[Diabetes-talk] Sugar drinks

[Sandi Ryan]

Oh yeah, I suppose they do have that now! *smile*  My pediatric counseling 
is pretty old--way back in the early 90s!

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 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Sugar drinks


> We buy baby drinking water with fluride in it.
>
> -----Original Message-----Bridgit
>
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Sandi Ryan
> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 3:28 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Sugar drinks
>
>
> Talk to the doctor about your baby's water.  When I was doing infant
> diet
> counseling, we always told the moms to give their babies at least two
> cups
> of tap water per day.  The issue is fluoride, which strengthens the
> teeth.
> Water is bottled without it for the most part.  It's not such a big deal
> for
> adults, but it is for babies growing teeth!
>
> 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 1:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Sugar drinks
>
>
>>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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