That's all very well saying that, but there are many diabetics who have to control their illness by restricting their carbohydrate intake because their bodies aren't able to handle them properly - if they do otherwise they can end up in serious trouble. People who go on low carbohydrate diets do it for a very good reason, and are not going to thank you for telling them to eat normally!Don't listen to the drama queens (and drama kings) who say you can't eat this and that. I eat lots of kitkats, mars, snickers and double decker chocolate bars when I feel like it. A small chocolate bar is neither here nor there and won't change anything dramatically. If you ask me, there are too many people using scare tactics to dictate what you should and should not have. I read on another forum someone who was going on about fish and chips being 'bad'. How & since when can a bag of traditional fish and chips be bad for anyone? In my view you don't have to worry about counting calories / carbs and looking at food labels - just use common sense and eat normally.
There are way to many rumours and fad diet ideas going around. The idea that you have to go on a 'low carb' diet is nonsense and is not recommended by Doctors. I am diabetic and I am not going to be intimidated by all of the false stories about what i can and cannot eat. The harsh truth is that a lot of people need to get off their backsides and do some exercise. Obviously, if people sit and eat all day without adequate exercise they are going to develop diabetes yet people don't want to hear this. Most want the easy answers.That's all very well saying that, but there are many diabetics who have to control their illness by restricting their carbohydrate intake because their bodies aren't able to handle them properly - if they do otherwise they can end up in serious trouble. People who go on low carbohydrate diets do it for a very good reason, and are not going to thank you for telling them to eat normally!
Robbity
Don't listen to the drama queens (and drama kings) who say you can't eat this and that. I eat lots of kitkats, mars, snickers and double decker chocolate bars when I feel like it. A small chocolate bar is neither here nor there and won't change anything dramatically. If you ask me, there are too many people using scare tactics to dictate what you should and should not have. I read on another forum someone who was going on about fish and chips being 'bad'. How & since when can a bag of traditional fish and chips be bad for anyone? In my view you don't have to worry about counting calories / carbs and looking at food labels - just use common sense and eat normally.
I am entitled to hold and state my own opinion on a topic am I not? Why do people like you feel the need to resort to personal attacks when something is written that you disapprove of? I do not appreciate your tone which is clearly an attempt to intimidate me. If you have nothing positive to contribute why bother posting?NeOh, I have been reading some of your past posts and you seem to be a very negative person, and I don't think it is a good idea to state that most people want easy answers. Some people are unable to exercise because of other medical problems and need to cut their carbs to maintain their blood sugars. Also nobody is trying to intimidate you, if you don't like what people are saying, then don't read it. If you can eat all those chocolate bars and not get high sugar levels then you are extremely lucky, but perhaps you don't test as your doctor has probably told you not to.
Of course I am not trying to encourage people to eat a diet to harm them. I am trying to do the opposite and remove that fear that certain people - especially around here - are trying to instil in everyone. It is counter productive to become obsessed about food labels and weight and simply causes people to become miserable. All I am saying is that generally people should loosen up and eat what they fancy in moderation (with exercise) . There is no need to follow all these fancy 'low carb' diets and other silly diets that some people are promoting. Neither is there a need to test glucose levels three times a day. All these things create fear and simply make people miserable and worried.NeOh
Are you deliberately trying to encourage people to eat a diet that could harm them ?
CAROL
I am entitled to hold and state my own opinion on a topic am I not? Why do people like you feel the need to resort to personal attacks when something is written that you disapprove of? I do not appreciate your tone which is clearly an attempt to intimidate me. If you have nothing positive to contribute why bother posting?
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