rost, my friend, you may not be ten years old - but your taste buds are. I shudder at the thought of drinking anything as cloyingly sweet as Dr Pepper even once. Several a day? Accept the idea that you'll be diabetic.
It requires a different thread, but a discussion of what we drink and how much might be worthwhile.
I drink two to three cups of coffee in the morning. I drink unsweetened iced tea or Arnold Palmers when I want something besides cold water the rest of the day. I'll drink maybe one can of ginger ale and one can of beer a week - usually less. I have four alcoholic drinks a week (weekends and Wednesday). And I have a quart of 2% milk, mostly on cereal, each week. That's it.
Did I not mention I moved to diet and then DP 10 which neither are going to do the diabetic thing.
That along with a few quarts to a gallon of water a day keep me going. LOL.
I suspect you don't do southern sweet tea.
BTW the diabetic part will still likely come due to lineage....
I rarely ever drink alcohol.
But its always interesting to be able to see how others roll.
Hvae not had a full on DP in a LONG time... years.