The annual pre-diabetes blood samples were drawn at Diagnostic Laboratory in Kahala this morning. Last year, an attempt was made to skew the fasting blood sugar downward by minimizing carbohydrate and sugar intake the day before. To no avail, blood sugar had increased from the year prior.
This year, no attempt was made to skew the fasting blood sugar in either direction. In fact, a delicious vanilla shake was procured from McDonalds® at the 12-hour fasting cutoff point. The blood sample results will prove interesting.
At 8:30am, there were about six people in the queue. About three more people arrived during the wait time. Everyone was over 50 years of age except for one guy. He was there there for an employer mandated blood test. And, there were absolutely no young hotties. Apparently, people under 50 years of age do not require a blood test unless something is clearly wrong.
The majority of the people in the waiting room were elderly senior citizens of varying decrepitude. No surprise, eh? That’s an omen of the future ... lots of medical appointments and medical lab work. So pathetic.
Knowing that there would be a significant wait time, the contingency plan for morning coffee time was invoked. Coffee was procured at the renovated McDonalds® in Kahala. Fortunately, the $1 special was back in effect. $1 for any size coffee and free refills! By the way, McDonalds® coffee is actually pretty good.