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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Been out for meals a couple of times recentlywhich is a rarity for me really. I've been carb-counting for quite a while now, so don't have any problems with working out my intake yet coincidently, two days on the trot and at two different places I was given standard cola after asking for diet.
The first time it happened I thought it tasted odd, but put it down to the fact the drink was served from a multi-tap pump, but realised a couple of hours later that my blood sugar of 16.7 was probably due to the drink.
The next day the same thing happened again. I took a sip and it tasted odd, so I used a test strip to check for sugar in the drink, the meter proved me right. I wonder if the problem is that the multi tap dispensers still contain a pipe-full of the previous drink that was poured, or whether the staff just don't worry about which cola they serve?
What ever caused the problem, I've decided to ask for a bottle in future or just have water.
The first time it happened I thought it tasted odd, but put it down to the fact the drink was served from a multi-tap pump, but realised a couple of hours later that my blood sugar of 16.7 was probably due to the drink.
The next day the same thing happened again. I took a sip and it tasted odd, so I used a test strip to check for sugar in the drink, the meter proved me right. I wonder if the problem is that the multi tap dispensers still contain a pipe-full of the previous drink that was poured, or whether the staff just don't worry about which cola they serve?
What ever caused the problem, I've decided to ask for a bottle in future or just have water.