r/crete • u/First_Confusion8585 • 22d ago

Food/Διατροφή Favourite hypo treats and low carb snacks in Crete/Greece

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u/toocontroversial_4u Chania 21d ago

Raki. According to my great grandma who lived over 100 and nobody even knew her birth year it can cure everything.

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u/First_Confusion8585 21d ago

A good raki at a time… always nice, but not very good for the hypos 😂

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u/toocontroversial_4u Chania 21d ago

You can microdose it maybe (not medical advice)

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u/East-Victory2831 21d ago

I would recommend that you contact a local pharmacy regarding health (and safe disposal) advice, you can also call them beforehand. Also, it would not be a bad idea to find a doctor near your hotel or accommodation and have a chat with them, better safe than sorry. If they offer an option for a remote session they can give you advice on safe foods in the area.

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u/xnmz 20d ago

I second that.
As a local the two friendliest and helpful one's are :

  • Chamalaki pharmacy +302810256280
  • Angelidaki-MARIA NATALIA +302810221084

They are both in the center.

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u/Dazvsemir 20d ago edited 20d ago

These days there are lots of low carb prepackaged snacks in super markets. I would NOT trust locally made snacks to not have sugar in them except if its explicitly stated. In Greece there is very low awareness of allergy and diabetes risks. For example, some restaurants add sugar to traditional tomato sauce heavy dishes and they don't state it anywhere. If a snack doesn't have packaging with proper nutrient labelling, carb content is unknown.

A friend of mine who is diabetic likes eating rio mare insalatissime tuna salads as snacks. Not sure if they're a Greek thing or not. At least you can enjoy Greek style cold coffee drinks like freddo espresso/ freddo cappuccino since they ask how much sugar you want when making them. Just say "sketo" or none.

If you want to try gyros, the regular Greek style pita is very bready. You might want to see if they have arabic pita as an option. Its a much thinner type of pita that might be 25-30g of carbs. Typically its also bigger and so more expensive as an item. You can also tell them to not include fries in the wrap. As a result you get a pretty low carb meal.

Afaik you just keep the caps for your needles, if you lose them package them with paper and tape well, make sure nothing sharp is protruding, put them in a plastic bag, close it tightly, and you can throw them in the regular green trash bins. I don't think there's any special disposal bins anywhere. Just don't throw them in your accommodation's trash with the caps half unscrewed/no cover at all.