DUK What to eat at Christmas: Mince Pies Christmas Puddings OK

Enjoying the indulgent festive season can be a struggle for people with diabetes. Pav Kalsi, clinical advisor at Diabetes UK, shares some tips to enjoy Christmas if you have the condition...

Turkey: Remove the skin and eat light-coloured meat (breast) rather than dark meat (thigh) to reduce your calorie intake.

Pigs in blankets: Use low-fat cocktail sausages and pierce the skins. Wrap with lean back-bacon (with the excess fat trimmed off) and grill, rather than fry or bake, to allow any excess fat to drain away. Try and limit yourself to two or three. 
 
Roast potatoes: Keep the amount of fat you add to a minimum by dry-roasting or using spray oil. 

After-dinner treat: Of course Christmas wouldn’t be the same without dessert, such as a traditional Christmas pudding or mince pies served with brandy butter, custard or cream. Try making your mince pie without its lid, or choose single cream instead of double cream. Or make custard with semi-skimmed or skimmed milk.

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/what-eat-christmas-if-you-have-diabetes

So there you have it nothing is off limits just as long as it's low fat, you can even have dried fruit as a snack 

They certainly know how to spoil us at chrimbo eh!! Tasteless,dried up carb laden low fat food that is guaranteed to kick the christmas cheer out of even the most jolliest of diabetics along with some pretty nasty BG numbers to boot!...and limit yourself to only 2 or 3 pigs in blankets?? Crikey! Does that mean if we eat 4 we'll all have a coronary before Big Ben chimes in the new year?! DUK get worse!!

Paul1976 wrote:They certainly know how to spoil us at chrimbo eh!! Tasteless,dried up carb laden low fat food that is guaranteed to kick the christmas cheer out of even the most jolliest of diabetics along with some pretty nasty BG numbers to boot!...and limit yourself to only 2 or 3 pigs in blankets?? Crikey! Does that mean if we eat 4 we'll all have a coronary before Big Ben chimes in the new year?! DUK get worse!!

Shut it lad, scoff ya carbs, treble the meds and stop moaning. Think of others you selfish git, DUK need to keep their druggie mates happy, the wonga coming in, and the motors fuelled up.

Eddie wrote:

Paul1976 wrote:They certainly know how to spoil us at chrimbo eh!! Tasteless,dried up carb laden low fat food that is guaranteed to kick the christmas cheer out of even the most jolliest of diabetics along with some pretty nasty BG numbers to boot!...and limit yourself to only 2 or 3 pigs in blankets?? Crikey! Does that mean if we eat 4 we'll all have a coronary before Big Ben chimes in the new year?! DUK get worse!!

Shut it lad, scoff ya carbs, treble the meds and stop moaning. Think of others you selfish git, DUK need to keep their druggie mates happy, the wonga coming in, and the motors fuelled up.

Congratulations Eddie you've just won a prize for making the 20,000th post , Paul will have the DUK Christmas Hamper sent out to you in time for the festivities 

graham64 wrote:

Eddie wrote:

Paul1976 wrote:They certainly know how to spoil us at chrimbo eh!! Tasteless,dried up carb laden low fat food that is guaranteed to kick the christmas cheer out of even the most jolliest of diabetics along with some pretty nasty BG numbers to boot!...and limit yourself to only 2 or 3 pigs in blankets?? Crikey! Does that mean if we eat 4 we'll all have a coronary before Big Ben chimes in the new year?! DUK get worse!!

Shut it lad, scoff ya carbs, treble the meds and stop moaning. Think of others you selfish git, DUK need to keep their druggie mates happy, the wonga coming in, and the motors fuelled up.

Congratulations Eddie you've just won a prize for making the 20,000th post , Paul will have the DUK Christmas Hamper sent out to you in time for the festivities 

Jeez, does that mean I can now apply for parole?

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Eddie wrote:BTW I remember the forum of flog hampers some items 70% carb 

If you'd prefer the DCUK hamper we can have a word with Mr Panesar

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I shall be having a pheasant roasted wrapped in bacon with mushrooms chestnuts and brussels sprouts, a couple of glasses of red wine and a lie down. I was just practicing today, with a pheasant half the size of a turkey which I think will provide three decent meals.

I did survive an aunty-cooked Christmas dinner some years back when she was still alive. It took some doing - a small carby snack (a couple of Amaretti) about half an hour before the main meal, to get my pancreas in the mood, an anatomically correct (ie small) quantity of spuds and parsnip, then a fast walk before hitting the Christmas pud with plenty of cream and brandy, then a longer walk before the slice of Christmas cake. My BG never went over 6 all day - but it did drop below 4, I missed a turn during my fast walk, ended up in the wrong village and had to schlep all the way back in the rain. Walking while my insulin output is at its max can do this, YMMV of course.

This weekend I may have my annual mince pie in town, followed by a brisk walk along the riverbank. The strange thing is I've got so used to not eating sugary starchy crap that I find it hard to enjoy, I only do it because the nice people in the shop give them away.