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18 grams of sugar! A diabetic woman almost goes into shock after drinking a Starbucks coffee

Published: 2026-05-14 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/05/14, Professional barista exchanges, please pay attention to coffee workshop (Weixin Official Accounts cafe_style) Starbucks, an international chain coffee shop, has always been accused of drinking too high in sugar. After drinking a Starbucks latte, a diabetic woman in Britain has her blood sugar level soaring, almost causing her to fall into diabetic shock and needing two insulin to save her life. Liz Adams, 46

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Starbucks, an international coffee shop chain, has always been accused of having too much sugar in its drinks. A woman with diabetes in the UK drank a large Starbucks latte (Caffe) and her blood sugar levels soared, almost plunging her into glycosuria shock and requiring two shots of insulin to help her.

Liz Adams, 46, who lives with her husband in Greater Manchester, bought a Starbucks latte on her way home from vacation with her husband. After drinking it, she became dizzy and had a headache. When she took out her blood sugar count, she found that her blood sugar level had soared from healthy 6.5mmol/L to 26.9mmol/L, and she had two insulin injections to avoid shock.

Adams said he didn't know that a Starbucks latte contained 18 grams of sugar, the equivalent of half a can of cola, accounting for 20 percent of the sugar consumed by an adult woman every day. "it's just coffee beans and milk. I know it's carbohydrates, but I didn't expect so much sugar or any sugar," she said. If your blood sugar is too high, your organs may be damaged, or even amputation due to poor blood circulation. "

She thought that Starbucks drinks would threaten her life, asked Starbucks to show its sugar more clearly, and vowed not to drink Starbucks again. Starbucks responded that its web page and mobile app had fully listed the nutritional information of the beverage, and the barista was happy to answer all the guests' questions.

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