Last night I tested before dinner and was 121. Two hours after an unexceptional meal: 328. Huh?? I washed my hands but got the same result. I chalked it up to one of those bizarre D moments and did the correction.
The last few weeks I have been drinking Hansen’s Natural Sparkling Waters: sugar-free and no carbs. I looked at the can last night and noticed the version I was drinking was not sugar-free and “made with real cane sugar”. Oops. The packaging is very similar and I must have grabbed the wrong drink off the shelf.
That explains the 328 and also why the drink tasted that good. It does not explain how I made such an amateur mistake.
Oh, I hate it when that happens! A few times I’ve gotten fountain drinks that I just knew were not sugar free but the employee of the place insisted they were. Two hours later, an exceptionally high reading after dinner of salad and the drink proved I was right. I guess it goes to show we should never drink fountain drinks…and we should ALWAYS check the can or bottle twice to make sure it’s sugar free.
It can happen to the best of us!! I always check the carb count on the drink before I open it, even if it’s something that I often drink. There are so many “all natural” “water-like” drinks out there… filled with carbs
I also watch at fast food restaurants to make sure they pushed diet!!
I would rather eat a huge piece of cake than drink a regular soda or carb filled water!
