lucylocket61
Expert
I don't think it will be long before the NHS is so cash strapped that patients won't be given food and it will have to be brought in by others, like in other countries.
To start with, I have to say I do not eat low carb and do not believe there is such a think as a "diabetic diet" or even catering for "diabetic patients". There is such a thing as low carb diet but this is not specific to people with diabetes or something everyone with diabetes eats.
Given there is a choice, I do not think this is too bad.
You don't have to tick potatoes, sandwiches, bread rolls, ...
You can have steak and kidney pie and leave the pastry
You can have cheese and biscuits and leave the biscuits
You can have omelette or vegetarian sausages or salad
You can have mixed vegetables and pick out the lower carb ones
Just like when eating at home or eating out, when you eat a specific diet (low carb, vegetarian, gluten free, ...) you have to be a bit more creative.
Whilst I do not limit my diet, there is one thing missing from this menu which I would like to see - the carb count for the dishes.
For those eating low carb it will assist with decisions and those of us taking insulin will help with our doses.
I do not expect to see it in restaurants as it would add too much overhead and inflexibility. However, in a hospital, I believe this is something they should be aware of.
you're easily impressedThis from the BBC, so it must be true. LOL
An estimated three million people in the UK have tried the controversial Atkins Diet, suggests a poll.
However, the poll, conducted on behalf of ITV, found that 7% of men and 10% of women had given it a try.
Not sure what constitutes mainstream but the number of people who have tried just Atkins is pretty significant. These figures don't even count just plain old low carb. Obviously that number aren't continuously on Atkins but I think the numbers suggest that low carb is no more unusual than vegan.
Research by comparethemarket.com uncovered how many people living in the UK identify as vegan, finding that the number has jumped dramatically since 2016. Data circulated two years ago which said that 542,000 people aged 15 and over – just over one percent of the population – identified as vegan. The information also showed that 1.14 million people in Britain were vegetarian.
However, the most recent data now states that an impressive 7% of the UK’s population is now vegan, suggesting a 700% increase in the past two years alone. Further, 14% of Britain’s population – more than seven million people – are now vegetarian.
Looks like vegan and vegetarian are more mainstream now than they were two years ago.
Not only is the person T2 but has been diagnosed with cancer of the Kidney and high blood sugars have been interfering with planned ops.
When staff was asked do they not cater for diabetic patients the answer was no yet they cater for vegan diets and vegetarian and those with gluten intolerance.
Insane.
This from the BBC, so it must be true. LOL
An estimated three million people in the UK have tried the controversial Atkins Diet, suggests a poll.
However, the poll, conducted on behalf of ITV, found that 7% of men and 10% of women had given it a try.
Not sure what constitutes mainstream but the number of people who have tried just Atkins is pretty significant. These figures don't even count just plain old low carb. Obviously that number aren't continuously on Atkins but I think the numbers suggest that low carb is no more unusual than vegan.
Research by comparethemarket.com uncovered how many people living in the UK identify as vegan, finding that the number has jumped dramatically since 2016. Data circulated two years ago which said that 542,000 people aged 15 and over – just over one percent of the population – identified as vegan. The information also showed that 1.14 million people in Britain were vegetarian.
However, the most recent data now states that an impressive 7% of the UK’s population is now vegan, suggesting a 700% increase in the past two years alone. Further, 14% of Britain’s population – more than seven million people – are now vegetarian.
Looks like vegan and vegetarian are more mainstream now than they were two years ago.
View attachment 29827 This is what was on offer to a T2 diabetic, when my daughter and her partner visited a friend on Saturday.
Yes and you as a T1 would have been able to cope with it quite well and nothing wrong with that, but the person in question was a T2 who could not.Sorry but I would have killed for a choice like this, I had to wait til friends family came in just to have something other than sloppy pasta or microwaved grey meat, our only choice was meat or meatfree
Officially carb intolerance isn't a thing.
Good God I just realised I am the op for this thread I had totally forgotten that.
Yes and you as a T1 would have been able to cope with it quite well and nothing wrong with that, but the person in question was a T2 who could not.
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