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I gave my husband his very first (he's 33) advent calendar yesterday! :P I got it from Next and its a tree shape, with 24 wooden drawers to add your own treats! Yesterday he got a dried apricot and today some spicy nuts! :lol: He's very excited about tomorrow already!! :D

I've just discovered Tesco's pre soaked tinned green lentils. They need lots of flaovurs adding (curry pastas etc) to them, but they are 10-15g/100g CHO. Unsoaked ones are about 70g/100g CHO. My husband has had jet lag over the last few days so his blood sugar has been all over the place...

And its not even April 1st yet..... The Primal diet: the silliest diet ever??? John, a 36-year-old from London, is discussing the foods his diet allows. Carrots perhaps? Or quinoa? “I'm very keen on a raw hare carcass,” he says. “Raw mallard is good too. So's raw tongue and raw organ meat...

Hi, Keep a look out in Tesco and Sainsbury's 2nd week of June. As there will be a new low carb rice range being launched by Batchelors foods. 5 new flavoured rices will be launched, egg fried, pilau, mexican, oriental and golden, with mushroom and mediterranean to follow later in the year...

Not sure how you spell it but Tesco discount brands have a potato Gnocchi on sale now, which is just 35% carbs! Its situated with the dried pasta and sauces. We've had it a few times now and its really filling even with a small portion. For those of you who allow a small amount of carbs its...

We tried these last night and they are really yummy.... A really good alternative to traditional mince pies even for those who aren't diabetic. ingreds... 175g flour 1.5tsp cinnamon 100g butter 140g dried apricots 85g dried figs 100g toasted hazelnuts 1tsp each nutmeg and mixed spice grated...

Are there any good recipe books that you would recomment?? I've just received a voucher for the "The Sweet Life" by Anthony Warrell Thompson. Anyone read it? Is it full of artificial sweetener recipes? Also seen another book by AWT "Healthy Eating for Diabetics". The synopsis says he...

I was in Tesco yesterday browsing the turkey stuffings and found a wholemeal seeded stuffing. Its made from wholemeal flour, various seeds, onion and sage. Its only 22gCHO per 100g, so well worth a look. I'm very tempted to try it before christmas though!

Hi, My husband is type 1 and is really strict with his diet. I generally eat the same as him as I don't like eating bad foods infront of him knowing he won't allow himself that. Anyway, I love jam on my toast in the morning!! I generally only eat it when I'm away from home as my husband won't...

Hi, My type 1 hubby has been experiencing slow insulin absorption and a few weeks ago had 3 days where his blood sugar was 16+ and totally unresponsive to his injections. We went to the doctors on Monday and the doc examined his injection sites. He usually injects in the fatty part of his...

Hi, I've been working in the food industry for a few years now and I also have a type 1 diabetic husband, a type 2 diabetic father and 2 type 2 diabetic uncles! I've always thought that you should use every bit of information you gain at work to your advantage. And as so many people in my life...

Hi My Husband has type 1 diabetes and is entering his 30's. He's been injected since the age of ten and now having more days where he can't control his blood sugar with insulin. We've been thinking about getting him an insulin pump. I doubt that we'd qualify for one on the NHS, so we...