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Julie Bove wrote:
> "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.
>
>

I guess I should ask whether he need to consume MORE calories, in
which case you might look at the non-diet ones.

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Jean B.