DUK Living with Diabetes Day - I'd like to be subversive

I've had an email from DUK inviting me along to a Living with Diabetes Day http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Global/get-involved/volunteering/Programme-%20final.pdf

I'd love to go along and spread the low carb message, as the flyer talks about healthy eating and fats.

Why have they arranged it for mid week? Many of the newly diagnosed are in their 40's and 50's and work.

I'm going to try and swap my day off, just to see what they are peddling and be a bit subversive.

Denise wrote:I've had an email from DUK inviting me along to a Living with Diabetes Day http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Global/get-involved/volunteering/Programme-%20final.pdf

I'd love to go along and spread the low carb message, as the flyer talks about healthy eating and fats.

Why have they arranged it for mid week?  Many of the newly diagnosed are in their 40's and 50's and work.  

I'm going to try and swap my day off, just to see what they are peddling and be a bit subversive.

I'd love to be a 'Fly on the wall' if you went along to the event!   Reminds me of a thread at the 'Other forum' where a member had been invited to the DiabetesUK 'Tea party' and on looking at the food on offer there it was a total carb fest!! (As you would expect from DUK sadly   ) so the member was tempted to go along and 'Ruffle a few feathers' about the appalling food on offer! I never did find out if the member ever attended it in the end but the thread was removed and I got a 2 week ban for my disgraceful and wicked use of the term ' +1 ' in the thread LOL!!

" I got a 2 week ban for my disgraceful and wicked use of the term ' +1 ' in the thread LOL!!"

And quite right too lad. In my day +1 was a flogging offence, remember the days of FORUM RULES !   

Kind regards Eddie

C'mon guys can we please keep away from the [PROFANITY REMOVED] its quite frankly offensive, I'm ok with the + and don't mind people using the number 1 if its relevant to the conversation but please bear in mind children could see it

Andy12345 wrote:C'mon guys can we please keep away from the [PROFANITY REMOVED] its quite frankly offensive, I'm ok with the + and don't mind people using the number 1 if its relevant to the conversation but please bear in mind children could see it

PMSL!!   

If I was attending and just for starters I'd print out a few copies of this page and hand them out.

http://www.stop-trans-fat.com/how-is-margarine-made.html

Doesn't look so "Healthy" now does it!  

paul1976 wrote:If I was attending and just for starters I'd print out a few copies of this page and hand them out.

http://www.stop-trans-fat.com/how-is-margarine-made.html

Doesn't look so "Healthy" now does it!  

Grim! Glad I don't eat that!

Scandichic wrote:

paul1976 wrote:If I was attending and just for starters I'd print out a few copies of this page and hand them out.

http://www.stop-trans-fat.com/how-is-margarine-made.html

Doesn't look so "Healthy" now does it!  

Grim! Glad I don't eat that!

Me too! I always hated the flavour of low fat spread in the past but I bought into the whole 'Margarine is better and healthier than butter' thing as it was the mainstream thinking when I was growing up! I LOVE butter and I cringe at all the wasted years we were apart! lol

do you think ill get arrested if i print this out and stand in the supermarket giving it out to people buying marg?

Hey Denise, bring us all back some cake!

Ewww Paul, that link about the making of margarine just turns my stomach. I was never a marg spreader on bread, but used to make cakes with marg. I'm also allergic to nickel.

I keep telling my friend (non-diabetic) that her low fat diet and cholesterol lowering spread is bad for her.

Definitely thinking about going to that day though.

Andy12345 wrote:do you think ill get arrested if i print this out and stand in the supermarket giving it out to people buying marg?

Probably, sadly!   

That's a real eye opener. Thing is, I'm not too keen on the taste of butter to be honest. Any other alternatives ?

Extra virgin olive oil is nice as a spread if you have the live stuff bread could try that   

Thanks MUD, I'll try that. I do love bread with olive oil & balsamic vinegar. I think my only fear would be I usually take a sandwich for work which we make the night before. It would be soggy if I used olive oil for that. Is there a "better" version of marg or all the same ? We usually buy Olivio ?

Hi Mo! I don't know if this will work or not but I 'Believe' that extra virgin Olive oil-if kept in a plastic tub and kept cold enough will solidify and although it would be hard to spread when straight out of the fridge-after a few minutes it might be soft enough to spread-I'm sure I've read about someone doing something similar.

Cheers Paul, I'll try it !

mo1905 wrote:Cheers Paul, I'll try it !

No worries mate! Just promise you won't kick my butt if it's nasty as I've not tried it myself yet! LOL

paul1976 wrote:

mo1905 wrote:Cheers Paul, I'll try it !

No worries mate! Just promise you won't kick my butt if it's nasty as I've not tried it myself yet! LOL

I'll bring a Pot Noodle too, just in case :-)

HaHaHaHa!!