[Diabetes-talk] Sugar drinks

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

I find the taste of tap water disgusting though. I grew up on purified
water. My parents had a Culligan machine, and we always bought bottled
water, so I'm use to the taste. Minnesota has amazing tap water though,
smile.

Bridgit

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Mike Freeman
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 12:35 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Sugar drinks


Bottled water is often no better and no worse than tap water throughout
the U.S. Also, unless you specifically buy distilled water, minerals
etc. Are not eliminated by using bottled water. 
I just drink from the tap and don't worry about it. 

Mike Freeman
sent from my iPhone

On Mar 26, 2013, at 9:45, "Sandi Ryan" <sjryan2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm not only talking about soda, but also fruit juice and other sugary

> drinks (though most are sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup these 
> days.) For some people, eating out is a license to eat whatever they 
> want, and drink what they want, and it's a lot easier to get snagged 
> and do your blood sugar harm by downing a 12- or 16-ounce glass of 
> orange juice or eating a plate of fries served with a sandwich because

> "this doesn't happen very often."  As diabetics, we all make 
> choices--I certainly drink diet drinks when I indulge (though they 
> have issues, too, actually)--but some people may fit sugary drinks 
> into their diets by skipping some of the sweeter foods I'd rather 
> have.  When we took food last year, we bought bottled water for our 
> room for two reasons:  You never know what the water in a city you're 
> visiting will be like; and we wanted filtered water for use in the 
> coffeemaker.  And my husband and I do limit the amount of any type of 
> sweetened drink we have, whether diet or regular, so we wanted plenty 
> of water to drink.
> 
> Sandi
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bridgit Pollpeter" 
> <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 1:09 AM
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Sugar drinks
> 
> 
>> You mention not drinking sugar drinks, and this makes me think of 
>> something. Is this really a problem for diabetics? Of course this is 
>> rhetorical, but what's the problem with diet drinks? Maybe it's 
>> because I've been diabetic since the age of four, but I always opt 
>> for diet drinks or water. I know so many diabetics who don't do this,

>> and I guess I don't understand why it's such a big deal. I always 
>> assumed it was a given a diabetic  would avoid the sugary drinks but 
>> guess not... And it's kind of like alcohol, it's empty calories, and 
>> I'd rather spend calories on actual food than a drink, grin.
>> 
>> Bridgit
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>> Behalf Of Sandi Ryan

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