Hi I’m julieclarke I’ve joined to find out more about T2 diabetes

[Antje77]

Thank you

Can you please tell us some more about yourself?

 

[julieclarke]

I like to go on holiday and walking

 

[julieclarke]

And I like music

 

[Antje77]

I like to go on holiday and walking

You're on a diabetes forum here. I like to go on holiday as well, but do you have any questions about diabetes?

 

[julieclarke]

Diabetic chocolate is good or bad

 

[Rosie9876]

I like everything! But there’s lots I can’t eat because it’s too many carbs. I like my above ground vegetables. I also like chicken & my favourite breakfast is scrambled eggs with smoked salmon & I like a couple of squares 95% Lindt chocolate as a treat

You mean 90% Lindt chocolate, surely. 2 squares with coffee after breakfast also my go-to.
I was tempted by a Ritter dark chocolate hazelnut bar because it was on offer. Disaster.

 

[julieclarke]

Ok

 

[julieclarke]

Have you had diabetes chocolate

 

[lovinglife]

You mean 90% Lindt chocolate, surely. 2 squares with coffee after breakfast also my go-to.
I was tempted by a Ritter dark chocolate hazelnut bar because it was on offer. Disaster.

No the 95% - I’ve still got a supply of it then it will be the 90%

 

[lovinglife]

Have you had diabetes chocolate

Never had diabetes chocolate, what’s that?

 

[julieclarke]

Ok how is your diabetes doing now

 

[lovinglife]

Ok how is your diabetes doing now

Me? It’s good - what’s diabetes chocolate, I’m intrigued - where do you but it?

 

[julieclarke]

Special chocolate for diabetic

 

[lovinglife]

Special chocolate for diabetic

Can you tell me more? The name where you but it?

 

[julieclarke]

Breakfast I had 2 cream crackers with butter

 

[Jaylee]

Diabetic chocolate is good or bad

The old marketed chocolate could act as a laxative if over consumed.

 

[Rachox]

I get sugar free chocolate from the Deliciously Guilt Free on line

 

[julieclarke]

Nice

 

[Pipp]

Special chocolate for diabetic

Would be interested to know what sort of chocolate this is. What is the brand? Where do you buy it?
This info about chocolate and diabetes could be useful

Chocolate and diabetes

There’s a myth that you can't eat chocolate if you have diabetes. But you can eat chocolate, just in moderation and not too often. Try not to eat a lot in one go as it affects your blood sugar levels. If you snack on chocolate regularly it may start to increase your cholesterol levels and make...

www.diabetes.org.uk