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We know what is printed on the front is basically worthless. Many do not however and trying to educate people against the barrage of misinformation from the food (and pharmaceutical) industry is one hell of a mission. Oh well thank you for trying to sign it I hope it not allowing postcodes is...

It's not useless tho it's the most relevant and just brings it to people's attention.. getting the other info banned is a much bigger debate (and I agree it shouldn't be there but that argument could go on forever).. I'm looking to make a small but significant change tha5 will make people more...

People wrongly assume the important stuff is on the front and if it comes from a website claiming to be low carb and says 'sugar free'.. they are intentionally misleading and the word carbohydrate is never in the news! The nhs website for t2 diabetes is a joke and actually says people should be...

Totally agree.. but he was fooled by the misleading rubbish on the front of the packets.. even people trying to do their best are being conned

I believe the bad press sugar gets is to distract from the huge amount of carbs in just about everything pre prepared. They can call things healthy if it doesn't have sugar in it but all carbs raise our blood sugar. You have to be willing to prepare your own food if you want low carb for which...

I know a T2 on insulin who totally gets the importance of low carb diet and had managed to get his hba1c down some but was still on insulin. When looking at what he was eating he was eating 'No added sugar' snacks, some of which had 76g of carbs per 100g (which is the same as golden syrup!)...

It is so hard to educate people when the food industry knows it is carbs that raise our blood sugar, are addictive and are cheap so make them their gazillions. They have unlimited 'advertising' budgets and confuse the issue always banging on about sugar. Here is a link to a petition to add...

If diabetes is one of the biggest and growing problems why are carbs not already displayed on the front of packaging? Only displaying 'Sugars' is misleading as that is all the media talks about. ALL carbohydrate (ok except that from fibre but that has already been deducted from the carb value...

I know I should call medtronic and have them replace my pump as the siren doesnt now make a noise (well it sounds like it did when I was lying on it and couldn't hear it properly) but I've putting it off coz the sound of the siren makes me want to smash it up! Is that just me? I will call them...

It is possible to reverse T2 diabetes if you stopped eating/drinking as many carbs your insulin sensitivity will return to normal and can deal with the occasional hit of sugar. Go on youtube and look up "Reversing Type 2 Diabetes Starts With Ignoring the Guidelines". Did you significantly...

Thank you! I've just seen this. Makes sense and I hope it won't be considered spam I don't want to annoy anyone! Thanks for the info!

Can an administrator please contact me. I am trying to post a link and it won't let me.