"Jean B." > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove wrote:
>> I am trying to find something for my diabetic dad to drink. I know that
>> he loves juice! Not long before he went into the adult group home, he
>> complained to us that you could no longer buy single serve juices! I
>> knew this wasn't true. He said he had looked at Albertsons and they had
>> none. Since there is an Albertson's near Angela's dance studio I am very
>> familiar with that store. They have some. I was concerned because based
>> on what I had heard my mom say, he needed some for hypos. So on the way
>> to their house, we stopped at a little mini store for drinks for
>> ourselves. They had a small can of pineapple juice, chilled. We bought
>> it, took it to him and watched in horror as he downed it, right after
>> lunch!
>>
>> Fast forward to now. He is in this place where they do not make him
>> drink. And they have been concerned several times about him possibly
>> having a UTI again. So he keeps having to go to the Dr. for that. He
>> hasn't had any but... Mostly he only drinks just enough water to swallow
>> his pills. And that's maybe an ounce or two at best with meals. Not
>> enough!
>>
>> For a while he was refusing to drink at all, swallowing his pills dry.
>> They serve Crystal Light with meals which he says is awful and he won't
>> drink it. He used to love the stuff but... He has dementia. Won't get
>> into the particulars of that here but from what I have heard/read, it
>> either changes the taste buds or does something mentally. But bottom
>> line, the suffers think they no longer like things that they used to. My
>> mom finally suggested that he get plain water and he will at least drink
>> a little of that.
>>
>> He used to drink coffee and tea but gave those up because of the
>> caffeine. Also gave up all diet soda and anything fizzy. Not sure that
>> he ever liked lemonade. Never saw him drink that. I know that he used
>> to drink tomato juice and V8 when I was a kid but I think that was more
>> due to the diet that he put himself on and not because he likes them. He
>> says that he doesn't like them.
>>
>> I had been bringing him single serve diet Cranberry juices and he was
>> happily downing them. Until the last bottle. He managed to finish it
>> but kept making faces and saying that it was horrible! He will
>> occasionally accept and partially drink a bottle of water but we really
>> have to keep on him to drink any. I have some new fruit flavored drinks.
>> Can't remember what they are called. Not fizzy. Won't try them.
>>
>> So my question is... Are there any other diet juices out there? I used
>> to buy some V8 Splash and it was good but I can't seem to find it in
>> diet. Would prefer single serve but if I can't get that I could bring a
>> larger one and some cups. Have not looked at every store but have looked
>> at maybe 3 or 4 and came up dry. Have found some "light" apple juice but
>> it's still pretty high in carbs.
>>
>> Or do you have any other drink suggestions? He can't have dairy. He was
>> using rice milk at home on his cereal but he doesn't like to drink that.
>> Thanks!
> I like some of the Fuze beverages. Some are LC, and some or not.

I have bought those for Angela. Not sure he would drink them because they
have vitamins in them, I think. But I will look again. I did find some
Diet V8 Splash and bought a bottle. Not sure he will drink it because it
has mango in it. I know I won't! But it also has pineapple which he loves
and kiwi. Maybe I can at least get him to try it.