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- 79
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
The other day I went to the staff restaurant. The only meat available was fatty sausages and turkey, which I'm not keen on. So I settled on just brocolli and carrots with gravy. I was fine with that; absolutely fine. However, the serving chef couldn't cope with my choices. He paused, put on a puzzled face and offered mashed potato as well. I politely declined and said I was happy with just broccoli and carrots. More bewildered looks from him, before he suggested I have chips. For the third time I insisted I my original request stood. But his attitude niggled me.
Similarly I have a colleague who takes an interest in my lunches, which I often have at my desk. Every meal time she wants to know what I'm having. And invariably she will immediately suggest alternatives to what I'm eating etc "You could have had peas or cauliflower with that" as if her revolutionary advice will lead me to rush out to the nearest supermarket to stock up. Conversely, since my diagnosis she has tried t push me to have a cake or chocolate bar here and there (neither of which I've touched since May) and it makes me think she believes Type 2 diabetes is like being on a weight loss diet i.e a consequence-free diet you can opt out of any time if you feel like a treat or a blow out.
Most people are fine and leave me to it.
But has anyone else suffered patronising behaviour when you decline certain food?
Similarly I have a colleague who takes an interest in my lunches, which I often have at my desk. Every meal time she wants to know what I'm having. And invariably she will immediately suggest alternatives to what I'm eating etc "You could have had peas or cauliflower with that" as if her revolutionary advice will lead me to rush out to the nearest supermarket to stock up. Conversely, since my diagnosis she has tried t push me to have a cake or chocolate bar here and there (neither of which I've touched since May) and it makes me think she believes Type 2 diabetes is like being on a weight loss diet i.e a consequence-free diet you can opt out of any time if you feel like a treat or a blow out.
Most people are fine and leave me to it.
But has anyone else suffered patronising behaviour when you decline certain food?