new question about atkins bars

You need to read the label. You're not looking for sugar, you're looking for total carbohydrates. I don't eat the chocolate range, but I do keep a supply of the Daybreak bars in, for those days when I eat a very quick meal, or need to take a snack with me in the car.

As the Atkins range is designed for a low-carbohydrate diet, it ought to be okay for diabetics too. Use your meter to check, 2 hours after eating. You also need to bear in mind that to achieve the sweetness they use things like polyols - which, if you eat them in large quantities, will go straight through you! :shock:

Much as I love Atkins, I think that the food range is vastly overpriced. Have you tried eating very good quality high cocoa ordinary chocolate? Anything from 70% cocoa solids, upwards. I usually eat the 85% or 90%. Because they have a higher chocolate content they have less sugar, so they are okay in small quantities. Again, read the labels for carb content. Beware, though - if you eat too much in one go, you may well be on the loo again :shock: . The big bars are 100g; eating 20g doesn't hurt. You get a lot of chocolate bang for your buck . Once again, it's not cheap, but a bar will (should!) last 5 days. :wink:

Hope this helps

Viv 8)

You're doing the right things, and with weight loss and exercise you should see a real improvement at your next blood tests. Don't forget to let us know your results.

Viv 8)