Former 007 Roger Moore reveals suffering from diabetes has forced him to give up martinis

"The 86-year-old Moonraker star was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last year and now must monitor the amount of alcohol and sugar he consumes

Roger Moore has stopped drinking James Bond's infamous tipple due to diabetes
Sir Roger Moore will leave 007 fans shaken and stirred today by revealing he no longer drinks martinis, the Sunday People can reveal.

Sir Roger, Bond in seven films, used to enjoy a dry martini before a night out.

But the 86-year-old has stopped drinking them as, like actor Tom Hanks, he suffers from diabetes.

He told a magazine: “I am now slightly addicted to Coke Zero mixed with non-alcoholic beer. I look like a man drinking that.”


"Shaken not stirred..." So alcohol get's another kicking as something diabetics should give up but yet again...NO mention about carbohydrates

At 86 years of age I'd think "Bugg*r the coke zero and quaff them vodka martinis down me neck!!"


Link to article below.


http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/former-007-roger-moore-reveals-4336625

James Bond needs to concentrate on stopping super villains taking over the world rather than worry about his BG levels ! Shame !

So the diabetes police will now be on our backs for drinking spirits? Non-alcoholic beer sounds like a terrible choice compared to vodka

Avocado Sevenfold wrote:So the diabetes police will now be on our backs for drinking spirits? Non-alcoholic beer sounds like a terrible choice compared to vodka

Exactly that! Alcohol free beer contains about 10 grams of carbs per small bottle whereas most spirits have no negative impact on BG levels...Makes you wonder if the people who advised Sir Roger know anything at all about diabetes.

Why would he know anything about diabetes? A lot of HCP's don't either.

zand wrote:Why would he know anything about diabetes?  A lot of HCP's don't either.

He wouldn't but it's the fact that he was most likely told that alcohol was a no-no for diabetics which isn't true unless you also have another medical condition on top that forbids it's use and the fact that carbs were not even part of the equation-just sugar and alcohol were mentioned as being dropped and dropping the sugar is a no-brainer really.

Yeh, sorry Paul, my post came over a bit grumpy. This is probably because I am a bit grumpy today

zand wrote:Yeh, sorry Paul, my post came over a bit grumpy.  This is probably because I am a bit grumpy today

lol No worries on that count as I'm pretty grumpy today myself too! Everyone in my house is whinging about christmas and wanting to be spoiled and I just wanna do a Lord Lucan right now TBH and re-appear in January! Bah-Humbug!