That ice-cream is diabetic

The ice cream board at a beautiful cafe in Bristol.
Only one question here. What is "diabetic vanilla"?
All the other flavours look delicious but I'm not sure why the vanilla is diabetic.

Ice cream is made from cream, sugar and a choice flavour essentially. It needs both the fat in cream and added sugar to form correctly.

I haven't seen the recipe but I imagine the diabetic ice cream is either:
- Reduced sugar to make it lower carbohydrate. This is typically replaced by fat or artificial sweetener, which changes both the texture and the taste.
- Reduced fat to make it lower calorie - this often leads to a grainier texture making it less enjoyable and then you have to ask your self "why have it"?

It's a problem when food is labelled "diabetic". It implies that people with diabetes should only have specific foods labelled for them. These foods usually cost more and often do not taste the same as the original - making an already difficult condition harder to manage. It also implies, subtly, that you can have as much as you like because it is somehow reformulated for a specific condition. This is also wrong because it still contains fat / sugar / salt and calories.

A better way of going about eating for diabetes is to rely mostly on unprocessed foods and watch portion sizes. For a treat - choose something you love to eat, have a good quality piece and sit somewhere comfortable and really enjoy it. I'm not interested in the diabetic vanilla I'd rather have one scoop of really quality ice cream, which will have the same calories and enjoy it slowly.

If you have diabetes and want ideas on what to eat, speak to a dietitian. Ask your GP for a referral or visit
UK https://www.bda.uk.com
Australia http://daa.asn.au