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Libby
DAFNE Graduate
University College London Hospitals (UCLH) 5 posts |
I don't drink that much, but when I go out I like to have the occasional gin and slimline tonic. Recently, I have noted that a lot of bars (in London at least) are serving Fevertree "naturally light" tonic water as slimline tonic. However, whereas every other slimline tonic is completely carb free, the Fevertree version has 3.9g carbs per 100ml. Even when I asked for a sugar free tonic I was presented with Fevertree. |
Garry
DAFNE Graduate
North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust 328 posts |
I wouldn't worry about it. Might be good policy to stop at 10 drinks though! |
Libby
DAFNE Graduate
University College London Hospitals (UCLH) 5 posts |
Thanks Garry. I think this boils down to a more basic question of when is a sugary drink too sugary. I wouldn't drink a normal coke as I couldn't correct for it in time, bit what is the deal with this not really slimline tonic water? |
Sue Marshall
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 1 post |
Hi Libby. I think this is part of the whole very serious and sinister 'creep' of sugar into all our foods. It puts diabetics into a difficult position -- make a fuss with bar staff who won't really 'get it', and try to get bar managers to stock proper slimline drinks, or end up drinking in sugars that will not help us with our control. They'll also make us fat as they will probably be excess to our needs and the sugar will end up being stored as fat. It's not just fats that make us fat, but sugars too. I would suggest you try other drinks if you end up in a bar that only serves fevertree and the like. Two G&Ts with that stuff and you're up to nearly 10 carbs (or one CP if you use those exchanges). You control may not be dented too much by that, but it's another thing to have to take into consideration. If ended up pretty much stuck with white wine, as most mixers are sugary, as are many beers. It's dreadful that alcoholic drinks do not have to have carb and fat breakdowns on their labels. If they did, you could at least choose what to drink based on that info (as could everyone). It shows how much clout the drinks industry has. I rant on a bit about the 'sugar free' rubbish that gets stuck on labels as it's an actual health threat to me. I was in a pharmacy just weeks ago and they had 'sugar free' sweets on the counter. Read the label, and it was 35g of carb per 100g. OK, so that's a lot of sweets to get through, but they were NOT sugar free. When was a boiled sweet a carbohydrate. It's not called a sweet for nothing, it's full of sugar! It's not just likely to make unsuspecting diabetics have problems with their control, but it's making the population at large unwell too. So, rant rant. Read the labels. Make the choices that keep you well. And 'out' the baddies. I did not know about Fevertree. I do now. Sue |
Garry
DAFNE Graduate
North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust 328 posts |
One fevertree is nearly 1 CP. Libby mentioned 200 ml/bottles and 3.9g/100 ml or 0.78 CP per bottle. |