These are some of our go-to snacks, my favourites are the popcorn ones which are around 4 syns each or you can even have them as your healthy extra b choice!

If you are looking to eat something which has no free food component then use a simple rule of every 20 calories is one syn. Meringues are a great way to add sweetness and crunch to yoghurt or to make a bowl of berries seem so much more special. The carbohydrates which tend to have the most pronounced effect on blood sugar levels tend to be starchy carbohydrates such as rice, pasta, bread, potatoes and similar root vegetables, flour based products (pastry, cakes, biscuits, battered food etc) and certain fruits.All recipes are unofficial Slimming World recipes, suitable for Weight Watchers, Noom and other diets. Gullon sugar-free Maria biscuit and Gullon sugar-free cookie have only 1 syn while Gullon sugar-free vanilla and chocolate wafers have 2 syns. The level of carb is enormous, so I ate less but homemade regular cookies and of course sweet with sugar, and they learned how we're cheated with the "Sugar Free" label. So while there aren't any refined sugars in these, they still contain carbs and will raise your bloodsugars. On the forum we have found that with the number of new people being diagnosed with diabetes each day, sometimes the NHS is not being able to give all the advice it would perhaps like to deliver - particularly with regards to people with type 2 diabetes.

So please be warned, I advise having two or three sweets at a time, or you could regret the decision to have a treat! each I thought, but they were quite thick, went down excellently with a cup of tea and provided that much needed confectionary-rush. It’s far from the end of the world though and on this forum you'll find well over 235,000 people who are demonstrating this. However, whilst these may seem like good choices for a GD diet and a dream to your cravings, please beware and be fully informed before you or your loved ones spend your hard-earned money!Mint double chocolate ice cream lollies or vanilla ice cream sandwich with chocolate biscuits, 100ml each – 6 syns approx. Whilst it’s lovely that loved ones are trying to support us at a difficult time, use the opportunity to educate them on diabetes and nutrition. In an attempt to stay healthy but at the same time treat myself without feeling guilty I have tried Gullon sugar-free biscuits. Our No Sugar Added and Sugar Free range of Gullón premium sweet biscuits are sourced from the highest quality ingredients. Although Gullon sugar-free biscuits contain no added sugar, they still contain carbs which turn into glucose (blood sugar) once digested.