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Lucozade has saved my life so yes it should be exempt. It acts quickly
Hi. It shouldn't be exempt. Although some people use Lucozade for hypos I can see little advantage of this over glucose tablets which are cheap, store well, are small and dissolve very quickly. Yes, if you've taken a large insulin overdose then a big swig of L might be the best solution but normally a few tablets would do the job. Lucozade has been vastly oversold as the cure for illness, fatigue and whatever which it doesn't do. It does risk a large increase in blood sugar.
We already know that education doesn't work, as there has been plenty of it. Given the effect that sugar has on endorphines, this is no surprise. It means that we're in a position where an alternative has to be done.To me, the easier solution is not to have a sugar tax at all but invest in education. I also think something like showing how many teaspoons of sugar are in a can or bottle of drink might help. I would include a wider range of drinks in this eg some of the very sweet milkshake drinks.
We already know that education doesn't work, as there has been plenty of it. Given the effect that sugar has on endorphines, this is no surprise. It means that we're in a position where an alternative has to be done.
But not targeted or effective clearly. The education on smoking worked. Yes, people still smoke but is there anyone who doesn't know its harmful now? People disregard drinks and are usually shocked when they find out how much sugar is in them, hence that recent article on the sugar in coffee shop drinks. There'll always be some people who ignore advice, but I think more can be done. There are still many, many people who believe fat is the enemy, as one example.
By education I also mean cookery lessons, as I mentioned elsewhere.
I don't believe in a 'nanny state' and I believe people should make their own choices - but I believe that should be an informed choice. I still have faith in education to help. I appreciate the change won't happen overnight and that it'll be a long haul, but there is plenty of room for more education, in my opinion.
I wonder whether an advert ban would help counteract the money of large drinks companies? I believe there's alraedy one in place during children's TV?
Not everyone can carry Mars bars as a quick fix or drink a fizzy drink. I have a dairy allergy which causes life threatening asthma attacks and fizzy drinks are a definite no no as I have fibromyalgia and they cause awful flares. It's very hard to control the condition with 18 other illnesses. Everyone uses different ways as a quick fix. Is there really a right or wrong way as we are all different and use different ways to control diabetes.As has been said time and time again Lucozade is not the only remedy for a hypo my brother in law carries a Mars bar with him at all times as that is his choice of preference one of the wife's cousins carries sugar cubes and another carries a small bottle of Lucozade as their choices of preference so why should Lucozade be given preferential treatment over other products which also could be used to treat hypoglycaemia..
Hi. I accept that a hypo can occur at any time unexpectedly but the point I was making was about the quantity of glucose typically needed. Yes, with a serious hypo Lucozade may be a little faster than tablets and the best solution, but I still maintain that in many situations the tablets are OK as they do dissolve very fast and once in the stomach are just another form of glucose? Anyway each to their own solution and when you need a solution the cost is not important.For some people Lucozade does have an advantage. It works significantly quicker than glucose tablets and can be the difference between staying conscious and passing out.
People don't need to have had an "insulin overdose" to suffer a hypo. Some people are prone to them, and certain conditions mean that those people can't prevent everyone. Although the cause for most 'normal' hypos can often be determined, sometimes there is no obvious cause, or, at least nothing the person 'did wrong'.
I think an exemption would be hard to manage, although I suppose it could just apply to one kind of Lucozade. To me, the easier solution is not to have a sugar tax at all but invest in education. I also think something like showing how many teaspoons of sugar are in a can or bottle of drink might help. I would include a wider range of drinks in this eg some of the very sweet milkshake drinks.
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