Diabetes Support Advent Calendar 2011

[everydayupsanddowns]

Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaarp!

 

[Northerner]

Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaarp!

Was that the chocolate or have you started on the seasonal sprouts Mike?

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Sprouts I can cope with without a murmer... but 'diabetic' anything? Hold on to your hats everyone 😱

 

[Dizzydi]

Day 5 - Mmmmmm! Some delicious Thornton's darkly diabetic chocolate!

NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Toilet to the ready - Secret Santa at work bought me some 2 years ago - took it home and binned it!!

 

[imtrying]

ah Alan, these make me laugh every day!!!

I dread to think the effects if one person ate these things each day of December!!! 😱

 

[Steff]

Arghh the good ol diabetic choocy from Thortons ive been bought it the last 2 years both on my birthday and xmas from my FIL he has been told its not to my liking but i got the truffles last year so he really just dont listen

 

[imtrying]

Arghh the good ol diabetic choocy from Thortons ive been bought it the last 2 years both on my birthday and xmas from my FIL he has been told its not to my liking but i got the truffles last year so he really just dont listen

lol Steff you should get him some for Xmas...just because it's 'diabetic' doesn't mean he can't eat it!! See how many times you get it after that!!

 

[robert@fm]

I dread to think the effects if one person ate these things each day of December!!! 😱

It would help keep the (ahem) paper-recycling business afloat. 😉

 

[slipper]

As a newbie, I gather its not the done thing to suggest diabetic chocs for Christmas then😱

 

[Northerner]

As a newbie, I gather its not the done thing to suggest diabetic chocs for Christmas then😱

Usually, anything specifically labelled 'diabetic' contains sweeteners that can cause gastric problems. They also contain carbs, so the advice is generally to treat yourself to the 'real thing' in moderation so you can properly enjoy it 🙂

The 'diabetic' tag on these products is just a way for the manufacturers to charge a premium so they are the only winners.

 

[trophywench]

Plus they never tell us in what way the thing is supposed to be 'suitable for diabetics'.

If they would say why they reckon it is, then of course 1,000's of diabetics who they aren't suitable for would be beating them round the head. So they don't.

It's a con to get the unwary to part with cash, frankly.

 

[Northerner]

Day 6 - Luscious laxative chocolate caramels for fun and festive f*rts!

 

[Steff]

Day 6 - Luscious laxative chocolate caramels for fun and festive f*rts!

thank heavens my fil cant see this sight thats one thing from there he aint got me

 

[slipper]

This is my first Christmas as a diabetic (well as a known one), so will let you know what "treats" are in my stocking, and please feel free to advise where I should put them.!

 

[Northerner]

This is my first Christmas as a diabetic (well as a known one), so will let you know what "treats" are in my stocking, and please feel free to advise where I should put them.!

Perhaps, if you do receive some, the best thing would be to share the 'pleasure' around (making sure you miss your turn 😉)

😱

People do mean well, so it's hard to be ungrateful. My sister sent me a bag of 'goodies' last Christmas and most of them are still in the packets. This, despite the fact that she also buys me bags of jelly babies whenever I see her! I guess it is difficult to understand , and of course not helped by the word 'diabetic' on the packets seemingly making it officially OK for us.

 

[robert@fm]

We're all eagerly waiting to see what today's treat is.

 

[Northerner]

We're all eagerly waiting to see what today's treat is.

Oops!

Day 7 - Possibly the wrong season, but you know they are just around the corner - bet you we see these on the shelves on Boxing Day one year soon!

 

[imtrying]

Oops!

Day 7 - Possibly the wrong season, but you know they are just around the corner - bet you we see these on the shelves on Boxing Day one year soon!

arrrggghhhh...I used to get these every year!!!!

 

[Northerner]

arrrggghhhh...I used to get these every year!!!!

Probably better to eat the box! 😱

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Probably better to eat the box! 😱

HAHA! proper honest-to-goodness LOL!