First my son posted this on the family WhatsApp
Then my daughter, the family nutrition watchdog, posted: Hey. That one has sugar
Son: I was waiting for your comment
Daughter: Oh dear... I am too
predictable!
Son: It was on special
Then me, of course: I have a similar
problem in the pharmacy. A client may say “ I’m a diabetic - is there sugar in
this medication?” I usually hold up a 5 millilitre medicine measure and ask how
much sugar can fit into this spoon together with the other ingredients and the
water. Sometimes we are talking about a tablet or capsule that may contain sugar or lactose as a filler.
After the blank look I suggest that “if that little bit of sugar worries
you just put less jam on your bread or eat less potatoes. And give that
chocolate bar you have in your bag to your spouse.” Of course, no-one wants to
use less jam or potatoes or candy. Especially diabetics.
Similarly a menopausal woman may ask
"wont these hormone tablets cause breast cancer?" Well it may, just
the same as two glasses of wine or lack of exercise. She thinks and then says
"I’ll stay with the wine."
Never mind the rest of the family who
have to endure a menopausal woman soaked in wine. Of course it is important to
use less sugar and often one has to negotiate with yourself - I usually quit
pudding in favour of sugar in my coffee.
Some families call their mother’s hormone
tablets (HRT, Hormone replacement therapy containing oestrogen with or without
progesterone ) “Peace In The Home Tablets”
One does not need a laboratory test to
determine whether the wife is taking her HRT tablets or not. You just have to
wait till she gets home.
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