Methphors & A1C’s… the diabetic tales?
Hello Again:
Had this buried in my drafts file wanted to repost this again, see what/if anything folks thought (given my other posting today anyway).
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There is an apt (I think) story out of Chinese philosophy which describes the perils of a man on a cliff who for all intents and purposes could easily be ~one of us~, a diabetic.
A villager on his way to collect water is being hunted by a pair of tigers. He is chased to the edge of a local cliff running for his life, seconds ahead of his hunters. The man climbs down a small vine in the cliff’s face dangerously rapidly… a hairbreadth ahead of the enraged tiger now above him. Only realizing half-way down that its mate awaited him below. The rough cliff face giving no handhold, and his meager weight climbing down begins sawing the vine against the rocks, begins to shred.
At precisely that moment he notices tigress below, he sees a wild strawberry buried in the cliff face. What does he do ??? <Playful Smile
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What’s a diabetic supposed to do???? <wg
Jeff
August 19th, 2007 at 5:15 am
Jeff,
If he were a diabetic, then the choice would be easy. He would grab the strawberry and throw it down to the tigress. As the tigress went for the strawberry, the man would jump onto the tigresses back, pull out his insulin syringe and jab her in the eye with it. The tigress, writhing in pain, would be too confused to react quickly against the man. The man would then grab the strawberry and head back to his village, eating the strawberry along the way as a snack. Now seeing as how there is only one strawberry, the man probably would not have to test his blood or take any insulin because the carbohydrate count on that piece of fruit is too minimal to consider. Besides the exercise has kept him active and the strawberry will counteract any low he might have.
Steve
August 19th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
Hello Steve:
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No matter which direction we go there are things to consider, and take into account. No matter what direction we go, there are factors, challenges which might “bite us”.
This is a silly game, but fun too…anyone else??? Or, or if you don’t like this one how bout another metaphor, a different fairy-tale describing the common plight of the diabetic <wg
Jeff