• sheepishly@fedia.io
    5·
    2 hours ago

    I thought for a moment this was meant to imply the display was actually plastic and anon had given himself some exciting new kind of poisoning… no it’s just diabetes

    • ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.comEnglish
      1·
      2 hours ago

      It’s because they typically put a lot of sugar in it when cooking for westerns. Lots of sugar, carbs, and oil equals sugar crash and gout

    • jballs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      28·
      4 hours ago

      This made me think of something that happened to a good friend of mine. He’s in his 50s and is one of the most healthy people I know in terms of diet and exercise.

      He went to the doctor the other day for a checkup. His doctor made an off the cuff remark about his cholesterol levels being normal, which was fine for a regular person by maybe a little concerning for a person with diabetes.

      My friend was like “What do you mean for a person with diabetes?” and the doc responded “You didn’t know you had diabetes?”

      They went through my friend’s diet to see what could be the cause. The conversation went like this:

      Doc: Do you drink sugary drinks like soda?

      Friend: Never.

      Doc: What do you eat in a typical day?

      Friend: Mostly rice and spinach. And beans too. Honestly most days I forget to eat.

      Doc: This doesn’t really check out. Are you sure there’s nothing else you’re eating or drinking?

      Friend: Oh… I also usually drink about a gallon of orange juice a day.

      So yeah … that’s the story of how my supposedly healthy friend gave himself diabetes by drinking a metric fuckton of OJ.

      • theblips@lemm.ee
        12·
        3 hours ago

        How were people brainwashed into thinking OJ was “healthy”? It’s the closest equivalent to natural candy I can think of. Tons of sugar offset by juicy acidity

        • tomenzgg@midwest.socialEnglish
          51·
          2 hours ago

          I mean, there are still obvious health benefits; you’re going to get vitamins from OJ a can of soda will never give you. But, yeah, there are definitely, additionally, health detriments, as well.

      • turtlesareneat@discuss.onlineEnglish
        2·
        1 hour ago

        I was absolutely like this, juice addicted, then I transitioned into full blown alcoholism, and on the way back out I had to acknowledge serious hypoglycemia and my body had to dry itself out and get used to more stable blood sugar.

        Honestly tho I have not ever been able to control my addiction to sugar since, except during keto (boo) and on semiglutide, and suddenly it’s manageable.

  • don@lemm.ee
    9112·
    14 hours ago

    Fake: no way you’re getting through that many snickers in one sitting without vomiting your guts up.

    Gay: anon is gay, everyone knows this.