Diabetes Support Advent Calendar 2011

[Northerner]

Day 8 - Dip these delicious 'diabetic' cookies in your egg nog!

 

[Steff]

Day 8 - Dip these delicious 'diabetic' cookies in your egg nog!

MMMMM could not help but start humming Rhianna in my head lol...

 

[Northerner]

Day 9 - a lovely selection from our friends at Thornton's. Choose your poison! 😱

 

[MeanMom]

Bit of a 'theme' developing with Thorntons here😉

Makes me wonder, they clearly have a large range of so called 'diabetic chocs' so somebody must be buying them, but who?

Do well meaning people buy them as gifts and the equally well meaning recipients never say 'well actually, they are horrible, pointless and they give me terrible wind'? Wonder how many people actually buy things like this for themselves and/ or like these things?

As a (admittedly) non D I have a box of 'real' chocs given to me on my Birthday a month ago and there are still some left as I limit myself to one a day (or two😉), but they are too nice ( and rich) to stuff them all in one go IMHO

 

[Northerner]

I imagine the majority are bought as gifts by well-meaning (or maybe malicious!) friends and relatives 😱

 

[slipper]

After all this talk of chocolate, I thought I would have some 70% , and was amazed. I had a small piece, 3grams, (yes, I did weigh it) which was a small cube, and it had zero effect on my BG, even though it equated to 1g of sugar.

May have another one tonight

 

[MeanMom]

A little of what you fancy ... (instead of a lot of something 'healthy' but horrible😉)

 

[imtrying]

just occured to me....maybe Thorntons don't actually know they're disgusting and rubbish for diabetics??!! I just wonder if anyone's ever told them...

might write them a letter lol...and ask them to eat a box to see what they think! 😱

 

[MeanMom]

just occured to me....maybe Thorntons don't actually know they're disgusting and rubbish for diabetics??!! I just wonder if anyone's ever told them...

might write them a letter lol...and ask them to eat a box to see what they think! 😱

That's what I was thinking - bet no- one actually eats the things!

 

[Steff]

Day 9 - a lovely selection from our friends at Thornton's. Choose your poison! 😱

Oh here they are the main suspect these are the ones my fil has got me the last 3 years running at xmas 😛

 

[PattiEvans]

My husband bought me some Thornton's diabetic chocs about 4 Xmases ago. I said "I thought you would have known better, but anyway, why don't YOU eat them?" He did! The whole lot in a matter of hours, he would never buy them again!

 

[Northerner]

My husband bought me some Thornton's diabetic chocs about 4 Xmases ago. I said "I thought you would have known better, but anyway, why don't YOU eat them?" He did! The whole lot in a matter of hours, he would never buy them again!

I don't think we'll ever get a sponsorship deal from Thornton's! Actually, they used to be a customer of mine back in my payroll/personnel software-writing days 🙂

 

[Gareth]

I just hope my family don't fall for the whole 'diabetic chocolate' thing as this is my first christmas as a diabetic. My father should have enough sense to get me the normal chocolates given his experience with my mother. Fingers crossed. 🙂

 

[Newtothis]

Wouldn't it be fun if next year guys on the site create their own calendar - something on the lines of 'Calendar Girls' ...you know the type where you hide your bits behind a jar of crunchy peanut butter.....

 

[trophywench]

I'll pass on looking at that, thanks ..............

(Even Fireant wouldn't do it for me, no matter how big a hose he was wielding! The only time I'd welcome him is with his mates and all their clothes on, should I ever set fire to meself!)

There's a place for everything, and this isn't it for that TY !

 

[Steff]

(Even Fireant wouldn't do it for me, no matter how big a hose he was wielding!

ROFL@this had that glass of milk i had been anywhere near my mouth I would of spat it all over the shagpile

 

[Northerner]

I think we should stick with the diabotics calendars 😉

 

[GlucoseGary]

Just found this thread and it's making me feel sooooooooo guilty.
Bought my Dad Thornton's diabetic eggs the last couple of years. I had NO idea. Now it's my turn.
Oh well, what goes around comes around, I guess 😱

 

[Northerner]

Just found this thread and it's making me feel sooooooooo guilty.
Bought my Dad Thornton's diabetic eggs the last couple of years. I had NO idea. Now it's my turn.
Oh well, what goes around comes around, I guess 😱

It's kharma Gary

 

[Northerner]

Day 10 - just the ticket on these warm winter days!