Sugar Turned On Me

Edit 09/18/08: I’m feeling a bit rough, so there’ won’t be an update Thursday or Friday. Sugar Turned On Me will return on Monday the 22nd. Sorry for the interruption.

I’ve written before about the trials and tribulations of finding something to drink when you’re diabetic. Prior to my diagnosis, my beverage of choice was almost always Coke Classic. I was okay going cold turkey for a while, but sometimes the desire for a soda rolls over the line of want and begins to become a fizzy, screaming need.

Here are three potential reliefs I use for such a craving:

1. Virgil’s Diet Black Cherry -  Black cherry is an outcast when it comes to soda flavors. It’s the last one picked when the beverages get together for a game of kickball and usually relegated to the house brand of grocery stores.  Here it’s a star, sweetened with xylitol and stevia. The only thing I find as a downside to this entry is that it may actually be too sweet. The aftertaste is a bit cloying too.
2. Virgil’s Diet Root Beer - Same company, same sweeteners, different flavor. I really, really like this stuff. The sweeteners work with the flavor well, making it feel less like I am drinking diet soda and just drinking soda. It still has a bit of an aftertaste, but nothing to write home about. I have no problem recommending this.

I get my supply of these from my local health food/socially conscious grocery store. I’ve noticed no effect on my blood sugar with these, though I do recommend experimenting a little at a time first, as xylitol dose up some peoples numbers.

Enjoy

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