Okay, for the 'sensitive' types out here... you may want to skip this journal entry.
For us Type II Diabetics - and, especially, in light of seeing SO MUCH CANDY in the stores during Christmastime - I have hand-picked THIS particular parody I wrote (in 2012) to share thoughts I have about how retailers sabotage us during the holidays. Enjoy!
Diabetic Wonderland (sung to the tune of “Winter Wonderland”, by Felix Bernard and Richard Smith)
Shop door "dings", owner's listenin' Candy canes, Sugar's glistenin' - Blurred is my sight, my levels have spiked In this Diabetic Wonderland
Gummy bears, lil' peep birds Chocolate forms shaped like cow turds I know that it’s wrong, to stay here so long, In this Diabetic Wonderland
At the counter we can grab some Snow-Balls Then distend our belly quite a bit Macaroons and HoHo's and a Big Gulp - Tomorrow mornin' we may feel like spit
Later on we'll regret it As we grunt on the toilet An’ regurgitate all the junk that we've ate In this Diabetic Wonderland
Minutes later, back out on the sales floor Something wondrous grabs us by surprise Peanut Butter cups the size of hubcaps An' Chocolate bars as big as both my thighs!
Sugar high - ain't it thrilling But next week, they'll be drillin' (cause) An appointment was made with the Dentist Tuesday (cause)...
We ate all of the sugar we could stand... Eating all the junk food in the land... In this Di-a-be-tic Won-der-land!
View Diet Calendar, 29 November 2017:
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1589 kcal
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Fat: 131.71g | Prot: 86.51g | Carbs: 11.96g.
Breakfast: Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise, Food Lion Natural New York Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Great Value Muenster Cheese, Scrambled Egg. Lunch: Baken-ets Traditional Fried Pork Skins, Armour Vienna Sausage, Great Value Natural Creamy Peanut Butter Spread. Dinner: Food Lion Natural Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise, Cook's Shank Portion Ham. Snacks/Other: Hellmann's Real Mayonnaise, Great Lakes Cheese Provolone Cheese Slices, Baken-ets Traditional Fried Pork Skins. more...
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3138 kcal
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Exercise:
Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 1 hour and 14 minutes, Driving - 34 minutes, Resting - 14 hours and 12 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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Comments
Funny, scary and so true.
29 Nov 17 by member: chesgreen
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29 Nov 17 by member: 8Patty
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Too true, unfortunately ...
29 Nov 17 by member: EFudd
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@chesgreen - reality is very scary, my friend! @8Patty and @EFudd - always a pleasure popping others' eyes open to my reality (you're welcome - LOL!)
29 Nov 17 by member: From371to184
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Very creative! Funny and sad at the same time.
29 Nov 17 by member: TomLong
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29 Nov 17 by member: crankybuzzard
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This is so funny and true! My husband is diabetic. I plan to sing this to him. Thanks for sharing.
29 Nov 17 by member: kmking40
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Reminds me of the Holiday Orchestra and Choir in junior high. My mind will be humming this for the next month. Thanks for the vision of sugar plum fairies floating through Hammonds in Denver....
29 Nov 17 by member: clay pot baker
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delightful! Thanks for sharing!!
29 Nov 17 by member: Little Red Fox
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29 Nov 17 by member: cherik1
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Type 2 myself. Diagnosed last February. But, all is well. Nice rhyme scheme!
29 Nov 17 by member: richardfoster
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awesome, couldn't help but sing it out loud. Hubby and I are both type II's.
30 Nov 17 by member: Cleta
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I hear Nashville calling your name, for a special holiday album!
30 Nov 17 by member: T8U9
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@T8U9 - don't know if I'm Nashville material, just trying to find humor in my circumstances, but I wouldn't rule it out (entirely)!
01 Dec 17 by member: From371to184
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This is the best song ive ever heard as a matter of fact i commissioned someone to sing it so i could make it my ringtone im going to play the recording at my family Christmas party and im gonna have everyone sing with me and if they dont they wont get any gifts!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE DIABETES
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I enjoyed reading the song. Thanks for posting!!!
01 Dec 17 by member: John10251
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01 Dec 17 by member: mskestrela
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@Flimbledimblegrimblequimble - love the username! @John10251 - happy to oblige! @Mskestrela - thank you (bows profusely)
01 Dec 17 by member: From371to184
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That was really good and sooo funny!!
03 Dec 17 by member: FOREVERGEMINIGIRL
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03 Dec 17 by member: Horseshu1
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