TRIVIA TIME!
Last month, we asked for the name of the first nationally marketed sugar-free soft drink.
ANSWER: Plenty of people mentioned “Tab” and “Fresca” but the first one was called “No-Cal”. It was introduced in New York in 1952 and quickly spread across the country. Unfortunately, it used a chemical called sodium cyclamate as its sweetener, which was banned by the FDA in 1970. If you’d like a good laugh, check out their commercial on YouTube: No Cal TV Commercial
CONGRATS TO: Josh Webb, a Type-1 biotechnology engineer from North Bethesda, MD, for being the first person to supply the correct answer!
NEW QUESTION
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:There is no shortage of famous people with diabetes.
From Mary Tyler Moore to Shawn Michaels, the entertainment field is brimming with T1s. But what about the world of animation? A few years ago, we discovered that Scott Malkinson (of South Park) has T1D. But there is another animated character with T1, on my all-time fav show, The Simpsons. Who is it?
*The first person to submit the correct answer wins their choice of book from our in-office store or online bookstore.
Nothing beat ice cold Tab in glass bottles.
My mother bought a six bottle carrier of No•Cal for me weekly beginning in 1956 the year of my T1 dx. She shopped at small food market with delivery. Continued until market began carrying tab & patio cola. About 10 yr ago someone began making it again but it didn’t find a market.