Dennis
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Hi Pauline,
You seem to be doing really well on the Byetta. Your HBA1C is what I hope to have reached in a few months. They say the first target for a diabetic is to get your HBA1C under 7.0%, then down to 6.0, but preferably not below 6.
Chocolate is a big "miss" for me as well. Probably a bit late now, but for your next treat get your hubby to order you some Hotel Chocolat chocs. They can only be ordered online and they have a diabetic range that, unlike the others, does not use a sugar substitute. They just make them using 50% of the normal sugar, which is how dark chocolates used to be made 40+ years ago before the manufacturers started to realise that if you add more and more sugar then (a) they are cheaper to make, and (b) your customers will become addicted (because sugar is actually more addictive than nicotine). They cost a bit more than Thorntons, but in quality its like comparing a Merc with a Ford Escort.
You seem to be doing really well on the Byetta. Your HBA1C is what I hope to have reached in a few months. They say the first target for a diabetic is to get your HBA1C under 7.0%, then down to 6.0, but preferably not below 6.
Chocolate is a big "miss" for me as well. Probably a bit late now, but for your next treat get your hubby to order you some Hotel Chocolat chocs. They can only be ordered online and they have a diabetic range that, unlike the others, does not use a sugar substitute. They just make them using 50% of the normal sugar, which is how dark chocolates used to be made 40+ years ago before the manufacturers started to realise that if you add more and more sugar then (a) they are cheaper to make, and (b) your customers will become addicted (because sugar is actually more addictive than nicotine). They cost a bit more than Thorntons, but in quality its like comparing a Merc with a Ford Escort.