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I used to work at a fast food place called A&W and one of the customers asked for diet mountain dew, but my co worker thought it would be funny to give them sugar type. I took the drink out to the customer and I asked if they had diabetes and they said yes. I took the drink back because I knew it was sugar type. I called the person a "f*cking twat", got them a new drink and told my manager what happened. That person was terminated immediately and I was given a "Pat on the back". People are so stupid. Ugh.
Ashley Vandersteen awwh im glad nothing serious happened. God bless you
You are a good employee 👍🏻👍🏻
Wow people actually do that for fun? Now I wonder what staff do with your food... for fun.
Yes that is huge of you. Well done. I do not have type one diabetes but have much experience with it having worked as a cna caretaker and also at a pharmacy that sold pump products. As I understand it a type one takes their current sugar level then enters the amount of carbs/sugar they are going to ingest and then doses the Insulin approapriate to that calculation. It is not easy, but they have machines to help the process. Then they eat and drink. So if they were lied to, then the insulin would not be affective. You could have saved a life NO JOKE. Thank you for taking it serious and doing the right thing.
Ashley Vandersteen loves that place
Just for future notice for anyone who can't have sugar - whenever you order any "risky drinks" take a blood sugar test strip and test it before you try to drink it to prevent issues from people being unable to follow instructions. Its hassle that shouldn't be necessary but its far better than any attacks.
I work at maccies and always make sure the customer gets the right coke because my mums diabetic and I know how serious the wrong drink can be
Lucy DeVal glad to know there some decent McDonald's employees out there 💖💖💖
Amy Lee Fisher thank you I also have several chronic illnesses I think you follow me on Instagram lifebeinglucy
Lucy DeVal I think I do💖
Same 💕💕💕
Amy Lee Fisher ikr
It's disgusting the amount of times I've read people admit that they give full sugar drinks to people who order diet drinks just because they think someone is doing it for less calories and they think it's funny (which is still a valid reason. It's not anyone's business why someone would order a diet drink). A mistake is one thing, but the fact that some people knowingly and vindictively do that is so repulsive. I hope people learn how dangerous that is, because it really could kill someone.
Yeah. I've even heard problems about people who order a coffee drink with a certain milk type, either due to something like lactose intolerance or a disease that I cannot think of where you have to be hospitalized due to something happening and such and it is disgusting. I actually read a post where someone said they like giving people the non diet version of the ordered drink and such
keanna people do that?
What is funny about that? I don't even get it
I know right! My mom has issues digesting cow milk and orders her coffee with soy milk. She always takes a small sip before we leave just to make sure because I'm terrified of someone either purposely or mistakenly giving the wrong one. Thankfully she it wouldn't be fatal as in some cases, but it still would be dangerous.
Hey babes I'm a type 1 diabetic! Get urine strips 😂 yeah😂😂 basically there like £5 for 5 from telco boots anywhere, dip them in your drink, if it changes coulour it means it's got sugar in , if it doesn't change it hasn't! No body notices and it saves our lives hehe x
charlotte young what a brilliant idea!! Thank you 💓💓💓
charlotte young Is aspartame better in diet coke? It's linked to brain cancer so just wondering.
Taylor no it's unhealthy but the sugar in regular Coke is more dangerous for her and diabetics.
Oh, God Bless You💕
Taylor stevia rules
My daughter is allergic to pickles. She went into McDonalds and told them to hold the pickles on her sandwich. When she got her order it had pickles on it. She told them they had to make a new sandwich because she was so severely allergic to them she would get sick on that sandwich. They took the sandwich back and gave her "another" sandwich. She ate it and her throat started swelling up. They didn't make her a new one they just took the pickles off the old one and gave it back to her. She was very lucky she had only eaten 2 bites of it because the throat swelling didn't last long. But her husband came unglued on the McDonalds staff. My daughter had also just recovered from a stroke. (she's 30) It didn't go well that day for McDonalds. lol
Lorena Oh boy. I'm glad your daughter is okay. I don't blame her husband for losing it on McDonalds - she could have lost her life. Some people who work in food service don't understand food allergies and how they effect people. 😯
when you have health issues in the way of life and death. you should definitly make your own food! Cuz mistakes do happen in any industry, but esepecially when you get paid peanuts! and your a teanager, like in fast food joints
Patrick bumpus at my local McDonald’s you get paid a little more than peanuts and they don’t hire anyone under the age of 18. I know most of them do but not all of them. And most pay around $12/hr to start.
I think this happened because many people fake being allergic to pickles, I of course think that absolutely can not happen, it's ridiculous this could ever even happen, but I know many parents say their child is allergic and therefore can't have pickles, which is wrong. And because the line works almost on autopilot, they forget a zillion times in a day they had to execute a different kind of burger. I really think they should have a worker dedicated working solely diet foods. I can see the cashiers and line workers getting frustrated because someone forgets what they needed to do, and cutting corners because of that. You definitely should sue, maybe then people could realize they are playing a serious matter and the people actually allergic can then be heard and taken seriously
Lorena ohhhhh how irritating!!! I hope she's feeling much better now!!! XOXO!
Their canned reply ticks me off. As a type 1 diabetic, totally get you. A regular coke would kill me.
True
I work at Maccas and my girlfriends little sister is diabetic. This story makes me absolutely livid, because I constantly make sure that me and my coworkers do the right procedures for these things. It angers me to no end.
Person: ‘But Diet Coke can give you cancer’
Me: ‘Well normal Coke can send me into a coma’
I hate it when people say this to me. 🤧😨
I can't imagine what you go through on a daily basis. I'm now a subscriber and I'll always support you from now on. I wish you didn't have this terrible illness
I personally think that letter was really unprofessional. The wording, lack of compassion, lack of compensation. Even down to the email address they asked you to contact. @bt internet? Shouldn’t it be McDonald’s uk or something at least.
Jessica L that what I thought
In the US we call this a form letter. Basically a prepared letter that everyone with a complaint receives with just the name and a few details added by a secretary. Also in the US, if you had the soda cup and could prove they had given you sugared Coke, McDonalds could have been forced to pay your medical bills related to their mistake, plus a large amount for your pain and suffering. Those settlements are sometimes in the millions!
J _ That email doesn’t even sound like a real email
Bt is a Internet provider also a phone provider it's British telecom that's what it stands for
I understand why people use the patented excuse of “allergies” when ordering something a particular way from the menu. No one wants to spend 20 minutes at the register explaining what symptoms they get which could be anything from rash, diarrhea, vomiting, glucose issues, fainting, migraines or anaphylactic shock and what other health issues they’re dealing with. Then they have to answer questions from a stranger who has questions about it and suggestions about the diagnosis or how to treat it. People just want their food and not have to give a free seminar. Is that too much to ask?
Yeah like when I ask for things I have to tell people im allergic to wheat for them to understand that the food cannot have any particles of wheat or flour on it, that you can’t just take the croutons out of the salad and give it back to me, bc people don’t understand celiac disease and if they ask then I have to explain what an autoimmune condition is and I just want my damn food without the staff deliberately sabotaging me by giving me a regular hamburger bun bc they think I asked for the gf one bc I’m on a diet
Fast food restaurants need to understand this 😕
I think they just don’t care, they are overworked and underpaid...
Maru Parra yeah most people really don't care smh
Ya they do but they Dont
Ahhh Louis
What happened to her ?
That is pretty scary. McDonalds has given me diet coke several times in the past. I instantly get a migraine and feel horrible after one sip. I cant handle aspartame. People should really care about what they are doing in their job.
Aspartame is disgusting. I hate it with a passion. I understand diabetics having it but regular people it will just fuck you up. Full sugar or no fizzy drink.
I can’t eat fish due to my neurofibromatosis (causes increased risk of metastasis) sometimes you have to say you are allergic to it or people will just think it’s a weird diet you are on
Mini Mixers I suffer from neurofibromatosis too and I’ve never heard of that fish thing😱🙊
I have to be careful with food because of my organ transplants tho and there’s been multiple times where McDonalds put salad and that stuff on my burger (wasn’t allowed to eat a lot of things the first year after my transplantations) and when I asked for a new burger they just took the salad off and gave me the same old one back. That could have end deadly for me as well!🙄
You and I both! My son's friend moved in with us for a bit and tried to make us stop using sugar !Long story short- I told that jackass I couldn't handle artificial sweeteners and he thought I was full of shit and trying to be difficult ! Had to go to the emergency room bcuz I got a horrible migraine ! Needless to say I only use sugar now. Screw you Todd Powers! Hope you rot ! Ppl just don't give a damn sometimes! Ugh
Im exactly the same!
I think you should've sued them just to open there eyes... They need a reality check!!! When a customer asks for a specific order, to give them the exact order... There's no need to explain why. Just plain LAZY!!!!
Suing is quite an American thing to do aha
yess! this is is sooo bad
yeah, but almost dying is quite serious
_"I think you should've sued them"_
This is not murica. Don't be ridiculous. Nobody did this on purpose.
They need training on allergies and medical conditions that way they are more villigant and don't kill people.
Applebee's almost killed me once. I am severely alergic to peanuts and tree nuts and I ordered a salad and specifically told them like I always do that I will pretty much die if nuts get in my food. The person who made my salad thought it would be funny to put a few almonds in the bottom of the to go box hidden under all of the salad and I did not notice them until I had almost eaten half the salad and gotten some of the almonds and imiediatly went into anaphylactic shock. We didn't sue them. We didn't blame the franchise. All I asked was that their all staff in the reastruant did classes on the importance of allergy awareness.
That's terrible that they couldn't simply give you the right drink.
Use a glucose meter to test your drinks. Just dip the test strip in your drink. If it reads ‘lo’, or something like that..ur good!
My bf can't because his meter uses the cassettes and dipping it in juice would break the machine. We were literally talking about how convenient it would be for accuchek or another company to make a meter or thing specifically for testing if juice had sugar. Even if it didn't say exactly how much, for example 'no sugar','low sugar', 'med sugar', 'high sugar'.
Could you buy a cheap monitor specifically for that? It is something that shouldn't be necessary but it may help when you are not sure.
@@ellielopez7101 u could put some on ur finger first then test it
You don't use the meter you use the strips
I love your Ch. I finally found someone in this world that can truly understand the struggle. Aside from Gastroparesis I'm also a Type 1 Diabetic and to some people it's a "relax you wont get fat over a regular coke." But I would love to get fat, what I don't want is to go into DKA, this is why I asked for a diet coke!!!
Diabetic here-- most of us can actually have carbs. I'm type 1, so I just give myself insulin to match however many carbs I eat. I just have to avoid eating gigantic amounts of carbs. Type 2s can also have carbs, but they have to restrict more than a type 1.
I go throug the same thing
Yup
Oliver Likes Cats i have type 1 diabetes too!!
Type 1 diabetic here and I have carbs almost daily just need some insulin
I also have type 1 🤷🏻♀️
McDonald’s now serves Sprite Zero and they don’t sell the full sugar one. I have type one diabetes and it can be super serious if you are given a full sugar drink without knowing. I get super paranoid and always check if I order Diet Coke and tbh they never press the diet thing down in the lid so I always have to ask. Sorry you had such a bad experience. People never know how it could affect you when you’re asking for something simple. Hope you’re well😊
I lost hope in humanity of today’s people but seeing you makes me happy to be in this planet. We need more people include and acknowledge people with disabilities ARE as normal as us and your channel proves it. You proved it. Smile life off with pride, beautiful.
In my opinion, the reason why people would sue for mistakes like that if it was them is because they know the 'sorry' letters they get mean nothing and the business just carries on as normal but if they was to lose lots and lots of money due to a law suit, the senior bosses notice such money losses and take action.
Years ago you knew when someone apologised for a mistake they made, their apology was very sincere and they would take steps to make sure it never happened again. Today, the only way mistakes are stopped is if the company loses money due to a law suit.
I'm glad you contacted them to let them know how severe a mistake like that can be for their custormers!
I’m so sorry that happened to you, I also have HKPP I found out in 2015 woke up completely paralyzed. It’s rare to hear of someone else having it! I wish you the best ms. Fisher!
You have such an amazing attitude, I know this didn’t happen that recently but how calm you are about it despite it being a simple request that they fucking up is beyond me
So sorry you've got to go through this. You're so beautiful though.
This situation was absolutely not taken as seriously as it should’ve been. I think we should compare it to all of the times that people were given fried in a nut free oil.
ch fries that were supposed to be with no nuts and yet they were actually boiled in a nut boiled in a oil that had not seen him and the child or adult had a reaction to that which nearly killed them. This situation here is very similar to that and in those situations there was a full-blown or should I say many full-blown legal action is taken. And so should this one too, I do not have this condition, But understand what whe went through. Because of cancer, my potassium drops all of the time and the pain is is unbearable along with having to retrain my muscles to work again. No one should have to go through that because of the mistake of someone behind the counter. I truly do believe it needs to be addressed just as the mistake with putting or should and then gradient that people are allergic to and ended up having a very bad allergic reaction. All this lady got was a simple we’re sorry do you want us to send you a voucher will try to do better next time. There should’ve been a legal case there she had to pay a lot of legal for years and a lot of hospital fees and was not able to work for a short amount of time they didn’t want much more than they think they did to her a simple sorry isn’t enough. I say frying french fries in a
Thx for the great explanation of your condition at the start now I completely understand ur condition I can't believe how strong and brave u are u go girl 😘 xx
That's a scary experience. I'm sorry you had to go through that and I'm glad your okay. Much love 💛
I work at McDonald’s in Canada, I always fix drinks or burgers if I feel they are wrong for the worry someone is allergic or has a medical condition. But for that letter I hope that they actually did follow up as I personally know most restaurant managers laugh it off and send a “apology” letter or email. They say often they will follow up with staff but don’t me as a crew “bottom” of the chain lol I follow up more with the people I work with who mess up.
Well I know I tell people to not put things in my food because I have allergies and sometimes they just do it anyway like dude.... even if I tell them it’s an allergy it’s like some places don’t care.
Wow! I am a type 2 diabetic. I have had gastroparesis for two years. I have started watching your videos all day today to learn about my disease. I hate it...
I've been to McDonald's around 2 weeks ago.Not even a week later I ended at hospital because of Crohn's flare up. Only had a McWrap and a cheeseburger.
Lol
No shit. Stop eating that poison, especially with Crohn's!!
Does anyone else find that people who have to deal with really poor health or adversity always seem to be far nicer people than those that don't. That should teach us something.
I worked at a McDonald’s when I was younger,the MANAGER would purposely give people non-diet soda all the time.He was so thrilled with himself.
WTF is wrong with people that they find humour in something so pathetic? What a lowlife.
My friend used to work with someone who thought it was funny to give people full fat when they asked for diet. Or changed it when they asked for specific things. It’s not funny, a worker can’t possibly understand (unless they know personally) so they shouldn’t change what a customer asks for
Its true shops and restaurants should be so careful to serve the correct thing ordered. You cant have sugar, but I know a few people who cant have any artificial sweeteners. It causes them to have epileptic fits. I'm so glad you made this vlog ,so that people who work in the food industry can realise just how important them being vigilant is.
I came across your channel and was curious about your condition so I watched it! You are so beautiful and so brave! I don’t think I could be that courageous ♥️I admire you and how u never give up! God Bless You 🙏🏼
I have a sugar reaction it’s like a allergic. I have alway been able to tell the difference in tastes of cokes. In my city they recently stopped serving Diet Coke in the drive but if we tell them my condition they are usually pretty good and will go to the dine in part of the restraunt to get it. But unfortunately someone wasn’t so kind and lied to my father and gave us normal coke that leaded to an automated reaction. I no longer go threw the drive threw and go into the restaurant to fill my own drink.
TC Reid that’s just upsetting
Just feel like I need to let people know this.. if you have diabetes you CAN have carbs. I have type 1 diabetes and use insulin, so I can have carbs if I want it. But I don't drink anything with sugar in it though because it's hard to find the perfect dose of insulin for that. :)
I have a fructose intolerance and a citrus allergy. I keep asking for a diet sodapop but when stupid employees give me regular I have a bad time on the toilet. I really hate the fact that fructose intolerances are overlooked so much
One of my friends has diabetes type 1 but we were at school
And her mom came in and talked to us about how they new they needed to take her to the doctor was because “ she drank 4 cups of milk and she would not stop going pee” she got so embarrassed and ran out of the class
I would highly you reccomend you talk to a lawyer/solicitor. I would most definitely write back to that Matthew Jarrod at McDonalds and tell him he's lucky you didn't sue them for negligence and medical harm they caused you. This makes me mad at them. You are SO inspirational and your beautiful personality and attitude really touches other people's lives. But I just feel angry on your behalf towards how poorly the corporate office responded. Wish I could do something on your behalf.
That was scary! Glad that you survived.
After watching your 2020 videos, watching your older videos like this one is blowing my mind, because your accent has changed so much.
I'm in love with how you say potato. I could listen to you say that for hours.
This happened to me when I first got diagnosed with type one diabetes! It was McDonald's but it still happened. I was newly diagnosed so I could tell the difference yet and I got so sicj
Great job that you actually contacted them, and it’s surprising for me that they really responded👍🏼, also some words weren’t that fitting. But I find it funny that they say, that they have this little thing on the lid to press down, so it’s clear if it’s Diet Coke or not, because I always order a Diet Coke( out of health reasons as well) and I almost never have the lid pressed in. But as you sad, with time you learn to taste the difference.So I think they have to work on that lid thing , although I can understand that the service people are standing under a lot of pressure and stress, so little things sometimes are just not done, because everything has to happen so quickly and it’s mostly pretty hectic. But things like this shouldn’t happen.
if one has a chronic disease that could cause death by the simplest mistake of diet coke then i don't really comprehend why one would go to a place like mcdonalds ( which is already poison even to healthy people ) in the first place. seems like way too big a gamble. even if it wasn't scum of the earth doing it on purpose, there is ALWAYS human error even when the utmost precaution and attention is given.
That little cup you have that looks like the bottom of a plastic bottle is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen! Omg! 😍 lol
Type 1 diabetic on a insulin pump. With left side nerve damage and I have gastroparesis my insulin pump beeps all the time at night if it’s tangled and if I eat before I go to bed I pay dearly for it with severe stomach pain the type of pain I feel is like if your diving into water and you belly flop smacking the water with your belly Times that by 3 and that’s the pain I get. I’m not on a feeding tube and cannot even imagine how that would be like.
Mc Donald’s do not agree with me either. I ate One burger and it cost me 2 days in the hospital due to a slight blockage in my intestines.
I feel like I hit a very unlucky lottery. Gastroparesis usually hit women but sometimes men gets it too.
Stay strong and your a inspiration to me. I hope there’s a cure one day. I’m hoping my insurance approves the pacemaker in my stomach the success rate is not that good but I’m hoping it helps somewhat. Stay strong and never give up some days is a good day and some are bad.
I am nurse and I was working at McD during my school years. Lot of coworkers just didnt care about normal coke, diet and zero. But lot of them just did a mistake because of rush in the restaurant. I allways make sure i give ppl diet coke or special meal if they need them. Also lot of times happend that coworkers were in hurry and just switch cups or just put cup for my customer away so I dont know if its diet coke anymore or just regular coke. I allways start to make another drink and managers were so pissed because I waste the products. I have lot of troubles just because I wanna be sure I will not kill anyone.
You are such an amazing lady, so inspirational and so brave. I suffer from chronic disabilities but I wish I’d a modicum of your bravery. Xxx
My partner and I went through the drive through of a McDonald's just the other day. I ordered a regular Dr. Pepper, but I was given a diet. Now, this has happened on more than one occasion, so my partner has taken to checking my drinks to make sure they aren't diet before I start drinking them. It's a good thing he did, otherwise we would have spent the night in the emergency room instead of out with friends. I have a severe allergy to aspartame, which is found in most diet sodas.
When I was little I had to go to the ER. My mom told them that I'm severely allergic to penicillin. One of the nurses told my mom that she didn't believe her and gave it to me anyway. I had a terrible reaction. I can't wrap my head around why she didn't believe my mom 🤷
The nurse should have been terminated. *IMMEDIATELY*
You are a prime example of a true fighter 🖒
See, usually I have to watch out for clickbait on youtube. But when it comes to Amy anything health related I can trust her.
I'm sorry that happened to you. I'm glad you are all right now.
I am so sorry that has to be scary.💜☮✝
Just a vegan here, but now because I've stopped regular milk (cow's) I could throw up from it. I've had so many people think it's annoying when I ask them if they're sure. Once my boyfriend made the mistake to give me (as he drinks it) and I was sick whole day. Hate how people think it's funny
Every day food employee should have to hear a story like this
I have an odd food allergy as I am quite allergic to pork. And EVERY time I've ordered something without bacon. The staff think I'm full of shit and leave it on and if I send it back they just take it off. People have no right to judge why people order a certain way
I'm diabetic and I am always so scared to order a diet drink as I know there's people out there that would just give me the normal one. I'm pretty good at noticing the taste difference but I'm still scared. I've taken to ordering lemonade from McDonalds as they DO NOT sell the full sugar version. I've been to McDonald's many a times and noticed that I've been giving the wrong one. I wish people realised that their actions can be so dangerous. I normally go through the McDonalds drive-through as a driver and I don't have to explain how dangerous it would be for a diabetic to have a full-sugar coke whilst being a driver. Please, please take your job seriously and remember that people order something a specific way for a reason.
You can use a glucose monitor to check if they are diet or not. It shouldn't be necessary but it might help when you can't get a sealed drink and you don't know if it's right.
@@saloon241 I never even considered this. Thank you so much! That's an amazing bit of advice.
I have diabetes , if you ever go to mc Donald's again order a Sprite they are all zero and you won't have the issue of worrying as like diet coke there isn't another drink that looks the same
All Sprite is CAFFEINE free, not sugar free. Unless it says Diet Sprite or Sprite Zero, then it does have sugar in it. I don't know where you live, but in the U.S., you can't assume all Sprite is Sprite Zero.
In Sweden at the McDonalds we have Sprite Zero. We don't have de "ordinary" just Sprite Zero. (And I know that because I work at McDonalds in Nyköping, Sweden)
Depends on the location.
if you have a glucose meter you can use it to check wether your drink is definitely diet or not, if it’s diet your meters will read as lo
Im a type 1 diabetic,you CAN have carbs and actually do need them as if you dont your blood sugar would fall dangerously low..its a case of a good balance with diet and insulin..old school and diabetes is NO sugar but tht is no longer the case..you can eat anything and everything in moderation and if you do decide you want a treat then you take extra insulin to cover it 😊 (type 1 for 33 years)
Re-Iter-ated basically meaning that they have passed you’re message on with great importance sometimes when I struggle to read a word I split it up then try again
Unrelated but I couldn't help but freak out when you said 'Lister Hospital' - Unless it's a different one, I live near a Lister Hospital in Stevenage! holy shit, it's a small word after all omg
TransitioningGhoul I live 30 mins from there
That was literally what I was thinking
I freaked too! I legit live at that hospital sadly but I live like 3 minutes away x small, small world x
Lister is my nearest hospital also
Super unrelated but when I was at vacation in London and was stuck at the airport for another four days due to a snow chaos i stayed at a hotel in Stevenage haha
I wouldn't risk it. Don't go.
mcDonald's is poison anyways.
One time I got small squares of metal in my chicken nugget.
All I got was a cheap gift card because I live in canada and noticed it before I got hurt
This happens so much especially at McDonald’s. My mom is a type 1 diabetic and she’s so nervous about getting the wrong drink, that she ALWAYS has me or the person with her to taste it before she does.
I must have missed the part where u describe how u sued their asses off. That's an EASY $100,000 at the very least. You crazy! Lol but glad u are ok though
yoooo diabetics can have carbs, they just have to take insulin when they do (at least type 1 diabetics do)
Captain she isn't diabetic
She probably mean you cannot have carbs unless you take insulin.
Captain “Yes but you have to take insulin to match what you’ve eaten.” Her response to someone else.
Ah no! I have to have the full fat versions of drinks now. As the sweetener aspartame gives me extremely bad migraines where I'm in bed for a week throwing up. I too have been caught out at restaurants where they have give me diet when I constantly was asking that it was the full fat. As well as at a McDonald's. I don't understand how they can't just follow an easy instruction!
I'm type 1 diabetic and I could have regular coke if I wanted to but my blood sugars would go super high and all that so I always get diet coke and I always double check with mcdonalds to make sure its diet and they always say it is even if it isant .. Thank god I can tell the difference now and I always make a big deal out of the mistake when I realize they gave me regular coke instead of diet because the teens working at mcdonalds could care less about if its diet or not but they don't realize that something so small can put someone at risk like you and me ... I'm so glad you shared this story :)
I use my glucometer on my drinks to see if it has sugar in.
I refuse to order drinks from restaurants anymore, this has happened too often to myself or friends. I'm a type 1 diabetic because I don't have a pancreas. They're so negligent. I'm sorry this happened to you.
I've been put in bed for days by fast food workers who think I'm just a skinny girl asking for sugar free
It’s ridiculous how lacking public food places are in allergen knowledge. And even resources. I’ll order something. Tell them to leave off whatever has dairy in it. Even specifically say “No cheese. No sour cream. I get really sick.” Get my order. There’s cheese & sour cream on it. Umm. Y’all. That’s dairy. Do y’all not Gaf or what? I’ve also had my order “fixed” by them picking/wiping things off instead of making a new one. I even once saw the waitress scoop it off with her bare finger! The most frustrating part is when I ask for their allergen book thing. The thing that lists alllll the ingredients of everything on the menu. So many places don’t have one or say they don’t. I’ve gotten to where I won’t even eat out anymore. Too hard to know for certain if something is safe to eat or not until it’s too late & I’m in excruciating pain & sick all over myself & everything.
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Okay sorry. But diabetics HAVE to have carbs. It's sugar that raises our Blood Sugar Levels. And this has happened to me alot at restaurants and fast food places.
🤔"McDonald's did not pay nothing more than a letter for the mistake they made?" If they don't 😡
OK BUT we’re here for a good time not a long time
I have seen a few post over different social media forums and have seen people talking about how they purposely give people regular soda instead of diet especially if the customer is skinny/not fat. This makes me mad because for some people this “prank” could cause them to have a severe medical episode smh
Reiterate is like saying reteach. You can say it like.... re-it-er-ate it may help breaking it up. I only know this because I've heard it multiple times through out my life.
experience
noun
1.
practical contact with and observation of facts or events.
"he had learned his lesson by painful experience"
I’m type 1 diabetic aswell, I eat many many many carbs a day but just do my insulin with everything I ear&every 2 hours regardless of food. I have to be careful with pizza though. Carbs and protein can clash when eaten and cause insulin to work quicker, or slower in some cases depending on how much you eat, split your insulin in half. So say you have 10 units, 10mins before you eat do 5 units and an hour after that do the other 5, helps so much doing that for me!!
I don't even have diabetes but I order diet soda sometimes. And each time, I watch like a hawk what the staff is pouring into my cup to see if they are preparing my order correctly.
quick tip use your blood sugar monitor to check any kind of diet fizzy drinks the meter will read very low or nothing
Maybe buy your drinks in a bottle or can? People just are not as cautious . Glad you are ok
My dad is the other way round, he can’t have Diet Coke or Coke Zero because of the sweetener but that is so unprofessional
Reminds me of the fb post where the worker complained about a woman asking for a fresh burger and no onions but extra big mac sauce. So this wonderful worker winds up putting extra raw onions in her big mac sauce.
I'm really sorry for your condition, which I guess must be quite despairing to say the least. However I think it would be more safe if you ordered a bottle of water whenever you eat out (especially in places like McDonald's where drinks aren't bottled and you can't be sure whether they've served you the correct thing). It's just a piece of advice. I hope you don't feel upset for this. Wish you the best.
It’s really easy to tell the difference between regular coke and Diet Coke. If it tastes good then it’s regular.
Something you could do is have them tag your order as an allergy (I know it's not but where I was the best way to keep people from cross contaminating) Tell them the allergy is high carbs or something so they'll treat your order with more care, and while saying this stress that your drink must be diet. If they flag your order anyone else who handles your food and drink will know they need to take extra steps to be careful.
When I would take orders (I didnt work at McDonalds idk how they did it but I did work in a drive thru) I would get the drinks as people asked for them and if possible I would leave the drinks on the machine so the person who ends up grabbing them knows exactly what they are handing to the guests at the window. I would also pour out drinks (when I was the one handing them out) if I wasnt sure what was in them especially when someone ordered a diet drink. The lid and button technique would work in theory but I've had occasions where someone grabs a regular coke when it's supposed to be diet and then clicks the button on the lid cuz they don't care (yeah I've had to explain to people, why handing someone a sugary drink when they ask for diet isn't okay many times because they thought it was stupid.) or aren't paying attention. I've had instances where I wasnt paying attention and couldn't recall what drink I grabbed and also pour it out then. There are so many reasons people can't have carbs from things as little as preference to things as big as your situation. The people in that drive thru need better training and need to be informed of how serious it is when guests ask for a diet drink (not everyone tells you that it's important until after you mess up too so treat every diet drink like its life or death.)
The allergy thing might not work if the staff is incompetent.
Maybe it would be to your advantage to take your drinks with you. I'm a diabetic and it is my responsibility to make sure my blood sugar stays where it needs to be. I can enjoy life more without depending on anybody else for my health. Good luck to you. I know how difficult EDS is as I have a dear relative dealing with this diagnosis.
When I was at McDonald's together with my classmates they al ordered a cheeseburgers MD some stuff and I ordered just a cheeseburger and I ate them all then I woke up morning I was sick and my classmate same sick and my temperature was so high and I was sick like 3 weeks or 4 😅😅 so now I'm scared to ordering at McDonald's burgers so yea that's was my story 😅😅😅
I don't eat junk food or fast food because people don't comprehend allergies for some reason. I just got tired of taking good back.
I’ve seen that you can use your finger prick machine instead you put the machine strip in the drink and it will show you the numbers
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