"The Restless Consumer"

To me, dreams are sub-conscious things occurring involuntarily

in our mind at certain stages of our sleep.

For example: if there any unfinished tasks to do ahead of the days

to come, I will have a dream that very night !

Last night dream was a real surprise, I dreamed of my late father

and my late sister in law.

From nowhere just like an edited HD color video-it flashes and zooms in.....

I walked into a cool, calm, serene and spacious room (could be a big house)

with lots of ceiling to floor glass panel and beautiful wood partitions.

I saw my late handsome father walking towards the kitchen sink with a porcelain plate

and a pair of chopsticks (maybe to wash the utensils after a meal).

My late sister in law dressed in a floral dress was walking gracefully towards the hall.

My brother Robert and his son Ah Huat were individually resting on the

polished wooden floor in an enclosed 7' x 6' glass room- smiling and acknowledging at me.

The atmosphere in the house (not air conditioned) was calm and peaceful......

The fear of having diabetes is a reality for me, now.

With both parents and two brothers being diabetics,

It is just a matter of time before it gets to me (hereditary).

My first fear-Five years ago, after been detected with a cancerous left kidney,

a nephrectomy was performed on me and I have survived it until today

with careful diets and regular check ups.

The diabetic symptoms that I experienced are leg cramps in the early

morning, dry throat, cold sweat, rough tongue and blurry eyes.

The first reading of my blood sugar level was 23 and it just freaked me out,

followed by a deep fear of whether my other kidney could take it or not.

The GP recommended 1000 mg dose of Glucophage XR and to watch out for the

carbohydrates in my food intake.

After two months it is now at an acceptable reading of 5.4 - with a 500mg dose.

Hopefully, I can maintain and live with it till the day I die !