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Lucozade drink equivalent in France?

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ellietj

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I'm going to France next week (not travelling by car) and would like to know if anyone can suggest a glucose drink equivalent to Lucozade? I can't see any sign of Lucozade itself being marketed there. Yes, I know I can buy Lucozade or Dextrosol tablets to take with me, but prefer the drink if it's available. Any suggestions gratefully received.
 
Hi ellietj
looked for lucozade equivalent - no luck - only sports type drinks like POWERADE, or RED BULL, but don't think they are the same; I asked in our local chemist but they did not know of anything, they are quite knowledgable so assume there is nothing out there. They suggested disolving a lump of sugar in water!

Funnily enough, my husband said the same as martwolves - why lucazade, why not cocoa cola?

Sorry, cannot help you. Good luck with your trip. Where are you going in France?
 
Hi. I assume the Lucozade is to help with a potential hypo? Why not try one of the many (too many) other sugary drinks; although glucose may be better with a hypo anything sugar-based will help. I've just bought some more Dextrose tablets for my holiday; won't they do?
 
Any non-diet drink should have enough sugar/glucose in it to perk you up during a hypo. Coke, pepsi, dr pepper, fanta, tizer, vimto, ribena, red bull, energy drinks all have high sugar content. I don't know where the "got to have lucozade" thing came from, though you only need a small measure of it, I guess. Just eant you to know you don't have to worry about having lucozade and shouldn't worry about having only that drink when going abroad.
 
ellietj said:
I'm going to France next week (not travelling by car) and would like to know if anyone can suggest a glucose drink equivalent to Lucozade? I can't see any sign of Lucozade itself being marketed there. Yes, I know I can buy Lucozade or Dextrosol tablets to take with me, but prefer the drink if it's available. Any suggestions gratefully received.
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Look up TEISSEIRE on MyFitnessPal. There are loads of dilutable syrups available anywhere in France together with their nutritional value. Be warned ... you may have to drink real water with them ... I know water seems to be the last soft drink that diabetics consider. :? And beware of all the other nutrients they may contain ... they may be good for you.

You may find them in a 'blue rinse' supermarket so you can take a look at their contents (and maybe even try one) and compare a diluted amount with the same amount of lucozade before being put off by the term 'syrup' or 'syrop'. Obviously you can control the amount through dilution as they are syrups.
 
gezzathorpe - what do you mean by "water seems to be the last soft drink that diabetics consider" Are you diabetic? If so you should know that it is necessary for people who are diabetic to drink at least a litre a day in order to keep the kidneys flushed . Especially if one has high blood sugar levels, as kidneys then work overtime to process excessive sugars and if one does not drink enough one is liable to become dehydrated.

As you say there are a lot of "syrops" in France of all different brands - and they are very sugary. The French like them as diluted drinks instead of alcohol - Menthe is particular favorite. But personally, having tried them in the past, I would not recommend them as an alternative to other sugary things to help with a hypo. If there was nothing else and it was an emergency - maybeeeee!
 
the Boissetarian said:
gezzathorpe - what do you mean by "water seems to be the last soft drink that diabetics consider" Are you diabetic? If so you should know that it is necessary for people who are diabetic to drink at least a litre a day in order to keep the kidneys flushed . Especially if one has high blood sugar levels, as kidneys then work overtime to process excessive sugars and if one does not drink enough one is liable to become dehydrated.

As you say there are a lot of "syrops" in France of all different brands - and they are very sugary. The French like them as diluted drinks instead of alcohol - Menthe is particular favorite. But personally, having tried them in the past, I would not recommend them as an alternative to other sugary things to help with a hypo. If there was nothing else and it was an emergency - maybeeeee!
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I do know about water which is why I drink about 6 litres per day ... and guess what ... I have not poisoned myself or drowned. What I meant was that there is lots of talk on this site about which fizzy drink people should have or not, whether dliet coke is better or worse than non-diet coke etc. etc. but I hardly see any mention of water. Why people want to pour 's..t' down their throats, except to treat a hypo, is beyond me.

So, good luck to the OP as you have now crossed off something from their list ... how about you recommending to them what replacement for lucozade they should look out for.
 
I used to drink a LOT of diet coke and coke zero and it occurred to me that a glass of it is basically just a glass of chemicals . I tried cutting back over the years but always backslid but by thinking of it as drinking chemicals I have been virtually diet coke free for a few months with no effort.

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Thundercat said:
I used to drink a LOT of diet coke and coke zero and it occurred to me that a glass of it is basically just a glass of chemicals . I tried cutting back over the years but always backslid but by thinking of it as drinking chemicals I have been virtually diet coke free for a few months with no effort.

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I have often wondered why people drink stuff like that. My local pub serves me a pint of soda with slices of lime, lemon and orange. There is no comparison with the aroma and taste of fresh lime & lemon squeezed into the glass. I confess I always eat the orange! At home, I keep a bottle of juiced ginger which I dilute into fizzy water...just about the most refreshing drink there is... makes the lips tingle for quite a while. :D I have no doubt that someone will tell me that ginger is bad for me or too many carbs... but what a way to go!!

On the very odd occasion we get a kebab, they keep thrusting the mandatory 'free' tango in my hand and won't take no for an answer. So they just stack up in my kitchen until I find someone mug enough to drink them.
 
My favourite drink at the moment is squash. Robinsons (not a plug) are a quid a litre now and represents very good VFM. I have a pint pot on mt desk and probably have around 8 litres a day, half flavoured, half plain old h20. I got a bit fed up of coffee all the time. The last time I went hypo about 8 months ago, my mate got me a can of relentless or monster. I couldn't drink it all and half went down the sink. Lucozade is a good example, but I think there's a lot of sugar in. My initial point is that there are other valid alternatives when hypoing, no need for brand allegiance, have what they have, when in Rome...(Or France) :) Stay safe out there! No lucozade, no need to panic :)

Mart.

(Like the lime and ginger ideas, especially on a day like this Gezza! I've booked Thursday and Friday off as well now, far to nice to work or think!)
 
martwolves said:
My favourite drink at the moment is squash. Robinsons (not a plug) are a quid a litre now and represents very good VFM. I have a pint pot on mt desk and probably have around 8 litres a day, half flavoured, half plain old h20. I got a bit fed up of coffee all the time. The last time I went hypo about 8 months ago, my mate got me a can of relentless or monster. I couldn't drink it all and half went down the sink. Lucozade is a good example, but I think there's a lot of sugar in. My initial point is that there are other valid alternatives when hypoing, no need for brand allegiance, have what they have, when in Rome...(Or France) :) Stay safe out there! No lucozade, no need to panic :)

Mart.

(Like the lime and ginger ideas, especially on a day like this Gezza! I've booked Thursday and Friday off as well now, far to nice to work or think!)
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Glad you liked the ideas. Re ginger ... it flies around the inside of my juicer like stray bullets (even when cut into thinish slices) and I had to get a replacement lid when it shot the 'auto off' pin away!. Not sure how else you can juice it though. I get about 1/4L juice from a litre (it is pretty potent) and can still use the dregs/pith or whatever they're called in recipes. I guess it would be nice with some alcoholic drinks too. PS there's no need to peel the ginger first. I never bother anyway since it's very thin and disappears into anything I cook.
 
Gezza, any recomendations? Don't want to go all gung ho if you have some of grandmas old recipes knocking about, or even your own! :) big advocate of good practice, my man.
 
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