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Make it compulsory for restaurants & manufacturers to supply carbohydrate values

Submitted on Monday 1st July 2019

Published on Monday 22nd July 2019

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 6th November 2019

Signatures: 558

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Petition Action

Make it compulsory for restaurants & manufacturers to supply carbohydrate values

Petition Details

Many diabetics use life saving drugs called insulin to regulate their blood sugar levels. For most using insulin, the number of units givenis worked out based of the amount of carbs consumed.

Additional Information

Many diabetics use life saving drugs called insulin to regulate their blood sugar levels. For most using insulin, the number of units givenis worked out based of the amount of carbs consumed.
Whilst many pre packed meals contain this information, it is not currently compulsory.
Restaurant also are not required to supply this information.
Without this information, many diabetics are forced to guess, therefore risking hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia. Both of which can be extremely dangerous.


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