Here is a reply I received 3 months ago.
We are sorry to hear that you don’t agree with our dietary advice, but I would like to reassure you that our advice is based on current research and is also in line with recommendations given by the Food Standards Agency. Diabetes UK have commissioned research into the effects of low carbohydrate diets for people with diabetes; as yet, we are unable to recommend this diet as there are no conclusive results on how low carbohydrate diets may affect people on a long-term basis.
The diet recommended for people with diabetes is not a special diet but the same healthy balanced diet recommended to everyone. Carbohydrate comes from many different kinds of food and drink, including starchy foods such as bread, potatoes and chapattis; fruit; some dairy products; sugar and other sweet foods. The actual amount of carbohydrate that your body needs varies depending on your age, weight and activity levels, but it should make up half of what you eat and drink. For good health most of this should be from starchy carbohydrate, fruits and some dairy foods, with no more than one fifth of your total carbohydrate to come from added or table sugar.
We do advise that meals should include some starchy carbohydrate foods i.e. bread, pasta, chapattis, potatoes, yam, noodles, rice and cereals advocating the amount of carbohydrate that you eat is important to control your blood glucose. In some of our booklets recommended daily portion sizes are provided, though of course we do stipulate everyone’s nutritional needs are different and you may need more or less portions than those suggested.
In line with evidence based research and national guidance we recommend that sugar and sugary food is limited though this does not mean you need to eat a sugar free diet. People with diabetes can often feel daunted at the thought food choices on special occasions - so we do try and make the point that celebrations, parties and special occasions are possible times to enjoy foods occasionally that may be higher in fat or sugar than your usual choices.
Thank you for your comments, it is always useful to get feedback, and these will be brought to our Balance editorial meeting. You may be interested to know that we are currently looking at ways in which we can clearly label our recipes in line with the Food Standards Agency traffic light labeling scheme.
We are sorry to hear that you wish to cancel your supporting membership subscription, if you still wish me to action your request I will ensure this is done.
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