Make more sense of your Tesco shop when managing prediabetes
Your normal Tesco shop can contain dozens of decisions — bread, cereal, yoghurt, ready meals, snacks, drinks and everything in between. PrediabetesBasket helps you look at the whole online shop rather than trying to judge every product by itself.
Review an eligible Tesco online shop before checkout, or forward your Tesco online receipt or order confirmation afterwards, and receive simple, personalised educational feedback on the food in your basket.
One-time free introductory analysis — a simpler first look at your shop. Paid membership provides the fuller, more detailed personalised Basket Review.
How PrediabetesBasket works with your Tesco shop
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Do your normal Tesco online shop
Shop as you normally would. PrediabetesBasket is designed around the groceries you actually buy rather than a prescribed shopping list.
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Review your shop or send it afterwards
Review an eligible online shop before checkout, or forward your Tesco online receipt or order confirmation after you've shopped.
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See your Basket Review
Food items are considered together and turned into straightforward educational feedback.
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See what could be worth focusing on
Depending on your analysis, you can see what's already going well, which items may be worth another look and practical alternatives that could fit your preferences.
What can a Tesco Basket Review show you?
Basket Score
An at-a-glance view of the overall shop.
Green, Amber & Red feedback
An easy way to understand different items.
Food-by-food explanations
See why something has been highlighted.
Practical swaps
Alternatives where a realistic swap may help.
Small steps
Changes do not need to happen all at once.
Progress over time
Paid members can compare recent analysed baskets.
It's about the whole Tesco basket — not one “good” or “bad” food
A packet of biscuits doesn't make an entire shop bad, just as one bag of salad doesn't make an entire shop good. PrediabetesBasket looks at the overall pattern of the food in your basket.
That can include carbohydrate sources, fibre, fruit and vegetables, protein foods, drinks, snacks, saturated fat, salt and the balance of the shop as a whole.
The aim isn't perfection. It's to make the weekly shop easier to understand and highlight realistic changes you might actually want to make.
Useful Tesco shopping questions to consider
These are everyday comparisons rather than rules — a starting point for looking at your own shop.
- How do the breads in your basket compare on fibre per slice, and does a higher-fibre loaf suit the rest of the household?
- Does the cereal live up to the front of the pack, or is it worth turning the box over to compare sugars and fibre per 100g?
- How much sugar is in the yoghurt you buy most often, and how does that change with the portion you actually eat?
- Where do sugary drinks appear in the shop, and would a sugar-free or no-added-sugar version work just as well for you?
- For ready meals, how do saturated fat, salt and fibre compare between two options you would happily eat?
- Are snacks and treats part of the shop in a way that feels realistic, alongside the everyday foods you buy each week?
Helpful guides to read next
Start with the Tesco food you already buy
You don't need to create the perfect shopping basket before using PrediabetesBasket. The point is to start with the shop you actually make.
Your free introductory basket analysis provides a simpler first look. Paid membership provides the fuller personalised Basket Review, including more detailed feedback, practical swaps and comparisons with recent analysed baskets.
One-time free introductory analysis — a simpler first look at your shop. Paid membership provides the fuller, more detailed personalised Basket Review.
Membership from £7.99/month or £59/year.
Frequently asked questions
Other supported supermarkets
PrediabetesBasket is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda or Ocado.
Educational guidance only — not medical advice. Based on recognised UK healthy eating guidance, with a focus on blood sugar.
Speak to your GP, diabetes nurse, registered dietitian or another qualified healthcare professional for advice based on your individual circumstances.