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Be careful on holiday type 2

grante

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235
Location
Sheffield
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
I am currently on holiday and have been testing whilst away.
I have been drinking shorts with diet coke and have found that on some occasions I must have been served normal coke because I have in explained spikes.

Just be careful


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It bugs me that pubs don't sell diet lemonade
I've been sure before that I've been served full leaded diet coke (other brands too!), but the bar staff have insisted it was unleaded.
 
The same with any food as well, I could taste the sugar in some beef yesterday, so got that exchanged.
 

Unfortunately I think that one happens a lot - my step-brother who is T2 can luckily taste the difference between diet and fully-loaded.
 
I was in Germany at a brewery. Husband and all the others drinking beer. I asked for diet Coke, didnt have any. Barmaid suggested diet Sprite, I said yes please and ordered a pint. Drank two pints (it was very very hot) over a couple of hours and my blood sugar shot right up. I had been given full fat Sprite. Was seriously unhappy.
 
I always ask for bottled diet coke instead of draught. If they don't have it I have sparkling mineral water with a slice of lemon instead.
 
As already suggested using your meter is a great way to confirm the product you've been given. I regularly do this when only draught is available or ask for water.
 

These days I don't drink soda unless I can see the bottle or can it is coming out of - much safer that way.
 
gillianoleary said:
As already suggested using your meter is a great way to confirm the product you've been given. I regularly do this when only draught is available or ask for water.
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Can be a very expensive exercise if your a T2 as is the OP and have to buy your own strips. It is a good tip though.
I stick to labelled bottles and cans, sparkling water - I carry one of those little squeezy juices - think they're called "squashed" in my handbag if I feel the need for a different taste - and of course there is always red wine
 
eventhorizon said:
If you use a blood glucose meter you can use that to test if it's sugar free or not.

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I've tried this before on a couple of machines, and got nothing but errors. Would that be because the fizz I'm testing is definintely diet?
I'm guessing that if it wasn't, I'd get an horrendous reading?
 
As a self-funder, I would be inclined to consider glucose urine sticks, rather than meter strips. OK, the post they come in is bigger, but it would still go into a handbag easily.

Enjoy your holibobs.
 
It has been said some people react to artificial sweeteners as much as sugar.

If I'm not having spirits or red wine it's always sparkling water with lemon, lime or both.

No problem for me as artificial sweeteners are not my tummies friend. Bloat cramp...
 
Providence 62 said:
I had been given full fat Sprite. Was seriously unhappy.
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What is full fat sprite?
From what I recall Sprite doen't contain any oil, milk, cream or lard. Could you explain it to me?


Asides the joke, I normally order either water, in France I order "une carafe d'eau" because it's free, or if I feel that a bit of achool is ok a glass of red wine.
 
Get some urine glucose drip sticks they work to check if you have been given the correct coke. (Try them on both normal and diet code to see what color to expect for each.)

Also remember to leave a trip adviser review for every bar the tries to kill you by giving you normal coke when you order diet (the other way round could kill someone with T1 if the had injected for the full sugar coke).
 
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