Diabetics and diet

Food Shopping for Diabetics

You may find the Suitable for Diabetics shopping which you are looking for in these suggested categories but this selection has been made from the labels of the product and we do ask that you check the ingredients before consumption as recipes change from time to time.

Drinks

Freezer

Fridge

Grocery

Supplements

If you are diabetic and can help control your condition with your diet then we are here to help you. Firstly you will find a fantastic range of wholefoods, organic fruit and vegetables, fish and meat on these pages. Dig well into these listings and you can’t go far wrong. But as you will know, occasionally you want that little something that is sweet.

Suitable for diabetics

The lines selected and labelled as suitable for diabetics are not a cure for diabetes but rather are a selection of products which have information for the use of a diabetic on the pack. This selection has been made from the labels of the product and we do ask that you check the ingredients (included with the product details) before consumption.

Suitable foods

So just a reminder that in this context our 'Suitable for Diabetics flag' really means that the manufacturers have addressed this issue and generally used a more suitable sweetener than sucrose which is more slowly absorbed into our bodies. The best foods for those suffering from diabetes to stick to are wholefoods, fruit and veg, fish and meat which do contain natural complex sugars. However these groups of foods are not labelled, just the ones which you may otherwise avoid but may, because of the use of an alternative sweetener may be able to include in your overall diet. Diabetes.org.uk (an excellent online resource for all those with diabetes) have asked us not to recommend sweet, sugary foods as this can be misleading and even if flagged as suitable for diabetics they should be eaten in moderation.

Narrow Remember that once you have selected SUITABLE FOR DIABETICS to narrow your search you will no longer see any other products other than those marked. This may not be a problem, but just to remind you that we only mark relevant products and so general groceries like herb tea, rice, fruit & veg etc may not be labelled even though they are recommended. Remember to remove the flags to see the full listing again.