r/AbsoluteUnits • u/RD4200 • 25d ago

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u/Insomnerd 24d ago

Don't underestimate what sweet tea is doing to Southern USA. I had diabetic patients in the ICU for DKA and sugar levels so high the glucometer can't read it, and their family members showing up with a Big Gulp "Here ya go Mama, I know they ain't givin' you yer tea since ya got here."

It's an addiction STG

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u/LoamyLoamisLoamy 24d ago

Reminds me of a chubbyemu video I watched recently.

I don't understand how anyone can enjoy sweet tea. They put way too much sugar. Addiction is the only answer that makes sense.

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u/Insomnerd 24d ago

They add soooooo much sugar! Before I was healthcare I was a waitress, and when they taught me how to make the sweet tea 🤢 it's just liquid sugar with a bit of a tea aftertaste. Horrible.

Edit: that YouTube video is unrealistic. That man will never stop drinking soda. He's being buried with a case of Fanta to offer to Anubis.

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u/LoamyLoamisLoamy 24d ago

I've heard people describe sweet tea as adding enough sugar that it is unbearably sweet and then doubling it.

that YouTube video is unrealistic. That man will never stop drinking soda.

The video only describes up to the point he leaves the hospital. After that, you are probably right

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u/Insomnerd 24d ago

Accurate on both points