What do you buy a family for Christmas when you hardly know them and several members are diabetic?

I like that idea. Somehow I never think about things like nuts and dried fruit for christmas - my mind goes straight to guylian chocolates!

Lol. :). My dad has a friend with type 1 diabetic and my mother always asks to make up a diabetic basket at the store for him :). What is guylian chocolates?

AMAZING belgiam chocolates shaped like seashells. Ever since I was really young we have had them at christmas. They are so good. I have lots of good ideas now actually - Like dipping strawberries in diabetic chocolate. You are inspiring!

Thank you :) and you’re welcome. Lol. I know those they are amazing. My favourite is still lindt….yummy….My boyfriend better get me some for X mas.

nothing.. im a tight arse scrooge

My cousin is diabetic, and we buy him diabetic chocolate. He appreciates it because it is quite expensive and most people ‘can’t be bothered’ going to the extra trouble of finding a store that stocks it buying it. Alternatives for people that you don’t really know are: Photo frames, candles, spa-sets, mall (westfield) vouchers, movie vouchers (movie-money vouchers), writing sets with paper and envelopes, cook books (maybe a diabetic cookbook?), flowers, salad servers, salad bowls. That’s all I can think of! I wrote a How To on buying presents for people who are hard to buy for. It may help you? Not sure… http://www.funadvice.com/howto/buy_present_difficult_person

You get them gift cards. Or candels.

diabetic chocolate is worse for diabetics than normal chocolate..

at least that was the case when i was kid growing up…

it contains or i should say contained [as they might have changed the recipe over 25 years] a lot more fat that normal chocolate, so my dietitian told me anyway.

Actually I know a lovely Belgian man who makes the most amazing diabetic chocolate and its actually really good for you. Its low in fat, and he only uses natural sweeteners (not sugar obviously!). Its pretty expensive but worth it!