5 MAY 2007, Page 95

Q. My husband has recently been diagnosed with Type 2

diabetes and now has to eat at seven o’clock in order to maintain his blood sugar level. Help, Mary, what should we do about having dinner with Top People?

J.F., London SW12 A. Either your husband eats at seven and then toys with an undressed salad in the presence of the Top People or you spearhead a new trend of eating at seven. The reality is that many people secretly long for an excuse to eat at seven themselves. They are ravenously hungry from five o’clock onwards and relish the thought of being in bed by ten. Only fashionable expectations prevent them from doing this. You will find these people only too eager to comply with your request.