hung over.

this photo was taken at a friend's birthday bash last night. birthday boy is the fella who looks like he's gonna take a big bite out of my head. i left the party at close to 11. i took a taxi home with three other fellas and reached home around midnight. youtubed and chatted with the brother till 2am, and fell asleep feeling oh-so-happy.

this morning i wake up. i feel fine, if a little groggier than usual.

i grab breakfast.

i get on with stuff i have to do, knowing that i have a date with the gym and my kickboxing class at noon. i've church after that at 2, so i decide to pack something to eat. i stand in the kitchen assembling a ham and lettuce sandwich, and pop an apple and some cherry tomatoes into my lunch box as well.

and then it comes.

a wave of sudden giddiness. i feel like i'm being thrown slightly off-balance. the headache starts to grab my temples and impair me.

half an hour goes by and i decide to ring my parents who are both not at home. daddy the professor has to attend a convocation ceremony today. my mom is out running errands. then out comes the trusty one touch meter and the blood pressure monitor.

blood pressure first. 114/68. that's fine.

a finger-stick next - 4.6mmol. let's recheck. 4.6mmol again.

maybe my blood sugar's on a downhill trend.

i wait another half hour and prick the finger again. 4.3mmol.

sugar we're goin' down.

my mom has returned and is going to bake banana bran muffins (YUM!) so i grab a del monte off the bunch.

i need to leave my house in 15 minutes. i'm getting hungry after eating that banana.

let's hope this afternoon will be a good one.

because i reckon i'm kinda hungover.

this is blood-sugar friendly japanese food:
salmon sashimi and chawanmushi.
take note: this is what i am supposed to be eating at japanese restaurants.

this is not-so-blood-sugar-friendly japanese food
it is what i am NOT supposed to be consuming at japanese restaurants,
but sometimes the taste and thought of eating forbidden foods...
just makes it wayyyyyy tastier than it is.

i love the chewiness of the udon.
and the sushi rice is a very occasional treat.

and this is evidence as to why ben and jerry are my two favourite men.
strawberry cheesecake ice cream is heaven in a scoop.

and finally, here's proof of the carb/sugar-induced rush we had -
one of many photos taken using the self-timer on my camera!

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and okay, i admit to the whole diabetes blogosphere right now that after that massively carborific meal, i didn't hit the gym. neither did i hit the gym the following day due to an allergy which affected my eye, and which warranted a trip to the doc's to get me some antiseptic eye drops. today, the elliptical is mine!

angel vs. devil.

this encapsulates how i feel about diabetes. and just what i want to do to it! be entertained. and while i'm at it, so you can think dance is awesome stuff. i can only dream of being like those dancers...and i can keep swooning over neil haskell while i'm at it.