On Sunday while eating brunch at a local eatery, I happened to pull out a pack of low calorie sweetener from the little caddy on the table. When I turned it over, the phrase "suitable for diabetics" jumped out at me. A short survey of the other sweeteners also revealed similar messages on their packets as well. Is it just me or does anyone else agree that this seem a little presumptuous of these companies? How do they know what is good for a person who lives with a disease that can be so different for each person. It could be that as the mother of a teenager with Type 1, I am just too sensitive. As the numbers of people who are diagnosed with diabetes increase, I am sure that the market for "diabetic" products will grow. Let's hope though that those in charge of marketing these products stick to marketing and not "prescribing" their products.
Ferreting out the Law