DietDetector Strips - 40 Diet Soda Test Strips - Detects Non-Diet Soft Drinks Before Accidental Consumption - A Must Have for Diabetics and the Health Conscious - 2 Bottles of 20 Strips

These DietDetector test strips are a straightforward and useful tool for one specific purpose—confirming whether a drink is actually diet or contains sugar. In situations like restaurants or drive-thrus where mix-ups can happen, this provides a quick way to double-check before taking a sip. The strips are easy to use and give results in about a minute. The color chart is simple enough to read, and it’s clear when a drink contains sugar versus when it doesn’t. For peace of mind alone, they do exactly what they’re intended to do. This isn’t a precision tool—it’s designed strictly to answer the yes-or-no question of “is this a diet drink?” Within that role, it works well and is convenient to carry when you’re on the go. Pros: • Quick confirmation of diet vs. regular drinks • Easy to use with fast results • Helpful in real-world situations where mistakes happen • Small and portable Cons: • Limited to basic detection (not detailed results) • Requires using a strip each time you test Verdict: A practical and reliable way to verify you received a diet drink when it matters. It does exactly what it’s meant to do and adds an extra layer of confidence when ordering beverages outside the home.

These Diet Detector Strips have saved me more times than I can count. They fit perfectly in any wallet, pocket, or bag, so I keep them on me at alllllll times. There is nothing more heartbreaking than craving a crispy, ice-cold fountain Diet Coke after work, pulling into the McDonald's drive-thru, taking that first giant sip expecting sweet, bubbly happiness... and realizing they gave you a regular instead. If you're a Type 1 diabetic, you already know what comes next: the blood sugar spike, the nausea, the headache. Now, before I take that first sip, I test it with one of these strips. It takes just a few seconds and gives me so much peace of mind. Such a tiny thing, but it's helped me avoid countless unexpected highs and lets me enjoy my crispy Diet Cokes safely and stress-free.

Upon receipt, I tested the strips with plain water (control), a cup of water with malitol syrup (sugar free imitation honey), and water with real honey (full natural sugar). The control (water) did not change at all. The imitation honey remained blue, although brighter. The real honey instantly became brown. I purchased this after ordering a diet soft drink and getting a full sugar version. That experience caused my sugars to rollercoaster for the next two days. I am usually a water drinker, but due to migraines, I will purchase coffee or zero sodas for the caffiene. Getting a full sugar version has only happened to me about 4 times in the last 3 years, but its enough to want to avoid forever. These strips give me that peace of mind. The package comes with two small canisters. I gave one to my father. The cost is negligible. Its convenient and worth the investment. I keep mine with my glucometer.

These work! I tried one in my diet cola and my partners cola and the strips lit up

I’m a diabetic. Ever since I ordered a Diet Coke at a movie theater and RECIEVED a regular coke, I ordered and have been using these. They are easy to use and fast! I feel protected now, and bring these with me everywhere. I seldom eat out, but when I do I have confidence now!

***update: SERIOUSLY, BUY THESE. I ordered a Coke Zero online with my lunch today. The restaurant only had Diet Coke and whoever filled my order decided that regular Coke was the best alternative, no one told me they didn't have it. They just poured me a cup of liquid sugar instead and passed it through the window to me. Tested the drink in the parking lot - strip turned brown immediately. Went inside and got my drink replaced. These things are awesome.*** I am so glad these strips are available! I have had to dump questionable beverages purchased through the drive-thru several times and I got really tired of doing that. I tested on a Baja Blast Zero from Taco Bell - blue square, we're good! I got a drink today that definitely did not taste like a Diet Dr. Pepper. Sure enough, tested it and got a brown square (not a diet beverage). A necessity that I carry in my purse now.

I often found myself dumping full sodas that I had paid for because they "didn't taste right" and I didn't want to risk it; I am not diabetic but am trying to keep my calorie intake reasonable for my size and a large soda would be several hundreds of calories difference if given normal vs. diet. These are wonderful, and I love that you get two separate tubes of strips in each box so I can keep one in my car for drive-through trips and one at home for delivery foods! I do wish the strips and their case were a bit shorter; they don't need to be as long as they are which is wasting material + making the strips take up more space than needed. If they were shorter they could fit in a pill-case keychain which would be great! I would just trim my strips and put in a different case, but I'm not sure if the materials in my pill-case (metal of some sort) would interfere with the strips' accuracy, so I don't. Just the smallest of gripes and not a big deal, though. The strips are wonderful and I'll be buying these for the rest of my life I'm sure! NOTE: The manufacturer has a notice above that talks about how these work; they detect high fructose corn syrup which is the typical sweetener used in non-diet drinks. It MAY NOT WORK on sodas sweetened with other sugars. I'm a dietitian and the basics are that "sugar" can be many compounds. "Table sugar" like you might mix to "test" these strips is 50% glucose, 50% fructose, and that molecule is bound together chemically. Thus, when it is in water in a cup, it is *still* sucrose, not glucose + fructose separately. It is not until after consumed that your digestive enzymes break that bond and turn the sucrose into glucose + fructose separately. Sodas in the US are typically flavored with HFCS, high fructose corn syrup. HFCS has different formulations, but in soda it is usually 55% fructose to 45% glucose. However, unlike in table sugar, this fructose and glucose have already had the molecules broken apart and is actually in solution as fructose and glucose before being consumed. These strips detect *GLUCOSE*, not sucrose (table sugar), fructose (fruit sugar), etc. Thus if you try to "test" these with a mixture of table sugar or juice you may find they are giving negatives because they are detecting unbound glucose. I have tested this myself since I happen to be a researcher in a nutrition lab which studies the effect of different sugars, so I have them all separate in bags. You can see in my images that I have made mixtures of water+dextrose (another name for glucose), water+fructose, and a diet soda. The only strip that had a positive was the dextrose (glucose) strip. And so if your drink has unbound glucose (such as in HFCS or pure glucose) it will detect it, but it may fail to detect other sweeteners with bound glucose.

Decided to purchase since my children were tired of having to "taste" my soda at restaurants to make sure I had been given diet. Works quickly and takes the guessing out.

These work amazingly well. When we go out and many times when you ask for diet soda and they do not give you diet soda. Now we can check them. It saves your blood sugar from spiking when your a diabetic due to human error. So yes these are fantastic. Thank you.

Seemed accurate and arrived really quickly. I’m diabetic so this has made life a lot easier when eating in restaurants. Lots of test strips and very conveniently packaged. Will definitely order again

I was so tired of the limited cola flavoured diet drinks restaurants have and so I was delighted when one of the major fast food chains launched "Free Style" sodas that came with DIET cherry and orange cream soda flavours! Finally some variety for my occasional fast food cravings! I couldn't believe it and asked the servers again and again and they let me know it's definitely diet!!! Well, thanks to these strips, I now know that it was just too good to be true. The diet cherry and orange cream soda rendered a not safe reading on the strips so it's back to diet cola flavoured and water for me. Grateful for the strips... very disappointed in the fast food chain.

Following a low carb diet and worried about restaurants and bars accidentally serving non diet drinks. These sticks work perfectly, i’ve tested them in both diet and drinks with sugar and they quickly show the difference. Excellent product with very convenient storage small tube for the test strips so can be carrying about easily.

It works! Gives so much peace of mind after doing a few experiments