Comment on Extend success of UK sugar tax to cakes, biscuits and chocolate, experts urge

• FarceOfWill@infosec.pub ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The point is they reduced the sugar in coke semi secretly, they can still buy a coke it just doesn’t stop going into diabetic coma. And you find out when you’re on the way to hospital.

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  • HumanPenguin@feddit.uk ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Exactly rhis. We are all used to it now. But that first summer was real hot. And many got seriously in danger. Folks forget death cancreally happen in these situations.

    But there is a much bigger worry if this new idea is sctually implemented the same way.

    Currently we have options as fruit juice dosent follow these tule. A d still has loads of added sugar. Although some village store do not stock it. In genral we can find somthing that will work.

    If companies act the same way with evrtything cakes sweets juices etc.

    Buying a packet of sugar really is not an option in many small villages.

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• HumanPenguin@feddit.uk ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yes it is. Coke or an equivalent.

  First remember this shit his freaking fast. Especially in the summer where it littally feels like sugar is leached from your skin all day.

  Sugar and water is fine at home. Although honestly dose not mix well if the warer is not hot. But it can work.

  When you are out and about doing every day thongs. Most tiny village stores do not sell bags of sugar.

  Atm even friut juice is far from a garrentee in tiny shops. And you can have less then a few mind to handle this situation when its bad. (HOT).

  ATM. You can still get something sweet at most stores. Even if frout juice is not available. Something food wise is. Food is slower but can work. And honestly dealing with heat uou need slower acting carbs all day long.

  But if this new tax idea happens. And companies respond the way they did with sodas.

  It will mean deaths.

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• HumanPenguin@feddit.uk ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Ill also share a cute story just to cheer evety one up.

  First I am hypo unaware. It is a condition that often hits long term well managed T1ds (40years in my case) where we lose the ability to tell when our sugar is low.

  At the time this sugar tax came in. Icwas goingvthrough a 3 year strugle with nice. Where my specialist was trying to grt me issued a CGM. (Continues, Glucose Monitor that warns you when going low)

  I had a girl friend at the time. Who litrally kept me alive. As over the hot summer nights she was regually required to place glucose in my mouth as I was having a fit.

  But after the glucose was in. It can take up to 10 mind for my mind to start responding sanely. Low blood sugar can look like you are very very drunk to outsiders.

  So she would be paniking and constently asking what to do while I was recovering. With me just not in a mental state to explane.

  So when fine one day she asked me wjat was best.

  So I gave her thos advice. Post the low. I genrally needvto take some slower acting carbs to prevent the heat sending me down again.

  The easiest way tovtake it is a sugery cup of tea and a few biscuits.

  Now that is only rechnically true. Pretty much anythibg with a lottle morecsugar and some slow acting carbz will work.

  But when i wake up after those night time lows. My memory is missing a chunch of s few hours (I never regain that). And things feel pretty darn stressful.

  You have no idea how relaxing a sweat cup of tea in bed and some biscuits to dunk is as your comming to from that crsp.

  While also taking the GF mind of rhe panic and giving her something to do rather then worry if I am going to die.

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