More strange things people ask

Is wine good for diabetics? Of course it is!

Trawling through the site stats for Shoot Up throws up some interesting facts. Plenty of people find us by searching the interweb looking for information about insulin pumps, living with diabetes, carb counting, injecting and the like. But others find us via slightly stranger searches – I’m not sure whether that says more about us or them.

• Is wine good for diabetics? I’d go a step further and say it’s not only good, it’s sometimes essential to preserving sanity.
• Are 5 year olds allowed Lucozade That’s a tough one. I’d recommend only if they’ve been very good, completed all their homework and tidied their bedroom
• I’m sorry That’s ok, don’t do it again and we’ll forget all about it.
• How to get blood out of your finger There are many methods. Most of us prefer a lancet, but if you’re a more adventurous type I suppose you could try a hammer, a saw or maybe a chisel.
• Treacle bender I can’t begin to imagine what you were expecting to find when you searched for that, but I suspect Shoot Up came as a disappointment to you.
• Slough of despond Ah yes, that’ll be us, misery, misery and more misery.
• Workout on a submarine I can see how that would be a challenge.
• Chiropody tickle I’m glad its not just me who finds the whole diabetic foot check process ticklish.
• I want my feet tickled London Each to their own I suppose, I’d suggest a diabetic foot check.
• Square wave bolus crisps Now they sound tasty, what flavours do they come in?
• Best illness to be off work with I like your thinking. The beauty of diabetes is you don’t have to put on a sore throat or feeble voice when you’re using it as an excuse, just baffle them with science about your carb ratios being incompatible with your basal rates and needing some time to modulate your glycaemic levels. That should get you a week at least.
• What would happen if a fruit pastille went into space I would imagine it would get eaten by a diabetic alien.
• Hello sailor in greek I can see you have interesting plans for your summer holidays, always good to be prepared with the essential language skills you’ll need.
• Can fruit pastilles give you a headache Yes, mostly when you’ve accidently put them in the washing machine and they’ve melted all over your clothes.
• Can a diabetic be in the sun Diabetes and vampirism are known to be closely linked so on your own head be it.
• Sugar free pastilles pocket rocket I must hunt this down and get one
• Do armadillos have insulin? Pass