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  1. M

    Sugar Tax

    I get the impression this is working to a limited degree but cannot help but feel it needs extending. We have a cafe selling milk shakes near us and a dedicated milk shake bar. Their concoctions though seem mighty unhealthy. Start with milk, added ice cream, add a Mars bar, whisk and top with...
  2. R

    Carb labeling

    hi, I’m a type 2 newbie trying to get my head around food labelling. In respect of carbs, if the ‘of which are sugar’ is low, does that mean the over all carbs per portion is ok?? By which I mean, is the ‘carbohydrates of which are sugar’ the important bit. Also are complex carbs better than...
  3. W

    What sweeteners do people use?

    I've just started [as of 2 days ago] using Stevia sweeteners. ingredients: Lactose(milk), sweetener(29%) (steviol glycosides), anti-caking agent (crosslinked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose), Cornstarch, L-leucine. Anyone else on these type sweeteners? I only use 1 in tea as was in process of...
  4. M

    Any help please?

    Can someone explain to me the use of Lantus? Because it makes my sugars drop during the day I use nova rapid for the amount of carbs I eat and I've read online there's something in the medicine keeping you a patient which would make sense I can only find limited information about it and it's...
  5. Ralph-YK

    For Christmas

    It actually says "for diabetic recipes see".
  6. Ralph-YK

    Running events not running

    BBC Radio 4 You and Yours, on now. There was a piece about several, paid for running events not happing. You should be able to listen once the programme finishes. They're just talking about food in products. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qps9...
  7. L

    Squashes, with no added sugar?

    Is it okay to drink squash? Keep reading that you should avoid sugary drinks and I do drink a lot of squash in one day. Is that acceptable? With no added sugar or are the normal squashes, without any added sugar, okay? Are they just referring to coca cola etc..?
  8. Ralph-YK

    Salad with carbs

    On Saturday I was on travels and out a lunch time. Visited a new place and ordered a salad with bacon. It came with cheese as standard. No worry about carbs there. I discovered when it arrived it also had apple in it. :eek::rolleyes:o_O
  9. robert@fm

    The ultimate sugar idiocy?

    Because I have been suffering for the past two days from a bad stomach upset, and I suspect that this was caused by my re-use of a 250ml Tesco Diet Cola bottle which had previously been filled with 7-Up Cherry, which was then drank and the bottle left empty for several weeks/months; I have thus...
  10. Ralph-YK

    It's natural, ugh

    What do people think of the use of the word natural. "It's natural sugar!" It's Sugar.
  11. @Fractis

    Consultation on proposals to cut sales of sugary drinks in hospitals

    As was discussed in the "In the news" section of the forum in November, NHS England is consulting with patients and the public to have their about plans to cut sales of sugary drinks in hospitals. There are two proposals being put forward; A fee to be paid by vendors An outright ban It's about...
  12. Gema Alethea Newby

    I bit worried I just ate too much sugar

    I have Type 2 I know I supposed to eat healthy and not over load on sugar but I just had lots and lots of chocolate and ice-cream I could not stop myself and now I am worried what will happen to me. I feel quite sick! and I have a headache which may or may not be linked?
  13. L

    Confused with yogurts

    Hi. I'm newly diagnosed. Cried at first as I'd previously had a negative result in july 2015 but now type 2. Been following a healthy eating plan and lost 9lbs since diagnosis 2.5 weeks ago. What I'm finding very confusing are yoghurts. Ive noticed that a lot of low fat ones claim 0.0 or 0.1%...
  14. Northerner

    All sugars are not alike: Isomaltulose better than table sugar for type 2 diabetes patients

    Like sucrose (table sugar), the natural disaccharide isomaltulose (PalatinoseTM) consists of glucose and fructose, but it is apparently more suitable for people with type 2 diabetes with regard to regulating blood glucose levels. This has now been confirmed in a new study carried out by the...
  15. K

    Coconut crystals

    I searched for this here but couldn't find a thread. Is this product safe for diabetics to use? Or perhaps, how safe?
  16. P

    Type 2 - urine infections

    I am caring for a relative who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes a year ago. She is in her eighties and also has repeated urine infections. One GP implied there was a link as the increased sugar in her urine feeds the infections. Initially after being diagnosed she saw a dietician and made some...
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