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How are 'Sugar free biscuits' suppose to affect bs level

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Abri

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
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Diet only
Recently i came across 'sugar free biscuits' and i decided to try them as a snack. About two hours later i checked my bs and it was 9.1. I had eaten five biscuits. I felt disappointed as i was happy that i found something nice to snack on without affecting my bs levels.
 
They may be sugar free but they are still made from flour, check the nutritional info for carb content.
 
Sugar free is a gimmick.... they usually have a high carb content.

5 biscuits, you probably just had around 20 - 25g of carbs
 
Abri said:
Thanks. I just checked, It said 42% wheat flour. I was misled by sugar free.
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Check the carbs and bolus accordingly if you need to.

I just eat normal biscuits in moderate portions.
 
Abri said:
Recently i came across 'sugar free biscuits' and i decided to try them as a snack. About two hours later i checked my bs and it was 9.1. I had eaten five biscuits. I felt disappointed as i was happy that i found something nice to snack on without affecting my bs levels.
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I go to a support group at local hospital manly for people trying to cope with their diabetes. At the meeting before Xmas the person taking the group - himself type 1 - brought in some biscuits and sweets from the Boots No Added Sugar range - which, of course, means nothing, as they all had too many carbs. Needless to say, I didn't try any, but all the others did. I was quite surprised.
 
Abri said:
Thanks. I just checked, It said 42% wheat flour. I was misled by sugar free.
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Yeah, you see sugar free and instantly get your hopes up this will be a snack you can have. It's disappointing to say the least. I think it is clever marketing in a way, to get sales, but using tactics that I think are misleading is very questionable. I'm probably being too kind in saying that of their marketing practices.
 
IF ITS A BISCUIT AND IT TASTES NICE YOU ARE GOING TO PAY THE PRICE SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE.
It's all a con, not illegal but not all the information. Nearly purchased some 50% less fat biscuits a while back, at the last minute I decided to check the values against a standard packet. Sure enough it was true they had 50% less fat but the carbohydrates/ sugar was actually higher than the standard packet.
 
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