Just had an email with 'advice' about snacking from Patient Access

[KK123]

Furthermore, a toated teacake as above with a hot drink is a meal not a snack. Getting really mad now!

Me too! That's about 30 carbs isn't it? That toast, banana and syrup must be knocking on 50 carbs. For a SNACK!!!!

 

[Bluetit1802]

This advice to T2s is downright dangerous. The better advice would be to eat enough protein and fat at meal times to avoid any necessity to snack or feel hungry. Snacking is not a good idea in the first place, it overworks the pancreas, with or without carbs. Add carbs to the mix and boom - all that circulating insulin causing untold damage.

 

[DCUKMod]

I can honestly say, the only time I snack is on a Sunday, whilst preparing the veg for our meal. My snack then tends to be a couple of Chantey carrots, or some cabbage stalks.

Curiously, during the week, nibbling just never even enters my mind.

 

[welovedzig]

I was just reading that!
I’ve sent some feedback via their contact us!
“How can it possibly be right to recommend high carbohydrate (bread, teacakes, popcorn and noodles), high fructose (bananas) and high sugar (maple syrup) products as snacks for Type 2 diabetics? Then mushing up fruit in a milkshake which hastens the absorption of the fructose, shooting blood sugar up rapidly. All of these products would raise my blood sugars (I am Type 2) above an acceptable level!”

Great reply!

 

[welovedzig]

I have to say I was shocked, it seems so out-dated but when my Dad was diagnosed (through being overweight) we went on a course at the hospital and they were saying to eat all this **** and I was in tears with the advisor afterwards after he was told to eat 'anything in moderation'. He went away and lost 4 stone but has put it all back on now. He isn't really diabetic, my husband is and he can't eat anything like this :-(

 

[Guzzler]

I have to say I was shocked, it seems so out-dated but when my Dad was diagnosed (through being overweight) we went on a course at the hospital and they were saying to eat all this **** and I was in tears with the advisor afterwards after he was told to eat 'anything in moderation'. He went away and lost 4 stone but has put it all back on now. He isn't really diabetic, my husband is and he can't eat anything like this :-(

As our favourite GP says "Telling people with T2 to eat moderate amounts of carbohydrates is moderately poisoning them". Snacking is unnecessary though it can be a hard habit to break but advising people to snack on very high carb (imo) foods defies logic.

 

[welovedzig]

OK!! everyone fill in this form! https://support.patientaccess.com/contact-support-form

 

[Rachox]

OK!! everyone fill in this form! https://support.patientaccess.com/contact-support-form

I think this maybe for problems using Patient Access, I may be wrong. I used this link:
https://patient.info/feedback

 

[Guzzler]

OK!! everyone fill in this form! https://support.patientaccess.com/contact-support-form

Done. They're not going to enjoy reading my message first thing on a monday morning!

 

[welovedzig]

I think this maybe for problems using Patient Access, I may be wrong. I used this link:
https://patient.info/feedback

Hi - this was the address I got when I replied to their email so we'll see what happens, thanks, and use this if nowt comes of it. The Health Service need to start listening and get this information right!

 

[HSSS]

I think this maybe for problems using Patient Access, I may be wrong. I used this link:
https://patient.info/feedback

Done.

 

[Spl@]

I think this maybe for problems using Patient Access, I may be wrong. I used this link:
https://patient.info/feedback

Done.

 

[Diakat]

Disgusting - not just carb advice but also the suggested snacks! They put me off food rather than appealing, perhaps that's the point.

 

[caroline_92]

Done! This stupid advice makes me seethe...

 

[Hotpepper20000]

At first when I read it I though maybe there was something I didn’t know about how to handle blood sugar management for type 1.
But even for some one who doesn’t have type 1 or 2 this is awful advice.
Even before I was diagnosed I would have never eaten anything they suggested.

 

[slip]

I'm trying very very hard not to swear at this article.............

It is so bad, on so many levels..........oh £%#<!^& ¬£|| !

 

[Rachox]

I'm trying very very hard not to swear at this article.............

It is so bad, on so many levels..........oh £%#<!^& ¬£|| !

Thanks for not giving me an ‘edit for profanity’ mod job!

 

[ickihun]

https://patient.info/health/diabetes-mellitus-leaflet/features/how-to-snack-when-you-have-diabetes?utm_source=PA_Newsletter&utm_campaign=118160_PA Newsletter 7th edition A&utm_medium=email&utm_content=how-to-snack-when-you-have-diabetes&dm_i=4Q86,2J68,16IVZV,7V80,1

WT£!!!!
Toasted teacake with banana and drizzled maple syrup????
Advice from who?????
Diabetes UK. Really???!

 

[Bluetit1802]

I've sent my feedback.
I wonder if any of us will receive a reply.

 

[LooperCat]

I just ran a toasted teacake with a banananana and a tablespoon of maple syrup through MyFitnessPal.

86g carbs of which 42g sugar.