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superhans1988
Ahhh slatterys! Not far from me :)
ihateyouallandyouhatemetoo
isn't that the stuff that makes you have explosive shits?
StiinkySkunk
Pretty sure this is in Whitfield Manchester, 5 mins from me. Amazing cake shop, chocolates and cafe
DianNaoChong
I haven't seen diet Ice cream in a while but it can end up having more carbs then regular.Doctors always said to watch that stuff carefully
jcoleman2164
As a type 2 diabetic if I could enjoy things in moderation I wouldn't be a diabetic you dumbass.
ScorneontheCob
Yeah when my little brother 1st got juvenile diabetes we all ate a lot of sugar-free lollies & stuff with him. So much diarrhoea.
Hefelump
What kind of unholy concoction is "diabetic chocolate"?
jappie348
does diabetic chocolate mean chocolate withouth carbohydrates? because those are just as bad as diet coke basicly
Daisychain360
I had a pack of diabetic biscuits a roommate stole once. She ate the whole lot. I immediately felt sorry for her. Instant karma.
AdrianDunne
They're right. First thing I learned in diabetes club was not to buy diabetic chocolate, jam, sweets etc. And I'm supposed to tell everyone
nicoleoftheeast
Depends what it is. Read labels, count carbs. Don't vilify artificial sweeteners for no reason
Copperbrat
This is bullshit. Real chocolate and cocoa butter contain virtually no trans fats. You can sweeten chocolate with a wide range of >
nicoleoftheeast
Tons of saturated fat in chocolate though
Copperbrat
Saturated fat is nowhere near as bad for you as trans fat. But yeah. It's not a low-fat food.
Copperbrat
sweeteners that are considered wholesome but aren't sugar.
Audioe
This isn't slatterys in Prestwich Manchester is it?
dominicgrimes9000
yes
itdoesnttakemuch
I was wondering the same thing!
Northwindlowlander
It's a throwback thing, with old insulin sweet stuff was much more problematic so when I was a kid there was still a place for it. but these
Northwindlowlander
days you just build it into your diet/regime, no worries. Just that old advice dies hard especially in the more informal folk advice side
ArsenalThePhoenix
if you're diabetic, just find something else to eat than chocolate. it's unfair, but that's life. it's often unfair. just accept it
QuartzPoker
In moderate amounts, cocoa is good for you. In high sugar chocolate, the good is outweighed by the bad, but it tastes great.
r0b0tc0rpse
where can I find sluttery chocolate
Emiloo74
As a person who lives with T1D, please give us real chocolates. They are much more satisfying than artificially sweetened chocolates.
laacis2
Real chocolate is bitter af. You can buy less bitter cacao butter buttons. They're pale cream color and are really tame compared to 100% bar
Mysterydewd
That, and 'sugar-free' is never carb free. I remember someone telling me how he got sugar-free icecream, we could eat as much as he wanted..
DarkShroud
Health wise that's in the same vein as the people who take the fat blockers then pig out for the night.
Mysterydewd
I wouldn't know much about those, but excess is excess. With "sugar free", the carb content is often the same/comparable to normal varieties
RuricOrhlandis
While sorbitol and maltitol end with -tol it sounds like ALL, which is what is going to come out of you, all you've ever eaten.
icangetthreestars
If it really “offers no benefit” then nobody would buy it anyway.
nicoleoftheeast
The issue isn't the artificial sweeteners. These can be a good solution for diabetics, the issue is that it's still full of carbs and fats
tzahtman
Never heard of "diabetic chocolate" but I'm guessing it is like "clean coal"
Keeperofthe7keys
It's like clean coal of you substituted some of the carbon for more uranium.
SoundFuture
It's like low-fat peanut butter. It sounds good for you but it's filler and sugar.
AndyTheAbsurd
No, it's more like the difference between regular Coca-Cola and Diet Coke. Unhealthy in different ways, AND tastes weird.
WeAreNotSmilesTImes
That's my approach for ice cream. Don't have it often but when I do I get the real stuff. Not the shite in all the lower calorie options.
Khazimhir
im a diabetic for over 20 years and i have never heard of diabetic chocolate. if they could remove gluten from chocolate tho that'd be great
goste
I used to go to Slattery as a treat when I was a kid. Good to see it’s still there 30 years later!
Sk3tz0
My nutritionist said dark chocolate in moderation is ok for my beetus.
arthurvanhoudt
So how about the other sweeteners like aspartame, saccharin, sucralose and the likes?
robdielemans
Anything that tastes sweet sends signals to the pancreas to release insulin in order to get the glucose it is expecting. 1/2
robdielemans
Since there is no glucose it just remains in the body, creating a sense of hunger and causes you to eat more than you should. 2/2
TheWhiteRat
Anecdotal evidence, but I've been drinking a 12 pack of diet dr pepper or coke zero a day since 2019, every day at work. I'm still alive.
Pyrolillycherry
Aspartame is bad, especially for inflammation (ppl with fibro, etc.) and the rest are argued over fiercely. Monk Fruit extract = great. I ->
nicoleoftheeast
There is zero evidence of this
Pyrolillycherry
use sugar-free jello and protein powder with sucralose but in moderation. Stevia is one of the less contested ones that's yummy.
DanCutter
I used to work at the Sugarless Shack in San Luis Obispo, CA. I was a former fatty, minoring in nutrition, and did my best to educate the
DanCutter
bovine masses that waddled into the place, ordering mountains of high-fat, sugarless soft-serve…thinking they were doing themselves a favor.
Lifesforliving
They are right. Diabetic chocolate contains carbohydrates still which you have to inject insulin for if your Type 1. May as well have real.
F1gureOfSp33ch
My husband, a T1D, agrees.
SpecialAgentPinkfinger
We are at a point where type 1 diabetics like myself can eat pretty much whatever we want as long as we do the proper amount of insulin.
SpecialAgentPinkfinger
It's been like this sinse the 90s. When this new way of care came out I immediately ate an entire pie to myself.
ME2BNS12
There are other solutions out there other than sugar alcohols! Even solutions that don't require alot of carbs. Choc zero is a good one
Lifesforliving
Thanks for the info. I hadn't heard of them before and will look into this.
Rignak
I'm a fan of choc zero for keto. Never got kicked out of ketosis so far with it.
oldbaldjewishman
Their stuff is yummy. If I ever need something sweet
InfOracle
Same. Love their products
ShadyEsperanto
Being Type 1 is wild sometimes because people will assume you can't eat something because you usually don't and then you're like "nah, 1/
ShadyEsperanto
you guys don't get it, I'm in a cheesecake mood today" and whip out your magic pen and just go to town. (I'm oversimplifying, of course) 2/2
Finduses
You could definetly make a cheesecake that is diabetic friendly
Finduses
Depends on the sugars, sukrin can absolutely be eaten by diabetics.
Articate
So can real sugar. Sugar alcohols are not a free-for-all. It’s still absorbed.
Finduses
It is absorbed, but not digested
Articate
What.
Finduses
It goes straight through you
Finduses
The body can only use glucose, and it isn't able to break sukrin (Erythritol) into glucose so it comes out of you intact.
duktayp
sorbitol:
YoSamiteSam
Also PSA: Xylitol is poisonous for dogs. Don't let your dog eat chewing gum or candy with xylitol. Not that they should eat gum or candy.
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OhNoDontTouch
they bought 5lbs, but they only ate about 20 gummy bears.
TheWombatStrikesAgain
Someone I hate, you say? Hmm... what a coincidence, I do know people I hate.
wazscience
There is a video on YouTube from the user LAbeast who posted a video about this. It's hilarious.
WeAlreadyHadThisWar
I did not know this was a thing. I feel bad by laughing but oh that was a deep healthy soul cleansing laugh
Predacane35
A gummi for your soul
qyrriqat
One year I had a cold with an ugly cough. I was taking cough syrup, using cough drops, and soothing my throat with breath mints. 1/
qyrriqat
All three were sugar-free variants. All three uses sorbitol. It took me a week to figure out why the cold was making me spend hours in 2/
qyrriqat
the bathroom as well. I avoid sorbitol as much as I can now. 3/3
NotLuckyDucky
I almost tried this cleanse when in the military trying to meet weight. Instead I did all the other ways and welp now I’m afraid to diet.
forte10
If anyone DOES want to see a video of the after-effects, LA Beast did a video of him eating the entire bag. Man does love his science.
HardDoseOfReality
That's... uh... colorful and not TOO obscene
WeAreNotSmilesTImes
Yeah, fie on that. Alcohol sugars eaten in excess is no bueno.
wazscience
It's a shame they stopped selling those.
MamaRosie
I've been searching for this image for a while now. I've referred to it several times since my partners new job at a smoothie place.
billymaditsdone
I don't think this actually happened. But even if true, it's messed up that he let them go to the construction workers
UrGrammasMonkey
Ya sorbitol is a natural laxitive. We use it very sparingly at work (chocolatier) and in as small quantities as possible.
michiyl
Should also be written on the packaging that too much can have this effect.
IAmASentientWaffle
In the EU that's the case.
malachilenomade
As soon as I saw "Oh man... words can not express" I knew EXACTLY what that review was. Classic!
chata954
I forgot about the one who brought them to work. That epic never made it to print. The sharer should be publicly shamed, had been warned .
kanybal
Totally! The friend didn't believe, made her decision, endured the consequences. But the sister... Hopefully she warned everyone beforehand?
Centurion212
???
UsernameMayBeSubjectToChange
Why eat FIVE POUNDS of that crap? That amount alone will upset your intestines, never mind induce vomiting
EDDDDDDD
Upset intestines? Well, that's one way to put it. https://youtu.be/sMjgaa5j_LE
iLynux
He didn't eat five pounds. He purchased a 5lb bag and ended up giving away 99% of it. It's right there in the text ?
TheWombatStrikesAgain
Way I understand it, he bought five pounds but only ate about 20 bears.
ForlornFennec
Bought five pounds, rather than ate, I assume - see down the post where they say "99% of a 5 pound bag left".
Elbowdeepinabeepbeepsheep
LA beast here. Have a nice day!
cardam0m
Can relate, only with sugar free Ricola.
PineappleLoopsBroether
My favorite part is “men on roofs crossing their legs contemplating if they can make it down the ladder or if they should just jump”
MamaRosie
*staring at the gutter intensifies*
PineappleLoopsBroether
That would work.
hymenochirus
Haribo Sugar free gummy bears use maltitol, not sorbitol to replace sugar.
Astramancer
mal- is the prefix for bad, right? No wonder!
Sionyx
Malitol can still have the laxative effect, though. Source: Have diabetic mother and have been trying to find candy she can eat.
borednerd55
I like the Quest line of candy, preferably the peanut butter cups. You can make stuff with allulose or erythritol.
borednerd55
Avoid stuff with maltodextrin, polydextrose or isomalt (IMO) stuff.
DoctorDelta
Consider melting unsweetened chocolate and mixing in pure Stevia. The stevia can taste a bit "chalky" on its own but the chocolate fixes it.
C0baltBlue
Stevia works best when enhancing existing sweetness, so it's worth using it with a sugar alcohol. Erythritol doesn't have a laxative effect.
ContinuallySenseless
Mango. At least personally I'll take that over any candy you can find when it's available.
SuperfluousMeh
This is the one that gave me that nightmare death on the toilet feeling.
SpiderHippy
Nurse here. Maltitol is a sugar alcohol that, like sorbitol, has a laxative effect. They're basically substituting the same thing.
Hammerwell
I have no problems with Butanetetrol/Erythritol though.
C0baltBlue
Erythritol doesn't ferment in the gut, so no laxative issues.
SeriousCloud
From experience, maltitol gummy bears were much worse than other sorbitol candies I've had
hymenochirus
IT Manager here. Maltitol is approximately twice as sweet per volume so has less digestive impact.
MamaRosie
Unemployed here
maincarrot
Foreign affairs director here.
secretdpp
Red 5 reporting in
SpiderHippy
lol...I can see how announcing myself was arbitrary. I did it because we use sugar alcohols as laxatives, but didn't connect it in the post.
maincarrot
It's okay. I'm not actually a foreign affairs director :( I'm a fraud!
peeeopeepeee
At least you have a sense of humor, good on ya!
basicisaac
Totally believable and not exaggerated at all and if true totally not written by a person with severe IBS who dared eat 5 lbs of candy. Ugh
wadatahmydamie
Okay. Eat an ounce of sugar-free candy and let us know how you feel. Just don’t go for a drive or anything.
florpglorp
Add this to your amazon wishlist and share it with us. We will buy you those gummies so you can try them
basicisaac
The QAnon is strong this morning. Damn.
fishmaceins
You seem to be a fun person. Ugh
basicisaac
If not believing in bs Facebook Fwd > Re > Fwd > lol food myth memes makes me not fun, then I can live with that. Cheers!
iLynux
They didn't eat all 5 pounds, dude. They bought a 5lb bag and gave away 99% of it. Read.
AdmiralJohn
"... after eating about 20 of these..." Learn to read, my brother in Christ.
basicisaac
Still bs. These are the same type of people who claim “I took a single bite of Mexican/Indian food and now my butt is a rocket” nonsense
AdmiralJohn
/r/confidentlyincorrect :)
stevencloser
It is well known to be a laxative.
MrListerTheFirst
I found 90% cocoa chocolate at Aldi today. With that much cocoa, there's not much room for anything bad!
Volimar
The Aldi Choceur brand of chocolate is very nice.
Sokonomi
Ive been hunting for that kind of purity. Must be so nice and bitter.
user3827492
A few nanograms of some poisons can kill you, so it's never a 0% chance of death
thedoorman42
I absolutely ❤️ 90% chocolate
Cranbananarama
It's a tricky balance with those higher %, at least from my experience. 90% was awful, but 100% was...so bitter it was good?-
Cranbananarama
-It's like 70-90% confused my tongue or something.
oprahslovechild
I think, though, the appreciation for that requires a unique mind set. You can’t go into that if your looking for a candy. It’s More savory.
Jadenyuki1121hi
There's also no room far anything tasty!!
MrListerTheFirst
To put things in perspective, maybe I should explain that I've got diabetes and I find things with much sugar in easily too sweet.
MrListerTheFirst
Also I drink things like coffee and tea with no sugar at all.
nickasaurusrex83
Tesco do a 75% and an 84% cocoa bar. They're pretty bloody good.
Pigswithstripes
85 is my favorite, but you can get 100% also were I live.
AimlessSavant
Inb4 you are dog
Appollon
... or pleasurable. For me anyway.
Byrhtnoth
I used to grab the 85%-90% bars at Aldi during monthly grocery runs in Uni. American studying abroad in Dundee.
dukegonzo
Abertay or Uni of Dundee? My guess is Abertay (I like guessing games)
Byrhtnoth
? Dundee - I was on exchange for a year from U of South Carolina. I remember I stayed over in Tay Mills, so an easy walk from everything.
dukegonzo
Damn. What made you choose Dundee? (If you don't mind me asking.)
Byrhtnoth
I knew I wanted to study in Scotland, and my home university had an exchange program with Dundee, Strathclyde, and U of Edinburgh 1/2
Heisanevilgenius
I once ate a hamburger
Iceman0624
?I got a jar of diiirt?
CoffinFullOfPudding
Lindt 90% is literally my favorite chocolate bar. So good!
PlanckEraWasMyBestEra
Lindt chocolate is the bessssssssst. Favorite of all kinds
LucianoIntorno
What if the other 10% was rat poison? Didn't think about that huh?
DocWino
That’s like eating bitter chalk.
Bombofclusterfucks
Idk why but dark chocolate makes me sneeze when I eat it lol
shimmernshine
Research shows the response to chocolate, sneezing, and sex stiumlate the same part of the brain.
Bombofclusterfucks
What about mint? Mint makes me sneeze too. ?
shimmernshine
It plays sensory tricks so I wouldn't be surprised if it did. Mint makes me happy. Especially a fresh mint plant. Like catnip to me.
FellaWithUmbrella
reverendbonobo
Compared to the amount in most foods, that's pretty good.
FellaWithUmbrella
Sauce: https://www.fda.gov/media/71809/download
PicassoCT
I knew a king, who sat on a throne, ruling the city of constipation. He squeezed all day, the face all red, nothing escaped in the duration
PicassoCT
He moaned, proclaimed his regrets and swore of the cursed pure cocoa candy -
PicassoCT
And with a crash, something hard shattered, the porcelain throne of the dandy
PicassoCT
Now out of the bathroom, the king sobbing robbed, the carpet all red were he went. Shot in the arse by a fool, that in the end repent.
QuamvisSintSubAqua
Clap. Clap. Clap.
SherMattLockSmith
I got addicted to 95%, roommate thinks I am insane after he took a bite of some.
Vanonym
I can understand why people don't like it, but I love very dark chocolate. I always keep a 99% (I prefer it to the 100%) tablet 1/
Vanonym
/ it is perfect with coffee. But one or two squares are enough most of the time
MrSmilingDeath
It's just far too bitter for me to eat it by itself. I like putting it coffee every now and then, though.
Blud4BludGod
I tried 98% that I found while traveling in Japan. Brother and I joked the last 2% was wood glue to hold it all together. It was good though
DMSledge
love it
gromolko
Then he won't eat your supply.
MetalPsychologist
Addicted to chalk
cancerriddenlung
I've had 100% before iirc... Shit's rough. 60% is great though.
Barkinsons
It's definitely an acquired taste
The701
Wow. I've occasionally tried some of those high-cocoa bars. For my taste, 70% is on the mildly bitter side, and ~80% tastes quite bitter.
SherMattLockSmith
It is bitter up front, but take small nibbles and let it melt in your mouth and the flavor develops.
The701
Well quite a few things are bitter to me, or are just really "loud" in terms of taste.
Davadid84
That’s what she said
SirChadwellHeath
MisterLemons
Bruh, it's a chocolate flavored brick
ZoidbergIsGreat
That stuff is an experience... gotta be in the right mood for it
RetailCat
So dark if you put a black cat next to it the cat bows down to it.
DeKetsendeRechter
I'm surprised that dickhead kapoor didn't patent it yet!
DMSledge
sooo goood
Flowerlady0
At some point, baking chocolate should be on your list
SherMattLockSmith
I put raw cacao in my coffee, does that count?
thriftstorebooklady
Really? Is it good or is it a health thing? I know someone who drinks like.. raw cocoa and water.
Leithreas
I put it in my smoothies, it's delicious
Vanonym
Isn't baking chocolate made with a lot of chocolate? Or do you mean pure cocoa by that?
Vanonym
Lot of sugar* lol...
Flowerlady0
Baking chocolate should have no sugar in it at all. Like cocoa powder but with the cocoa butter fats.