WARNING MAY BURST YOUR BUBBLE

Here’s a word of warning for all your friends who might be addicted to bubble tea.

A teenager in Shanghai, China, fell into a diabetic coma for five days after she developed a bubble tea addiction, which left her with sugar levels 25 times higher than normal.

Nicknamed the ‘Bubble Tea Girl’, the 18year-old drank two of the popular sweet drinks a day for an entire month, until they triggered several health issues.

She was admitted to Shanghai’s Ruijin’s Hospital on May 2 after she was discovered unconscious by family members.

According to Asia Wire, she had been experiencing symptoms associated with hyperglycaemia – a condition associated with dangerously high levels of blood sugar – the week before such as nausea, frequent urination and dehydration.

The teen was put on a ventilator and haemodialysis before finally waking from her coma five days later.

She was then transferred to Nanxiang Hospital for follow-up care.

The girl, who was admitted into hospital weighing 125kg, has managed to lose 35kg in just under a month and now swears to never drink bubble tea again.

Her mum said her daughter would previously spend around $20 a day on bubble tea and soft drink.

According to a NewsAsia investigation, a typical 500ml cup of brown sugar bubble milk tea contains 92.5g of sugar (approximately 23 teaspoons of sugar) while the same serving size of bubble milk tea contains 102.5g of sugar.

By comparison, a 375ml can of Coke only contains 39g of sugar.

The World Health Organisation recommends women consume a healthy amount of six teaspoons of sugar for women and nine teaspoons for men per day.