Re: A shocking haircut (on topic)


"Chris J." <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I had a haircut today in preparation for my trip tomorrow,
>
> It was near lunch time, and the hair stylists were chatting with each
> other. The one next to mine called over to a friend who was going on
> break" Hey, pick me up three big macks, two large fries, two apple
> turnovers, and a large regular coke".
>
> As my haircut finished and I headed to the register with my stylist,
> the one who had ordered the McDonalds gut bomb asked my stylist if she
> had any breath mints. My stylist offered her a Tic-tac, and got the
> reply "Sorry, I can't have those. I'm Diabetic. Got anything sugar
> free?"
>
> I nearly gagged, I was so shocked.
>
> Good grief, how on earth could she eat like that and be worried about
> a tic-tac?!?!?!
>
> I picked up a few things in a neighboring store, hoping she had just
> been ordering, at least in part, for someone else. But, when I left
> the store, there she was at a table outside, with all the McDonalds
> order for herself.
>
> I was both saddened, and also left wondering what, if anything, I
> should do. Do Diabetics like her understand that there is SUGAR in a
> regular coke, let alone the carb, calorie, and triglyceride load in
> those burgers and fries and pies?
>
> If she was unaware, then maybe I should have offered some helpful
> advice? But, I assumed that anyone would know that that sort of meal
> was awful for anyone, and worse for a diabetic.
>
> Ugh...
>
Hello, Chris J

Billions and Billions served. Somebody is eating them.

There might not be anything you could do or say that would help the
situation. It would have to be delicately handled. This might be partially a
problem with her docter and health care options not providing proper
guidance and care. Could be she has no regular health care and only knows
she is diabetic because of some emergency room experience. She may have no
knowledge whatsoever about her disease or what constitutes a healthy diet
generally, much less for her situation. It is a horrible story, but most
people do not second guess their medical team and discover proper treatments
on their own. One in a thousand. Just a guess. There are what, 14 million
diabetics in the US alone and two dozen posters on asd? One in a thousand
seems conservative by that standard. My wife has tried to inform and educate
some people and so have I, little that we know, and have not seen much long
term improvement. I expect that most people don't think seriously about
improving the situation until they are facing major medical issues. We have
seen persons facing major medical complications who are still basicly in
denial about it. I remember hearing that *** Clarke had Diabetes. A little
later he proudly proclaims, he hasn't changed his diet or anything; he just
takes his pills and doesn't worry about it. Then, maybe a month after that
he's in hospital, and I haven't heard anything more from him except that now
Regis will be bringing in the new year. And Mr. Clarke can certainly afford
and expect the best of care.

You might say to her 'Say, I overheard you say you were diabetic the last
time I was here. Well, I'm diabetic.' And so on. Feeling her out about it.
But I wouldn't hope too much that it will help her.

I sometimes warn the normal that it would be better to improve their diet
and excercise habits because you don't want to end up with what I got.
Sometimes it helps a little in the near term.

regards,
rudy
bantista@xxxxxxxxxxx


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