I
am thinking of writing this article whenever I come across incidents related to
sugar (read diabetic) and ‘sugar free’. These are all my personal and practical
encounters on diabetes. Resemblance is pure coincidence. I used to joke on
myself with respect to sugar.
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Sweet News:
‘Why are you closing your ears when I am going to tell sweet news?’ roared my
better half after seeing me closing my ears with hands. ‘You know I am diabetic,
anything sweet is not good for health’ I replied.
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Android and Diabetics:
In my view Android is the sweetest OS (Fig.1) on earth and all diabetics must
avoid using it. I practically observed increase of sugar levels while using
Android versions. Even after knowing this, I could not avoid Android devices,
since I am addicted to their sweetness. Now I am seriously thinking to switch
over to Apple IOS (doctors are allowing diabetics in controlled consumption of
apples)
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| Fig.1 |
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Candy Crush:
Whenever I open my Facebook, I see lots of requests/invitations from my
students and colleagues to play ‘Candy Crush’ game. Once my student asked
directly ‘Sir, why you are not responding to my request to play ‘Candy Crush’?’
I politely replied ‘I am a diabetic you know; playing candy crush may increase
my sugar level, that’s why I am not responding’.
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Sugar Free:
I used to play pranks in big shopping malls. I am a regular customer to a big shopping
mall. The staff recognizes me while billing. Once I asked to add that ‘free
sugar’ to the Karachi biscuit packet (Fig.2). The staff tried to explain me ‘Sir
that is sugar free biscuit pack, not sugar free’. Then I told him then it
should be ‘sugar less’ not ‘sugar free’ ‘Anyway you have to give some sugar free
with that biscuit packet’ I stressed. Somehow he added few eclairs to my
shopping bag simply to satisfy me.
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| Fig.2 |
