Diabetes Awareness Week

Sean tells us, "We currently have ten diabetic and four are pre-diabetic residents; we work with the care staff very closely to make sure we are meeting any dietary requirements and providing a good balanced diet. In the kitchen we strive to make sure the diabetic residents get the same type of desserts as the other residents are eating. So for example, a diabetic-friendly crumble would have rolled oats, a spice like cinnamon and a small amount of Splenda. The custard would be sweetened with vanilla essence and a small amount of Splenda. We tend to make cakes with natural sugars in them - for example, banana loaf cake, honey and almond cake or a marmalade cake. There is also the option for teatime of having cheese and biscuits or a low sugar yogurt."

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