Diabetus

[Mr Hero]

BG: Our soda machine is out of order. /BG

I'm still wondering how sucky this was. I don't know anything about diabetes, so this SC may have lied to me.

SC comes down and notices our pop machine out of order.

SC: Could I get a glass of orange juice for my boyfriend? He's diabetic.
Me: Sure. (I go to unlock and turn on the juice machine)

SC (contemplating her choices) Hmm, which kind should I get?
Me: Did your bf specifically ask for OJ?
SC: Yes
Me: Then I think you should get that.
SC: I don't take orders from anyone.
Me: We're talking about a person's health here.
SC: I was just kidding!

Fine, but for me, you don't joke about shit when it comes to people's health. Maybe apple or cranberry would have been just fine, but it still wouldn't have been what the BF asked for.

[Becks]

From what I observed from a diabetic former coworker, orange juice is the go to juice in such situations.

[Xarlaxas]

Yup, orange juice is the best (or at least the most popular choice), my brother keeps a crate of the stuff in his trunk for when he needs to get his blood-sugar levels corrected.

[barainga]

My dad could generally just have anything with sugar.. but his wasnt that bad. Or he might have been doing it wrong.

[Xarlaxas]

Aye, it's the sugar that's the important thing, but really, if your boyfriend is diabetic and says Orange Juice, then you should be getting him Orange Juice! Can't imagine that relationship has much hope if she takes medical requests as "orders." Heaven help the guy if he ever collapses. . . .

[Jay 2K Winger]

I'm sorry, I just have to do it...

[roxtar]

i'm a type 1 diabetic, and any liquid with lots of sugar in it will work. I usually keep some form of candy stashed nearby just in case.

[MournBlade]

Speaking of diabeetus I met Wilford Brimley personally - he lives in the same small western town as my mom. Never heard him say diabeetus in person though LOL

[Aethian]

I like doing apple juice myself, orange juice (certain kinds) leave a bad taste in the back of my mouth.

[PepperElf]

Me: Did your bf specifically ask for OJ?
SC: Yes
Me: Then I think you should get that.
SC: I don't take orders from anyone.

Sounds like her BF needs to upgrade to someone who's not a jerk.

[BeenThereDoneThat]

O_o If that was a joke, it was a very odd one...if a loved one of mine was in danger of going into diabetic shock I wouldn't be wasting time joking that I was a control freak. Then again, I guess it could have very well been someone just scamming some OJ...either way, pretty pathetic...

[MoonCat]

SC: I don't take orders from anyone.

Must be unemployed, then.

[BlaqueKatt]

i'm a type 1 diabetic, and any liquid with lots of sugar in it will work. I usually keep some form of candy stashed nearby just in case.

I have issues with blood sugar(borderline hypoglycemic), I keep "shot blocks" around-they're solid forms of the glucose shots for cyclists-made with rice sugar so they don't taste as awful as the paste "shots", also jelly belly "sport beans" are good and tasty...

[Kristev]

Yes, generally anything with sugar in it will raise your blood sugar up - temporarily.