now. I keep telling that to my kids, since not only me, but both my
siblings have it. Has to be a very strong genetic component in my family.

My complaint was with restaurants sneaking me regular caffeinated coffee instead of decaf. For some
odd reason I am nearly "allergic" to coffee with caffeine and it just makes me all shaky and nervous
followed by a sort of a "crash" in energy leaving me feeling exhausted. Forget sleeping that night
if I drink it anytime in the afternoon.
--

Evelyn

"Since everything is but an apparition, perfect in being what it is, having nothing to do with good
or bad, acceptance or rejection, one may well burst into laughter." -Longchenpa

"tim kettring" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Yes Clinistics or Diasticks ( Urine test strips ) detect sugar in liquids ( i believe they even
detect starch , but not sure )

They won't detect sugar, as in white sugar. But they will detect high fructose corn syrup and that
is what regular sodas are sweetened with in this country. Exception being the stuff that is made for
Passover. It has sugar.

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"Steve Brassett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Jon Kaplan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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How about brown rice? Is that any better for you?

No, but Basmati rice is.

Maybe so, but I was unable to find any here. The recipe I used called for that, but it was nowhere
to be found.

--
Type 2 users.bestweb.net~jboveOpen ↗

you aren't allergic. You feel the same thing that anyone who abstains from regular caffeine intake
would feel--it's the "rush". Folks who indulge in caffeinated products on a regular basis must like
the feeling: Speeded up heart rate and the jitters. I also don't like caffeine, although it doesn't
stop me from enjoy chocolate! 🙂 If I drink regular iced tea late in the day I can't fall asleep
when I go to bed.

here's an excerpt off the net regarding caffeine: coffeefaq.comcaffaq.htmlOpen ↗
------------
Caffeine is an alkaloid. There are numerous compounds called alkaloids, among them we have the
methylxanthines, with three distinguished compounds: caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine, found
in cola nuts, coffee, tea, cacao beans, mate and other plants. These compounds have different
biochemical effects, and are present in different ratios in the different plant sources. These
compounds are very similar and differ only by the presence of methyl groups in two positions of the
chemical structure. They are easily oxidized to uric acid and other methyluric acids which are also
similar in chemical structure.

Caffeine: Sources: Coffee, tea, cola nuts, mate, guarana. Effects: Stimulant of central nervous
system, cardiac muscle, and respiratory system, diuretic Delays fatigue.

Theophylline: Sources: Tea Effects: Cariac stimulant, smooth muscle relaxant, diuretic, vasodilator

Theobromine: Sources: Principle alkaloid of the cocoa bean (1.5-3%) Cola nuts and tea Effects:
Diuretic, smooth muscle relaxant, cardiac stimulant, vasodilator.

-------------------

dave

Evelyn Ruut wrote: snip

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For some odd reason I am nearly "allergic" to coffee with caffeine and it just makes me all shaky
and nervous followed by a sort of a "crash" in energy leaving me feeling exhausted. Forget
sleeping that night if I drink it anytime in the afternoon.