oh, that's sad for you indeed... Have you explained them that it harms you to eat sugar?
Some people just don't get it that sugar can be very harmful. They refuse to believe you when you say your body cannot deal with it, just because they have no problem with it. Or they don't know that the problems they have are because of sugar. Or they don't know that they would feel better without sugar, because they never tried to cut it off. There are studies now about how harmful sugar is, but it looks like it's not that well-known yet.
Some people also don't understand that for others sugar is highly addictive, as it's not an official drug like nicotine or alcohol. But yeah, some people smoke a cigarette from time to time and have no problem with it, others get addicted. Some people are able to drink a glass of alcohol from time to time without being dependent, others not. Same for sugar. Some eat sugar from time to time and that's it, others crave for more and more. I guess someone who doesn't have this problem has a hard time understanding it.
I know what you mean, they'll say "come on, don't be such a boring fanatic, this little bit of sugar won't harm you...!" You have to explain why it's important. If they ignore it, well, ask yourself what's more important: peace at family gatherings, or your health?
Btw, I know a lot of people who are addicted to sugar without knowing it. They don't eat chocolate or sweets.. but they regularly eat a lot of pasta, white bread, pizza, potatoe chips, or drink beer...
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