How to test drinks for sugar

catherineg3

I’ve been served non-diet sodas on a few occasions. The taste should be obvious but I’ve gotten so used to diet drinks that they don’t taste weird anymore. I’m sure it’s the drink because there’s no other carbs in the meal and my blood glucose spiked way too much. Does anyone know an easy way to test your drinks for sugar?

chinatowninchina

Just ask who is serving you? Certainly in the UK they must have the ingredients for everything they sell you food or drink. There are some 'naturally light' tonics here that I never have as they are high in carbs so I just ask to see the bottle as all the nutritional information has to be on it by law here or ask the person serving and if they don't know they will find out for you.

catherineg3

I ordered drinks like Diet Coke that I know should be zero calories zero carbs but I think the server screwed up and gave me a drink with sugar. Has only happened mostly at drive thru where I can’t just say to bring me another. A few times in a restaurant when I think it tastes too sweet they’ll bring another without any fuss.

KenSmith108

Before measuring blood sugar we had to measure something that feels kind of gross to talk about alongside Diet Coke…

Box of Bayer's Keto-Diastix for measuring Ketones and Glucose in urine

These test strips are still commercially available over the counter for pretty cheap.

This box, for example, which can be used to measure both ketones and glucose, is listed at Amazon for about $25. Each of these strips can also be cut in half (or smaller) if you really want to pinch pennies.

For a few dollars cheaper, you can get the strips that just measure glucose, which is all you’d need to check your drinks. But I personally think it never hurts to have some ketone strips around.

These strips can be dipped right into your drink, or you can use your straw to put a drop on it, and if your soda is not sugar-free, the glucose testing pad will turn noticeably darker within 30 seconds.

Complete Link:
https://mysugr.com/diet-drink-really-diet-check-sugar/

KowboyKraka

KenSmith108 wrote:

My teenage daughter is type 1. This is a cool little hack. Thanks for the info.

catherineg3

Thanks. That is just what I need

canadjineh

My coworker got a blood glucose bump when he had a diet drink but he hasn't figured out which one it was yet. Perhaps certain artificial sweeteners can be the culprit?