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axle 222

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Hi all, know it's just a soap so please don't jump on me.....but did any one watch tonight's episode, easter egg hunt,?the token diabetic says "won't be eating the chocolate as has her own snack .....GRAPES!!!!!!!
Sugar bombs.......lol.....
 
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Hi all, know it's just a soap so please don't jump on me.....but did any one watch tonight's episode, easter egg hunt,?the token diabetic says "won't be eating the chocolate as has her own snack .....GRAPES!!!!!!!
Sugar bombs.......lol.....

One mans poison is another mans cure @axle 222 , you might find this interesting:-

http://www.diethealthclub.com/diabetic-diet/grapes.html

Edited to add:-
http://www.prevention.com/health/diabetes/resveratrol-grapes-may-help-blood-sugar-control

As always, test after eating!
 
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axle 222

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Thanks for that urban racer,made interesting reading.....
Just for me maybe then......sugar bombs......spike so high don't go near them.....
 
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Thanks for that urban racer,made interesting reading.....
Just for me maybe then......sugar bombs......spike so high don't go near them.....

I'm sure you're not alone. I too had always thought that they were 'sugar bombs' so I was intrigued to read some new research that appears to proclaim the benefits of eating them. (I do eat them sometimes but prefer the bottled variant - now that really keeps my glucose levels down!) :)
 
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axle 222

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Ha ha ha....like everything as you say what suits one doesn't another.....for me injecting insulin to eat them in a meal ......no .....but as you say the liquid form occasionally.......now your talking!!!!
 
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axle 222

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Oh my a case of red wine....now there's an interesting take......ha ha...
 
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had soem chocolate at easter was a treat I do not normaly have :)
 
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