A HUGE 1 in 11 adults, globally, have diabetes. This equals about 414 million adults are living with it, & 46% are undisclosed. It isn’t known if it’s type 1 or both, but I assume (& this is written assuming) it’s both.
This is meant to raise to 642 million by 2040. Judging on the increase of type 2 diabetes, being developed due to lifestyle, this is understanding
Still, 1 in 11 is unbelievable. Must be a great target market…
I said in the 1st “numbers” post, about me dying, my 1st coma was a ketoacidotic coma. This was explained, in detail, in the first “numbers” post.
It talks what ketoacidotis is, what ketones are & how all this relates to diabetes.
This dying, 1st coma happened in Sri Lanka, in Colombo. I was comatose for a while when I was taken to a hospital there.
The 2nd was when I had my TBI. I don’t know a lot of details for this other than; it was in Vietnam, I was holidaying there with a boyfriend & I got the brain injury front a motorcycle accident, where i crashed & I fell off the motorcycle. I’ve been to recovery mode since.
The 3rd was, again, relatively recent. I had an epileptic fit which was ambulate serious. This coma was medically induce.
Kind of damaged goods, am I. But so much potential, if I may say so myself.
So even though no one has shown an interest in my “numbers” post, I’m still going to expand, because it’s a good story & good information. Most of these stories are 2nd hand but all actually happened.
The 1st one goes like this…. I was 7 years old & was on holiday, feeling ill, getting worse & worse though. I got so unwell I decided & eventually went into a ketoacidotic coma
1 of the 3 comas… the ketoacidots remind for too long, my blood PH went so low I technically died. But was somehow revived, luckily (I don’t know how). A bit like Jesus…(sorry to all Christians).
(This is when your blood sugar goes so high, your body produces keystones, which are a toxic acid – so my blood was effectively an acid. This is why it’s called ketoacicis)
1: I died 1ce
2: I lost my virginity 2ce
3: I’ve been in 3 comas
Prettiest amazing, comment for more details, cause each one has an amazing one.
They say that the fashion industry is very cut throat. Lucky for me, I had my throat cut twice.
Following on from “meeting me, physically”, another physical thing about me is I have a scar on my neck, below my chin.
It’s barely noticeable though, but has a cool story. When I was in hospital for the brain , I had a tracheostomy. This is when the trachea is sliced open, at the front, and a tube is inserted. Like an artificial lung, but it breathes for you. I only have the scar now, but I’m proud of it. It’s like a medal of honour, worn around my neck.
By “twice” it wasn’t successful the first time.
This is pretty self explanatory; you boil the noodles with the miso soup then, when boiled, add the tofu. I think you probably only need the quantity. & here it is;
48g of egg noodles (for 25g carbohydrates)
1 sachet of miso (1.6miso carbohydrate, yutaka but rand)
75g tofu (1.4g carbohydrates, the tofoo co, smoked brand)
Note I am using the rather of 10g carbohydrate to 1 unit of insulin, so 30g of carbohydrates would be 3 units of insulin. The basic nsulin I’m on is NovoRapid.
It is almost unknown, without this platform, to meet someone & really get to know what they’re like, mentally… especially when you don’t know what they look like. I guess that’s what my readers have done with me, read my innermost thoughts without knowing what I look like, unless I’m in some denial.
You can see a tiny, pixilated picture of me in my profile, but that doesn’t give you much detail.
Anyway, even though you’ve read about my thoughts throughout this journey of rehabilitation, I’d like to paint a picture of, vaguely, what I look like. I’ll leave the rest to your imagination.
I’m 5’7”. 115lbs. Green/blue eyes. Dirty blonde hair (more brunette as I get older). I’m 30. I’m not “unfortunate” looking. I go to the gym A LOT, but not muscley.
The neurotransmitter that makes us desire things.
There’s a big difference between wanting something, & liking it.
There is far bigger parts in the brain for actually wanting to do something; the brain stem, nucleus secumban, the dorsal striatum, ventral tegmental area (VTA), amigdula & bits of the PFC (prefrontal cortex).
The desiring parts, in comparison, are much smaller: the same parts but in much smaller areas. For example 10% of the nucleus secumban is aroused when your desiring something, but 100% when you actually like it or doing it.
Amongst desiring , it controls, learning, memory, punishment and aversion, and much more. In my brain injury, i lost my memory. The parts of the brain seem to be a network of small parts of pieces everywhere in the brain.
Now in terms of habits, this chemical is present when you do something you like, hence actually doing a task vs enjoying doing it. It is combined with the pleasure of the anticipation of it. Sometimes looking forward to doing something is more pleasing than actually doing it. Biologically says so, it seems.
I may have already mentioned I’m doing a bit of a clear out, going through all my dried food which I will NEVER have the motivation to cook then eat. So in the process, I shall share with you some recipes (carbohydrate counted so suitable if you’re carb-counting)
I have an abundance of spaghetti in my cupboards, so have made bolognaise to make spaghetti bolognaise. For the spaghetti it’s 30g of spaghetti for 20g carbohydrates, & 40g spaghetti for 30g carbohydrates. The spaghetti is store bought, being Morrisons. Here’s the recipe you need for the bolognaise:
1 onion, diced
200g chestnut mushrooms, quartered
300g quorn mince
400g (container, tin) chopped tomatoes
Boil together for 30 minutes, adding some water so it simmers. All, mixed together, is 31g carbohydrates.
6g carbohydrate for 197g bolognaise (the above cooked ingredients)
Carl Jubng : “until you make the unconscious, conscious, it will direct your life & you will call it fate”