Unhampering the diabetic
August 7th 2007 14:51
My wife has type 2 diabetes, which means she has to watch what she eats in terms of sugar content and the Glycemic Index. (Diabetics need low GIs to improve their health – you can find out more about this here.)
But going shopping for items that come within the range of foods diabetics can safely eat is often a problem, especially if you’re not close to a large supermarket with lots of choice.
A 17-year-old student (he’s doing his A-levels) called Giles Peters found the same problem when he wanted to buy food gifts for his relatives, most of whom have type 2 diabetes. So after some thought and research, he came up with the idea of supplying diabetic hampers online. Naturally, these don’t contain all the foods a diabetic would eat, but focus more on the items that they’d like to enjoy on special occasions, but which aren’t always obvious on the supermarket shelves.
For the most part the products contain no sugar, and have a low GI rating. They also conform to other diabetic requirements, such as having low carbohydrates. This isn’t to say that
everything in a hamper should consumed unthinkingly, as Giles points out on the site. As in all food intake, moderation is the wise approach. On top of this, the complete nutritional information for all items in each hamper are shown on the website. (Incidentally, the website has a very nice clean and green look about it.)
Delivery is usually next day if you order before 3, and there is a choice of half a dozen different hampers varying in price from £22 to £40.
It just goes to show there are openings on the Net for all sorts of markets, if you just haven’t to find the right niche!
But going shopping for items that come within the range of foods diabetics can safely eat is often a problem, especially if you’re not close to a large supermarket with lots of choice.
A 17-year-old student (he’s doing his A-levels) called Giles Peters found the same problem when he wanted to buy food gifts for his relatives, most of whom have type 2 diabetes. So after some thought and research, he came up with the idea of supplying diabetic hampers online. Naturally, these don’t contain all the foods a diabetic would eat, but focus more on the items that they’d like to enjoy on special occasions, but which aren’t always obvious on the supermarket shelves.
For the most part the products contain no sugar, and have a low GI rating. They also conform to other diabetic requirements, such as having low carbohydrates. This isn’t to say that
Delivery is usually next day if you order before 3, and there is a choice of half a dozen different hampers varying in price from £22 to £40.
It just goes to show there are openings on the Net for all sorts of markets, if you just haven’t to find the right niche!
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