Today, I ordered a Diet Coke with my meal from a fast food restaurant. Turns out, they didn't give me diet. My blood sugar spiked and I was sick for hours later. I'm a diabetic. FML
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Today, while on a date, I accidentally ordered "diet water" instead of saying "diet coke". FML
Today, while at work, I suddenly went into diabetic shock. As I was nearly passed out on the floor, a customer yelled at me for not getting his coffee in time. FML
Today, at lunch I ordered a Coke. The waiter replied, "Diet Coke?" and I corrected him saying, "No, regular Coke." He shook his head and said again, "Diet Coke." FML
Today, my waiter turned to me and asked, "Let me guess, Miss I'm-not-fat-I'm-fluffy wants a Diet Coke?" FML
Today, my boyfriend and I decided to stop by a drive-thru on the way to his place. I asked him to order a Coke for me, at which point he asked if I wanted to make it a Diet Coke. FML
Today, my manager gave me hell for leaving the restaurant early yesterday. Guilty as charged, but only because I was rushed to the hospital after going into diabetic shock. This assmunch is convinced that I either faked it all to get off work early, or that I'd been eating our own stock. FML
Today, I was proud of myself for buying the lowest calorie option at a Subway that I could walk to. By the time I managed to get there my blood sugar severely crashed (it didn't help that two people in front of me were ordering subs for their family and coworkers). I ended up buying six cookies to stave off the crash. FML
Today, I took a test as part of a job requirement. I took a sip from a bottle of juice, and the lady leading the test gave me a warning. I tried to explain that if I didn't, I would faint. She took the bottle and hid it. 15 minutes later I collapsed. She thought I was faking. I'm hypoglycemic. FML
Today, after a very long day, I got home from the swimming pool at 10:30 pm. I didn’t have dinner, I was super hungry, so I ordered a pizza while walking back home. 35 minutes later, only a can of coke arrived. Apparently, I that's all I actually ordered. FML
Today, due to increasing frequency and severity of hypoglycemic symptoms, I went to the doctor. Apparently, the pill may have given me a rare form of temporary diabetes. She wants me to be a case study for the next 12 months. FML
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Sarcastic_Lady 0
Couldn't you taste the difference?
Ommis 0
go spike their drinks with insulin.
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OMGcaboose78 0
okay look guys I'm a diabetic and I still can barely tell the difference between diet and regular. and number one you don't check your bloodsugar all the time. number two you can still eat fast food as a diabetic there is nothing wrong with it. sometimes people do mess up it's a part of life. humans arn't perfect. if you don't have diabetes you don't need to be saying that the OP is irresponsible. you don't understand how hard diabetes is. he could've gone into DKA or diabetic ketoacidosis without realizing it. and you can't just some magical way figure out the exact amount of insulin you need to take for a soda. diabetes is a very hard disease to live with. so cut him some slack for not being able to tell the difference between regular and diet soda. coke zero and coke taste exactly the same. so if you don't have diabetes don't think you know more than he does.
Madison52431 0
Thank you. I'm glad someone else understands. I've been a diabetic for eight years now and half the time even I can't tell. Also, most of the people saying 'YDI' are saying that the OP shouldn't be having fast food being diabetic. They should learn how difficult it is to live with this disease. I was so young when I was diagnosed (five) that I can't remember life without this disease and it's personally made my life a living hell. So you guys should seriously think before you just say 'YDI'.
sidwayseight 0
ive been diabetic for going on 10 years (since i was 8) and there is definitely a definitive taste difference between regular and diet ... this situation is by no means your fault but could have very easily been avoided i myself have been in said situation many times before and very quickly have picked up on it ... and if i couldnt i have my girlfrind try it becuase she hates the after taste of diet coke ... so try that next time ...
dontaskdonttell 0
Just because some of y'all can taste the difference doesn't mean EVERYONE can. "I can taste the difference" is no argument, EVERYONE'S taste-buds are different!! I, personally, can easily tell the difference between most diet drinks and their normal counterparts... I'm not going to assume your taste-buds are the same, though... I like sushi, asparagus, broccoli... personally. My husband won't touch broccoli, his mom won't touch sushi, my mom won't touch asparagus... and they all have favorites that make me cringe to put near my mouth..
youthink_fml 0
YDI for eating fast food, especially if you're a diabetic. People are so nasty and stupid.
baier145 0
Ok if its type 1 diabetes they can eat fast food retards but also YDI for not giving yourself insulin after you checked and saw it had risen
KingAdrock 16
I'm a diabetic. Switching diet for regular or vice versa is a simple mistake, it's happened to me many times. All that ever occurs is a take a sip, say "hey this is regular" and ask for a new soda. I've even had my taste buds checked, and I'm considered a "non-taster". So if I can tell the difference, so can you. But if you can't tell the difference in taste, you'll feel your blood sugar soar WAAAAY before you finish the whole thing!! YDI for making no attempt to protect yourself from a common mistake, when it could HARM YOU.
dmlamp 0
it does happen. I am a Type2 diabetic and I just came home from getting Rally's. I had ordered an unsweeted ice tea, even confirmed it with the guy at the window a second time. I asked him for sweetener, he didn't have any, but he offer me sugar! So here I am with a with a VERY sweet tea!
ss9035 0
that sucks but next time have a friend/family member try it and see if it tastes like regular. My mom is diabetic and whenever we get drinks from restaurants or fast food places, I test her drink because she has trouble sometimes telling if it's diet or not sometimes. I get another straw and taste it and since I hate the taste of diet sodas, I can tell the difference.
dudeitsdanny 10
Well... Every place I've been to has a drive-thru. Drive-thru's are safe assumptions. My dad found one even in South Africa =O Gasp. But no way could France have one, right? It's a stupid assumption to say it might have been a drive-thru. Because France is a third-world country.
rhapsody_fml 0
you can taste the Cole first or have someone else do it you should plan for ppl to be stupid and/or lazy they usually are