DIABETIC ADVICE CONCERNING STRESS
My nutritionist says I must
Not eat so much that I bust…
But try calming down,
Take time to walk around
And try not to drown sorrows in pie crust!
–Jonathan Caswell
(Well…carbohydrates, anyway!)
CHEMICALLY-INDUCED STRESS (TEST)
An echo-cardiogram with treadmill,
They thought would fit the bill…
To ramp up heart beat,
Not as a treat,
But to analyze function at will.
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The poor patient pooped out,
Getting too anxious no doubt…
He could not run
When barely begun,
Long-legged but rather stout.
–
It’s off to the hospital bed
To try something different they said…
Chemically induced
Stress will deduce,
What’s going on, instead!
–Jonathan Caswell
INSULIN FOLLY
My Doctor wants increased
Insulin dose both day and night…
If I could retrain my eating,
I suppose it would work out right.
–
Above a certain dosage
I easily lose control…
I tend to match the higher,
Check my gravatar to see it is so!
–
My will power varies
With what stress I go through…
But unthinking nervous eating
Is often my “Waterloo”*.
–
That sliding insulin scale,
At least the one I’ve used…
To counter binges and judgement poor
Feels like being medically self-abused.
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I’m thinking about proper choices,
Veggies better but chips are quicker…
Must encourage myself to turn it around
Or I’ll grow sicker and sicker.
—Jonathan Caswell
*Waterloo was the battlefield where the Emperor of France, Napoleon, met defeat at the hands of a large force commanded by British General Wellington. To meet one’s “Waterloo” is an expression of being defeated by some factor or person or tendency.
By the Mighty Mumford 