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Dewitt Popec voted up Retiredkop Retiredkop's answer
Let's try this again. I have several medical issues, walk with a cane and have a hard time getting up! How do you handle people that are overly helpful to the point they don't understand no thank you, I can do it?

Thanks for the great answers!  I was at a meeting the other day as it ended I started to get up from a seated position when unbeknownst to me a person grabbed me from behind rather forcefully and decided that THEY were going to help me stand up.  This person knows I was a cop, … Read more

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Dewitt Popec voted up dragonfly forty-six's answer
Let's try this again. I have several medical issues, walk with a cane and have a hard time getting up! How do you handle people that are overly helpful to the point they don't understand no thank you, I can do it?

Well Sir, I think being kind has gone far enough. I would carry pepper spray and give them a warning growl. If the growl does not work, pepper spray them. If asked why you did such a thing, you could either feign dementia, or tell them that you feared for your life, in that they … Read more

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Is Red Wine Good Or Bad For Type 2 Diabetic?

Red wine is considered one of the better alcoholic beverages for type 2 diabetics.  It is preferable to white wine, and much better than beer.  Red grapes contain flavanoids and flavonoid-rich foods help prevent oxidative damage when they are consumed.

Other foods that are rich in flavanoids are apples, onions and green tea.  If the … Read more

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Dewitt Popec voted up Anonymous' answer
Is Red Wine Good Or Bad For Type 2 Diabetic?

Red wine is considered one of the better alcoholic beverages for type 2 diabetics.  It is preferable to white wine, and much better than beer.  Red grapes contain flavanoids and flavonoid-rich foods help prevent oxidative damage when they are consumed.

Other foods that are rich in flavanoids are apples, onions and green tea.  If the … Read more