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Diabetes Support Advent Calendar 2011

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Just caught up with this - well done Northy, some good stuff on here! When I was first diagnosed my Gran came over from Birmingham and had been doing a bit of nifty research into all things diabetic........."here you are Karen, some lovely diabetic humbugs" They were the worst things ever and were not humbugs but pastilles - yuck!
 
Well done Asda for shooting down one urban myth -- it's a pity they've fallen for the "aspartame is harmful" myth, whoever is responsible for their own-brand soft drinks has obviously been reading the wrong websites. 🙄

Flutterby said:
When I was first diagnosed my Gran came over from Birmingham and had been doing a bit of nifty research into all things diabetic........."here you are Karen, some lovely diabetic humbugs" They were the worst things ever and were not humbugs but pastilles - yuck!
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Gives "bah, humbug!" a new meaning. :D
 
Day 21 - Just the thing to spread your diabetic apple jelly on: diabetic bread! :D

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Northerner said:
Day 21 - Just the thing to spread your diabetic apple jelly on: diabetic bread! :D]
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Oh dear lord, bet that tastes awful. I'll stick to wholemeal thank you very much.
 
Gareth said:
Oh dear lord, bet that tastes awful. I'll stick to wholemeal thank you very much.
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I suspect it's something like Burgen soya and linseed which is actually very tasty - but why put the 'diabetic' tag on it?? 🙄 As though we were some sort of different species :( Low glycaemic bread is good for everyone!
 
Day 22 - Diabetic-friendly pitta bread, as certified by the Glycemic Research Institute of Washington DC! :D

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It's not just pitta bread, it's PITA bread. 🙄:D (I presume nobody's explained to them what the initialism PITA means; as this is a family-friendly forum, it can't be explained here either.😉)
 
Haha! Well spotted Robert! :D True of a lot of these 'diabetic-friendly' items, I suspect! 😱

For those who don't know, and without giving it all away, it stands for 'Pain In The A....' 🙂
 
Northerner said:
Apparently 'Churan' means 'digestive powder' 🙂
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I'll stick with the biscuits, thank you very much. 😛

(Although I more usually call them "suggestive biscuits", due to the old ads for the Breakaway choc bar (forgotten which year) -- does anyone else remember those?:D)
 
robert@fm said:
I'll stick with the biscuits, thank you very much. 😛

(Although I more usually call them "suggestive biscuits", due to the old ads for the Breakaway choc bar (forgotten which year) -- does anyone else remember those?:D)
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Nudge nudge, wink wink, say no more! 😉
 
Alternative names for foods

I have embarrased myself on several occasions as there are quite a few 'family' names for things that I've gotten so used to using that I have used them in 'mixed' company😱

'Suggestives' (as above) is one, but I have always called a Swiss Roll a 'doing' (pronounced doy-ng to rhyme with,er boing). My Mum says it used to be a brand name for them - must google it one day.

I have for a long time called the home music system the 'grandad' because of an old Not the Nine O'Clock News sketch. When I met my OH he thought it was a Cornish saying as my brother says it too:D

Wobbly things have 'gone wobbly Ron' for reasons lost in the mist of time... I could go on but I have already hijacked this tread (or is that just my word for it?😉)

Have you saved something extra yummy for the last one tomorrow Northerner? Looking forward to it!
 
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