"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> Cheri wrote:
>> "KROM" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> my issue with many diabetics is they think because sugar is poison
>>> to them it is poison to everyone and that's simply not true.
>>> a healthy person can eat it and they body takes what it needs and
>>> disposes of the rest.
>>>
>>> if I am deathly allergic to fish,it up to me to be on guard..it
>>> would be ridiculous for me to insist it be removed from your home
>>> and not sold in store or restaurants..
>>>
>>> same goes for sugar...we all need it to live and your steak will
>>> eventually be converted to it..but eating a large amount of it pure
>>> will harm you..so don't eat it..but to deny others it is silly.
>>>
>>> there's no difference between a snickers bar and eating toast with
>>> honey and jam...in fact the toast would hit me much worse...
>>>
>>> if you were babysitting a child and they wanted toast and jelly
>>> would you deny them it?...chastise parent for serving it?
>>
>>
>> This cracks me up Krom, really...I was at Walgreen's this morning
>> picking up a prescription for my dh, bought some shampoo and was
>> checking out, putting my number in for the Balance Rewards and there
>> was an elderly man behind me. The clerk asked him if he wanted to buy
>> a candy bar (they seem to be pitching different items while you check
>> out these days) he said no he's a diabetic and can't have candy. What
>> was he buying? Wait for it...a loaf of bread and the Nice Honey that
>> was on sale. I kid you not. LOL
>
> But I suppose there is always the possibility that he wasn't buying those
> for himself. I often buy things for my mom now when I go to the store.
> And when I had an elderly neighbor I would do her shopping too.

Sure, could have been. He was the elderly person in this case. LOL