Xmas prezzie ideas for diabetic BIL £6-8

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Money is very tight, so can't spend a large amount. Does anyone have any ideas for my diabetic BIL in the region of £6-8.

We normally buy wine and chocolates, I know he can still have them but want to reduce how much edible stuff we give him. He had toiletries and socks for b'day so looking for other ideas.

How does his diabetes determine what you give him? Or do you want something with a diabetes theme?

falling, I'd think it was so that people don't suggest a bottle of wine or box of chocolates!

Maybe a book?

But diabetics can have wine and chocolates - if the OP just asked for non-food BIL gift ideas in that price range it makes sense, but I can't understand why diabetes would be brought in . . . so, still .

Umm you can still have wine and chocolate if you have diabetes - if he's on insulin he will just carb count them.

Boots have a good range of diabetic sweets.

He doesn't need diabetic sweets - and OP doesn't want anything edible.

Book, socks, slippers, mug, t shirt, pen, notebook, toiletries . . . any of the million things you'd potentially give anyone if their pancreas worked . . .

If you wanted to still look at food items, is he a coffee drinker? There are loads of sugar free syrups and also flavoured coffees that would not spike blood sugar. Also luxury packs of nuts might work instead of chocolate.

Exactly what fallinggoldfinch said. But definitely no to diabetic sweets - my pet hate.

I'm diabetic and would be delighted with wine and chocolate. Preferably red wine and Green and Blacks very dark chocolate. Both have less sugar and taste better than their paler alternatives!

Oh and diabetic chocolate is revolting!

salty have you tried the Moser Roth dark chocolate from Aldi? It comes in 70% and 85% and is the favourite of my Type 1 DS.

OP: if you do want something edible, how about some really nice cheese or pate?

What about The Good Pub Guide? I just noticed that it's reduced from £15 to £6 on Amazon.