ROFL - didn't he do a routine glucometer check? I've only had M in a semi conscious state once and brought him out of it with the phone support of my then doc - 100u/s Insulin it took over 4 hours - since then I have been more careful This was around 5 years ago - any time the glucometer goes out of range I just give Insulin until it's normal(ish) again. He runs higher than the accepted norm anyway.
I wonder if it is something to do with the diabetes than makes them so sensitive to peppery stuff? Could be. Salt is another thing the pancreas needs and this man tolerates a heap of salt! (Usually the Celtic variety - I haven't tried him with the bamboo one yet) Speaking of salt they are offering 3 - 4kg blocks in the produce store Himalayan Salt licks (for the cattle) for $12 which I thought was a good price. I have heard that diabetes (and appendicitis) are due to chronic constipation? Jane From: Renee My poor Dad. He couldn't tolerate anything hot at all. He was diabetic and one day my Mom and I were shopping. When we came in Dad was in his chair, out of it, kind of slumped over and not responsive. I thought he had a stroke or heart attack so I got out my super hot cayenne tincture and put a dropper full in his mouth. Swallow response was instinctive. Gave him a second dropper full. Was putting the third dropper up to his mouth and his hand slowly came up and he waved 'no'-so I stopped. I thought-if he can do that, that's enough cayenne maybe. Mom had of course called the ambulance while I was doing this and about then they came running up to the door. When they checked he was actually in a diabetic 'coma' rather than a heart issue. They rushed him to the hospital where they straightened him out. He came home the next day. For about 3 days he could barely whisper and kept saying 'they must have put something down my throat because it's so sore'. Lol I didn't dare tell him I dosed him with habannero cayenne tincture. Samala, Renee
