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Watching George Osborne at the moment, he's bringing in a sugar tax on the soft drinks industry. This should be interesting..
I don't know if it includes fruit juice? I was under the impression that it was specifically soft drinks. Hmm, going to be interesting to see where they draw the line.Fruit juice is full of sugar though.
Do we get to claim Lucozade on prescription now?
I don't know if it includes fruit juice? I was under the impression that it was specifically soft drinks. Hmm, going to be interesting to see where they draw the line.
Yay! I still find myself curious as to what the government defines as a fruit juice and what they define as a soft drink and what they do with stuff in between (Entirely from an intellectual standpoint) not trying to be argumentative or anything, just curious!Fruit juice is exempt.
The Lucozade Sport is not sugary enough for hypo purposes (6g/100ml), you need the old style full fat sugary version for treating hypos (17g/100ml). I've been caught out by that before and trying to figure out why you are not recovering from a hypo whilst downing a bottle of Lucozade mid hypo is not easy.Lucozade sports drinks are bombs waiting to go off!
The Lucozade Sport is not sugary enough for hypo purposes (6g/100ml), you need the old style full fat sugary version for treating hypos (17g/100ml). I've been caught out by that before and trying to figure out why you are not recovering from a hypo whilst downing a bottle of Lucozade mid hypo is not easy.
When I was in hospital, there is always a bottle of original lucozade on a bedside cabinet in the diabetic ward!
I just can't get my head around that!
Hypos were my best friend once!
But I would never go anywhere near any drink that has sugar in it.
Mind you I'm not T1!
I coach football and there is no benefit in sugary drinks at all.
I have researched this aspect of conditioning over the last few years.
Water is the only hydration method necessary for sports.
It's for treating hypos, not for use as a refreshing drink.When I was in hospital, there is always a bottle of original lucozade on a bedside cabinet in the diabetic ward!
I just can't get my head around that!
Agreed, there really isn't much need for anything other than water in most cases. Running marathons, and further, though a sugary drink can come in handy in the later stages to pick you back up again once the levels drop a bit. That's the same for everyone though, diabetic or not.I coach football and there is no benefit in sugary drinks at all.
I have researched this aspect of conditioning over the last few years.
Water is the only hydration method necessary for sports.
It's for treating hypos, not for use as a refreshing drink.
I'm talking T2, not for T1s!
Yep,I get that. But it is T1's that will now be taxed for treating their medical condition as having sugary drinks or similar to hand is pretty much an essential part of emergency kit.I'm talking T2, not for T1s!
I guess it more just limits our options in regards to what is affordable as a part of that kit. Fruit juice isn't taxed so juice is still fine and so are a number of other sugary alternatives. I am in full support of where the money is going, but at the same time I'm a little bummed that the drinks are going up in price. (Not in the least because I'm sure the drinks companies will hike the prices of their diet beverages to match the sugared equivalent with tax applied.)Yep,I get that. But it is T1's that will now be taxed for treating their medical condition as having sugary drinks or similar to hand is pretty much an essential part of emergency kit.
Think that they are excluding milk based drinks from the tax as well, chocolate milkshake being an excellent post long run recovery drink. mmmm!!!!I guess it more just limits our options in regards to what is affordable as a part of that kit. Fruit juice isn't taxed so juice is still fine and so are a number of other sugary alternatives. I am in full support of where the money is going, but at the same time I'm a little bummed that the drinks are going up in price. (Not in the least because I'm sure the drinks companies will hike the prices of their diet beverages to match the sugared equivalent with tax applied.)
Like I said I'm not really against the tax in any way really. I'm mostly just curious to see where it's going and what it will affect. The only slight issue I'm having is that I do tend to buy a fair bit of diet soda and as a student I worry about tiny increases in objects I buy a lot of.The amount of sugar needed by T1s to recover from hypos is miniscule compared with the amount of sugar the average person eats and drinks - which is where the tax will hit.
When I think of the various extra expenses being diabetic puts on my life; dietary, glucose monitoring, holiday choices, etc. any sugar tax cost pales into insignificance.
Besides, a healthy diet doesn't need processed sugar in it.
I am not in favour of the tax for a number of reasons, but I don't think that complaining about an extra penny or two on the price of 60mls of lucozade is a valid objection.
upper range starts at 8g, not 10gAll of the above is true. There is going to be a levy on manufacturers of soft drinks. Two tax bands. Those drinks with more than 5gms/100ml and those with more than 10gms/100ml.