Euglycaemia

Hope you know how to pronounce it. It isn’t too much of a tongue twister. The letters “Eu” means normal, whereas “glycaemia” means sugar in blood. A pretty sweet and concise word for normal blood sugar levels don’t you think so?

Anyway, it’s important to know this term because sometimes, your doctor may absent-mindedly refer to this term from time to time. And if you are shy like me, you might not ask for a clarification (for fear of appearing foolish) Or, probably you may stumble across journal articles which mention this term.

I stumbled across this term in a most interesting way.

I found a song written for it, found here at this site.

Great song: Ode to Euglycaemia

“Seasons of chills and sweaty weather!
Tempting carbohydrate treats of cream and crumb!
Conspiring to disrupt the careful regimen;
With ripest fruit Thou temptest our aplomb.
To savor apples crusted in sweet caramel!

We fill our tastebuds nary to the core;
To swell the gourd, and plump the pasta shells…”

And the song continues for a few more paragraphs. It’s quite an interesting read as it tells you about the ups and downs, problems surrounding the issue of maintaining normal blood sugar levels, and the daily temptations that a diabetic may face.

May you enjoy normal blood sugar levels always. If you can come up with another song/poem which is equally good or better, leave me a post and I will gladly post it up here, with due recognition.

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