hi, just a quickie question to see if i (type1) could have the odd mars bar as a snack in a week?
thanks
mick
thanks
mick
mars bar?
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Yes, course you can.. So long as you remember it has 69g carbs in it. :roll:
edit. should read 69g per 100g weight. Cheers Nigel.
edit. should read 69g per 100g weight. Cheers Nigel.
Try cutting one up into 5 or 6 small pieces - beats the mars bar craving and you get a bit each day!!! :lol:
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When I was diagnosed 27 years ago, the old chap that was the main consultant at my diabetes clinic always recommended eating mars bars when having a hypo. He said that in all the years that he had been a consultant, he must of give this advice to thousands of people and should be given a award by the makers of mars bars.
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Nigel
When I was diagnosed 27 years ago, the old chap that was the main consultant at my diabetes clinic always recommended eating mars bars when having a hypo. He said that in all the years that he had been a consultant, he must of give this advice to thousands of people and should be given a award by the makers of mars bars.
Regards
Nigel
Hi Nigel
Collins Calorie Counter......Mars Bars. 69g per 100g. weight. (left that out previously.. ) Sorry ! As the normal bars are around 58g weight I think then that makes the actual carb count 40.02g.
(69/100=0.69 x 58 = 40.02) Off the Mars.com webite.
As a snack if you can manage it I suppose ? To me that is way more than any meal I have ! I never touch them. I think that I could probably manage one if my Bg was about 4 to start with....I'll test the theory one day ? :wink:
As for Mars Bars as a hypo remedy. That was the 'old' advice. That has now changed and a Choc Bar is not recommended, leastways not by my Endo and many other sources ? What is required if you are having a hypo is fast acting Carbs, such as Lucozade, Coke, Jelly Babies etc. Then when levels are improved have a carby snack to stabilise the levels.
That could mean a Mars Bar I suppose. :lol:
Collins Calorie Counter......Mars Bars. 69g per 100g. weight. (left that out previously.. ) Sorry ! As the normal bars are around 58g weight I think then that makes the actual carb count 40.02g.
(69/100=0.69 x 58 = 40.02) Off the Mars.com webite.
As a snack if you can manage it I suppose ? To me that is way more than any meal I have ! I never touch them.
I think that I could probably manage one if my Bg was about 4 to start with....I'll test the theory one day ? :wink: As for Mars Bars as a hypo remedy. That was the 'old' advice. That has now changed and a Choc Bar is not recommended, leastways not by my Endo and many other sources ? What is required if you are having a hypo is fast acting Carbs, such as Lucozade, Coke, Jelly Babies etc. Then when levels are improved have a carby snack to stabilise the levels.
That could mean a Mars Bar I suppose. :lol:
We were told that a sweet treat is best included as part of or immediately following a meal, that way the treat is diluted with the rest of the meal and the sugar from the treat is absorbed at a slower rate, avoiding a spike in the BG reading. When Jess wants a sweet or chocolate bar we make it her pudding. But I guess if you're treating a hypo then it would be okay, but isn't a whole mars bar too much for a hypo treatment? If you buy the bite size bars they're a nicer size therefore not too many carbs at one go.
HiSophiaW
I had to help treat a T1 who was having a massive hypo today, almost unconcious. No way could we have got him to chew or even swallow a Mars Bar ?? We had to use Hypostop and massage his gums before he actually came round. THEN after administering a Gluco Tab as well and checking his levels he was given a carby snack, which could have involved a Mars Bar if one was available. It is much too slow acting to be of any use in this situation. He was also very uncooperative and very aggressive. That even with only one leg !!
It is certainly NOT the first thing that you should have when having a hypo. Low (over 4 mmol/l) Bg levels are not a hypo per se ?
I had to help treat a T1 who was having a massive hypo today, almost unconcious. No way could we have got him to chew or even swallow a Mars Bar ?? We had to use Hypostop and massage his gums before he actually came round. THEN after administering a Gluco Tab as well and checking his levels he was given a carby snack, which could have involved a Mars Bar if one was available. It is much too slow acting to be of any use in this situation. He was also very uncooperative and very aggressive. That even with only one leg !!
It is certainly NOT the first thing that you should have when having a hypo. Low (over 4 mmol/l) Bg levels are not a hypo per se ?
The fat content in a mars bar slows the absorption of glucose, so in theory a mars bar is not a good idea to treat a hypo, best treated with lucozade, hypo stop, jelly babies ect. Mars bars are best kept for use before long physical activities.
Suzi x
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My son takes a mini mars bar to school with him on PE days. He reckons that is one of the perks - he can legitimately eat chocolate before PE (which he hates!)
I would have a square of black chocolate to eliminate any Mars bar caving. I used to love them, but wouldn't dare have one nowadays. Still if you can cut one up into about 8 bits and have no more than 1 bit per day, you might be OK
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