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kay957

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Hi everyone, I wonder if you can help. This is my first christmas as a diabetic and my Husband has been newly diagnosed, can we drink (in moderation) and eat christmas cake? I have made a diabetic christmas cake, and tried a mince pie, our sugar levels went up to 10 but went down quite quickly, what are your thoughts on this?
 
Hi kay957.

Short answers.....Drink Yes...in moderation. A glass or two of wine, maybe a couple of beers ? :D

As for Christmas Cake....I shall be eating my hand made Full strength Christmas Cake.....not all at once...... :shock: What is a Diabetic Christmas Cake ......???

I can manage ONE Mince Pie with some Brandy Sauce without any problem. As it's Christmas I think I shall be letting myself off the leash....a little :wink: . Not a licence to go mad, just enjoy yourselves. :D
 
Kay
you can probably have a taste of almost anything, but keep the portion to a spoonful. Keep checking the Bg and you'll know how to go on and what you can have a little more of.
hana
 
it's Christmas have fun and look after yourself make sure you've got your kit and fingers crossed santas good to one and all
 
I can't see why you can't enjoy a couple of drinks on christmas day, also can't see any harm in eating a small mince pie, all in moderation of course! :wink:

Just keep a eye on your bg during the day, I will be over indulging on christmas day, I tend to have a good feast then take the dog for a 3-4 mile walk. It works wonders for me, but I don't worry to much at christmas as I watch what I eat the other 364 days of the year.

Enjoy your day

Nigel
 
noblehead said:
I can't see why you can't enjoy a couple of drinks on christmas day, also can't see any harm in eating a small mince pie, all in moderation of course! :wink:

Just keep a eye on your bg during the day, I will be over indulging on christmas day, I tend to have a good feast then take the dog for a 3-4 mile walk. It works wonders for me, but I don't worry to much at christmas as I watch what I eat the other 364 days of the year.

Enjoy your day

Nigel
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I might just take the dog for a good walk christmas day lol
Soem one asked "What is diabetic Chrismas cake"? well I got the recipe from a cookbook for diabetics, it is made with wholewheat flour, diabetic brown sugar and it came out really great, I have even put a bit of booze in the cake:D
 
cugila said:
Short answers.....Drink Yes...in moderation. A glass or two of wine, maybe a couple of beers ? :D
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This is a conversation that I had with my DN at our first encounter. Her opening shot was to tell me that I need to restrict my alcohol consumption to 21 units per week.

"Hang on!", I said, "that's the amount you tell everyone that they should consume. So there is no real restriction because of the diabetes then".

"Er, no. Not really", was the reluctant reply.

I did cut down my alcohol consumption but it was at silly levels. Now I generally stick to either Bacardi and Coke zero (not a carb in sight) red or dry white wine (white contains a small amount). If I want to have a beer or three, then I offset it against potatoes.

The one thing I do do, and the DN completely agreed, is to have 2 alcohol free days (apparently you can sneak the total consumption up a unit or two if you do this).

The alcohol free days will be temporarily suspended for the Christmas period :twisted: . I also believe that there is little harm in indulging oneself on an occasional basis (say once a month).

IanS.
 
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