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busspassman

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
I have today visited my local Thorntons shop with a view to purchasing some chocolates (yes, I know the windy side)
The shop assistant has informed me that they will no longer be selling their Diabetic range as Thorntons have decided
it is quite in order for Diabetics to consume their standard range of chocolates. I am type 2 with a average blood sugar
reading of 5.5 mmol but even so two or three normal chocolates raise my blood sugar by .5
If diabetics who may visit their clinic every 6 months and do not test themselves the outcome could prove serious as
Thorntons have given them the all clear to chomp away on a box of Milk Tray
 
so have you observed a higher spike with normal chocolate than you have with the diabetic chocolate...?
 
novorapidboi26 said:
so have you observed a higher spike with normal chocolate than you have with the diabetic chocolate...?
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Previously, diabetic chocolates made no measurable difference to my blood sugar levels nor do any of the sugar free confectionery
 
I have had a response from Thorntons who, although confirming they have discontinued the Sugar Free (Diabetic) range would neither confirm or deny the statement made by the shop assistant that it was ok to eat normal chocolates. Once again it shows the disinterest in the Diabetic community. I rest my case
 
If you are going to ask for and take advice about your chronic medical condition from a shop assistant, then good luck to you.

Personally I can make my own mind up, but if I needed additional advice I might seek it from someone with a bit more knowledge.
 
Diabetic foods aren't recommended by most specialists, so I think many companies are withdrawing or changing their products. Some have kept the product the same, but changed the name to 'sugar free' rather than 'diabetic', but others have just removed the products like it seems Thorntons have.

I think the assistant may have been referring to that advice (that diabetic products aren't necessary) but maybe phrased it badly. Obviously, we all have to judge what suits us and control our portions and the timings of treats like that, but I guess the assistant might not have understood the intricacies of diabetes and was just repeating what she was told by the company as to the reason.
 
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