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Easter Eggs!

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Quick question. A friend has innocently bought me a Yorkie Easter Egg but would I be allowed to eat it over a period of time or is it a very much no no! I have lost weight as requested and my BM's have appeared within normal limits but what does everyone else think. I am Type 2 diet controlled!
 
Probably worth consulting your diabetes specialist nurse or dietician for specific-to-you advice, as they know you best - best as long as you don't eat it all at once, it's probably OK. They mighh suggest that you eat a small piece after meals, over a period of days.
 
You will be fine as long as you dont eat it all at once. If you are afraid that will happen open up when friends are about so they eat most of it :D
As Copepod says small peices after meals are ideal.

No food is forbiden you just have to work on portion control for your own blood sugar control.
Enjoy it :D
 
agreed. I can't wait for easter eggs :D although a small piece after meals is not going to happen in my case!
 
Agreed - an Easter egg can replace a meal for us Type 1s, but the OP is Type 2!
One year in late 1990s, I and a Norwegian officemate carried out intensive investigation into the various types of cream filled little eggs - they don't have them in Norway. We did continue to research marine invertebrates at the same time!
 
Okay, so...does this mean that with Easter and chocolate, as long as you know what the carb count is for the amount eaten, and properly corrected, it can be okay-ish as a one-off? I've been thinking about this with my two -- one type 1 and one not. They *both* need to be able to enjoy the season, and while limiting things is just fine and they are fine with that, I don't want to put an awful pall over things, esp for the non-diabetic, who is the younger and the real chocolate fiend.
 
Absolutely, avoid diabetic chocolate, jam, biscuits and anything else with the word diabetic in it where food is concerned. I absolutely hate 😡 the fact that chemist sell this stuff and I tell them at every opportunity. It is much better to just have normal sugar. Even DUK say no to diabetic food. Some people will argue that you need lots of it to make it laxative, this is not true. Only a few pieces in some people's cases can make it have laxative effects, this is not good.

It also shoots the blood sugars up the same as normal sugar. It may be not as high a shoot up or as quick but it does it just the same.

Ok, got that out of my system..........
 
Patricia said:
Okay, so...does this mean that with Easter and chocolate, as long as you know what the carb count is for the amount eaten, and properly corrected, it can be okay-ish as a one-off? I've been thinking about this with my two -- one type 1 and one not. They *both* need to be able to enjoy the season, and while limiting things is just fine and they are fine with that, I don't want to put an awful pall over things, esp for the non-diabetic, who is the younger and the real chocolate fiend.
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Once I was bought diabetic chocolate (it was horrible) whilst my brother's got normal chocolate from a member of our family. It really upset me because 1. I didn't want to be treated differently, 2. It was horrible and 3. I knew I could eat normal chocolate.

It's better to tell any family that normally buy them chocolate to carry on as normal. Then you can look after it for them and just give them some when you feel it's ok - such as after a meal with some extra insulin.
 
Go with the 70% and above Coco

I'm going to be very naughty at easter and have put my order in for a 70% dark chocolate egg with Hotel Chocolate via my lovely other half.

Check out the website and what they say about diabetic chocolate as wel.

www.hotelchocolat.co.uk
 
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Dizzydi said:
I'm going to be very naughty at easter and have put my order in for a 70% dark chocolate egg with Hotel Chocolate via my lovely other half.

Check out the website and what they say about diabetic chocolate as wel.

www.hotelchocolate.co.uk
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I love them too. They are pricey though. My tip is to wait til the end of the season and get stuff in the sale. There is a sale section on their site but it is best after xmas or easter.
 
Hmm personally I would give it away/give it back then go out and buy some 85% cocoa Lindt.

For a T2 eating milk choc you might find that the appropriate portion size is so small its not worth bothering with, so look for some other alternative instead.

But if you're going to try it, I suggest you do so well away from any meal, test before and about an hour after eating it. I have no idea where the BG peak is for milk choc. Could be anywhere from 45 to 90 mins I suspect. See what it does to your BG and act accordingly of course.

Unless you are on insulin of course in which case, its up to shooting.
 
My nurse, who isn't the diabetic nurse but a practise nurse has told me that it wouldn't be advisable for me to have the egg. (See my 1st post in this thread). After looking at the posts, do I need to get another opinion?
 
would you still enjoy it if you only had a small piece each time after a meal? I dont see how she can disagree with this personally.
 
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