Yum, yum. Today I had my gestational diabetes screen, which involved drinking 10 ounces of an Orange Crush-like soda and then waiting around for a hour to see if my body freaked out. Actually, I just had to wait an hour for the insulin to start a-pumpin', then they drew three vials of blood and sent me on my way.
How sweet is this drink? As you can see by the bottle (which, for some reason, the lab wouldn't throw away or recycle for me), it contains 50 grams of dextrose crammed in 10 ounces of carbonated goodness. A 12 ounce can of Coca-Cola Classic contains 40 grams of sucrose. I'm not sure how dextrose vs. sucrose works out, but I assure you that the drink was far, far too sweet for the likes of me. (And, recall, I am a bit of a sugar fiend.)
Note: It's for prescription use only.
I actually kind of did have an adverse reaction to the drink - I think mostly because I had to gulp it down in less than five minutes. About ten minutes after finishing the drink, my heart started racing and I felt a little dizzy. Bad sign? We'll find out in a few days.
The back label of this bottle is pretty funny. I'm fond of "to enhance palatability, chill before serving." I also get a kick out of, "instruct the patient to remain quiet," after consuming the bottle.
The back label of this bottle is pretty funny. I'm fond of "to enhance palatability, chill before serving." I also get a kick out of, "instruct the patient to remain quiet," after consuming the bottle.
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As I understand it, dextrose = glucose, and glucose + fructose = sucrose (in other words, sucrose is actually made up of 2 smaller sugar molecules, the glucose molecule and the fructose molecule, which both actually have the same chemical composition, they're just different shapes). So there you have it. Occasionally, smart things do come out of my head. Yes!
PS Jason says "Thanks for the birthday phone call".
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