I'm A Little Angry

[Newdiabetic]

I was thirsty today, while out running errands. I have switched to mostly water, but this time I wanted a McDonald's Tea. I ordered an un-sweet and asked them to add three Splendas.

I was rushing around and drinking and it wasn't until I got to work that I realized that I was drinking SWEET Tea. My fault for not fixing it myself, but traffic was so horrible.

I have gone since September 24 without drinking one sugary drink. And my bg shot to 191...I haven't had that kind of number since week 2.

Lesson learned. I just didn't think. :(

[yannah]

yeah, just don't drink anything if your not at home....

......just trying to make you laugh! don't panic!

well, I think....I was kidding.

[Granny Shanny]

Same thing bit me in the airport this summer . . . my everlovin' went to get me a diet drink but somehow the counter person filled it instead of him doing it himself, & sure enough . . . :mad: :mad: :mad:

I guess we all have to find out for ourselves, eh?

[jps]

They did that to me before too. Even though I exaggerated to prove a point, I told the manager that I nearly had to rush to the emergency room for treatment. I didn't expect anything out of it, afterall, there's not alot I can eat there anyway.

Your meter can come in handy with drinks that you are unsure of. Go ahead and test a drop of it. If there's sugar in it, it will register out of range high.

[CarrieOakey]

Happened to me many times. Now I tell them that if I order Diet Coke it's because I am diabetic and if they make a mistake they'll have to call 911 because I'll drop in a diabetic coma right on their floor :cool:

Funny how they don't make mistakes anymore :D

Once I ordered a Diet Coke but the waitress got it wrong. I politely asked for another drink since it wasn't sugar free. She looked at my food and said a few extra calories wouldn't exactly kill me. I answered probably won't but the sugar will. I'm diabetic. She went bright red.

[RandallFlagg]

I haven't ordered a drink in a glass/cup since my diagnosis. I do usually have a bottle or two of water in my vehicles. It makes it tough when I want to eat out someplace. Usually I have to settle and find a place with a convenience store close by. I go there and buy something canned or bottled and then order my food. I can't see getting all worked up over it though, it's a simple error if you aren't diabetic. They're not used to agonizing over food every time they eat a meal. I think diabetics look at them like they should. I still remember all those years I could eat whatever I felt like and never gave it a second thought. I drank diet and regular sodas, didn't matter. Now it matters!:)

[Granny Shanny]

If waitstaff is filling glasses from the high octane tap just to avoid having to wait at the diet tap, then it IS something to get worked up about. If I'm paying the bill (and leaving a tip!), then they need to fill my order as given, and not treat me like I can't tell the difference if they fudge a little.

Having said that, I've ordered only water with a slice of lemon for years, simply because it saves money.

[musique913]

I can't count the amount of times people have done this to me, and it makes me so mad too!!

I actually sat at a drive through and waited until the man fixed my order and he was complaining the whole time. I told him flat out that I didn't care how busy they were, he needed to give me diet soda because if I had regular soda I could wind up in the hospital..then told him it was like giving someone with peanut allergies peanuts to give a diabetic regular soda.:P

He apologized.

Hehe.

Thankfully I can tell the taste differences pretty strongly these days. I can tell right away if there is sugar in something, probably like most of us, because we are so sensitive to it, or we just know in the way our body reacts from too much.:eek:

[Hammer]

Yes, this reminds me of the time I took my car in for service. I was working third shift, so I'd get off of work, drive all the way to the dealer, drop my car off, then go across the street to a diner and order breakfast.

Because I have high blood pressure, I always order decaf coffee, if I order coffee.(now I just order water). As I was sitting at the counter, waiting for my scrapple and eggs, the waitress came over and filled my cup with decaf....you know, the coffee in the pot with the orange handle.(regular coffee has the green handle.) As I was eating my breakfast, I watched the waitress go over to the coffee machine, pick up the pot with the regular coffee, and since it was close to being empty, she dumped it into the decaf pot. She then started making a new pot of regular coffee.

I asked the waitress if she had just dumped some regular coffee into the decaf pot. She said yes, why? I said that by doing that, she just put caffeine in the decaf pot. Her response was, Oh, a little won't hurt anything.

I said that the reason I ordered decaf was because I have high blood pressure, and by mixing the two, she could give me a heart attack. She just shrugged like "so what?"

When I got home later, and tried to go to bed, the caffeine kept me awake for most of the day, and I wasn't able to get any sleep before work. All because "A little bit won't hurt anything.":mad:

[flowerbabe68]

Under the"lessons learned" list, I ordered an unsweetened latte from McDonalds. Thought I was being so careful when I told the clerk not to add anything to sweeten it as I was diabetic. She assured me there was no sugar in it. I added 1 splenda to the cup and took off. My first drink was so sweet, I couldn't drink the coffee. They had flavored it with vanilla flavoring and we know unless it is specifically labeled"sugar free",the flavoring is like simple sugar syrup. Now I just ordered plain coffee with creamers.

[Newdiabetic]

Your meter can come in handy with drinks that you are unsure of. Go ahead and test a drop of it. If there's sugar in it, it will register out of range high.

AMAZING! Thank you!

My husband and I had lunch out today. I abhor their un-sweet tea....can't stand diet sodas....and so I ordered un-sweet water:T , ordered extra lemon and made lemonade. It was sooooo much better tasting than the water I would have had to drink......Had never done that before but am slowly realizing ways to be creative.
THANKS for the meter idea!
Joyce:)

[musique913]

Careful with the lemon Joyce! It always spikes my sugar, so I avoid it.

[Newdiabetic]

Thanks for the info.....two hours after my meal, my bg number was 97. I will check one hour after, next time, just to be sure!
I never even considered lemon would be a problem. Man, there is SO much to learn.

Again, thanks!
Joyce

[musique913]

It works different for everyone..some say it helps them drink the water with no adverse effects..me it doesn't work that way.

[Vicki NC]

... All because "A little bit won't hurt anything.":mad:

I hope you complained to the owners. I do--but I'm also quick compliment when I have great service. Tit for tat, sorta!

Seriously, if we explain how dangerous it is to the owners/managers, they can tell their entire staff what they expect and why. Don't think for a minute they won't. If they think something is going to affect their bottom line, they'll set it straight pretty fast.

[princesslinda]

An easy way to make sure that your drink is truly sugar-free is to dip you finger in it, let it dry and see if it's sticky. Splenda won't be sticky on your finger like sugared beverages.

[Ekim Savid]

I asked for a refill of my diet soda just before I left a fast food restuarant. I got to my car and down the road, took a drink, and they had given me root beer instead. So now I watch them very closely if I can.