Dear MIRIAM: GIVE ME A TREAT.Byline: Dr MIRIAM STOPPARD Miriam Stoppard (née Stern and subsequently Miriam Moore-Robinson born May 12 1937) is a British physician, author, television presenter and agony aunt. Dear Miriam I HAVE type 2 diabetes type 2 diabetes n. See diabetes mellitus. and must watch what I eat so I've cut out all sweet things. But I do love chocolate and biscuits. Should I buy special diabetic chocolate and biscuits so I can have the occasional treat? AS a type 2 diabetic you don't have to avoid all sweet things - you can have small amounts. I'd suggest saving your sweet treat for after a meal. Your body can cope much better with something sweet when your stomach's full because sugar absorption is slowed down by the food already in there. I wouldn't advise special diabetic products such as chocolate and biscuits. They're expensive and often contain a sugar substitute that can give you loose stools - and you don't need another problem. The best sweet food is fresh fruit. Fruit sugar is natural and the fruit gives you fibre, vitamins and minerals. There's no need to stick to less sweet fruits such as plums, apples and pears This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. - sweet ones like cherries, bananas ba·nan·as adj. Slang Crazy: "That's the horrible thing when you're bananas and pineapple pineapple, common name for one member of and for the Bromeliaceae, a family of chiefly epiphytic herbs and small shrubs native to the American tropics and subtropics. are fine in moderation. |
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