Dispensary Corner 09 Sep 10
September 9, 2010
SOMEONE get this man a statin.
A 53-year old Belgian man,
Chris Verschueren, has set a new
world record for continuous chipmaking
after he fried up tasty cut
potatoes for 83 hours straight.
The owner of a French Fries
shop, Verschueren managed to
fry up a massive 1,500 kilos of
chips, only taking a 20 minute
break during the marathon to go
to the bathroom and stretch.
Unfortunately Verschueren did
not manage to take out the
record for the most number of
chip bags sold, only having dished
out 1,500 bags during his 83
hour stint.
“My fingers are burnt, my feet
are sore and my wrist is painful.
But it doesn’t matter, I’m going to
party now,” he said.
NOW this shows a good attitude
to living with diabetes.
At last week’s J&J ONETOUCH
blood glucose meter launch one
of the star attendees was Western
Bulldogs AFL player Sam Reid.
He took to the stage to share
his experiences after having
recently been diagnosed with
diabetes following surgery to one
of his shoulders.
“I had lost 15kg in two weeks
and my blood sugar was 40%,”
he said, adding “If I wasn’t so fit I
would have been unconscious”.
But the highlight of his
presentation was the unveiling of
Reid’s brand new tattoo - a
cheeky dartboard on his stomach
where he injects his insulin.
FISH oil can be good for you - but
probably not in this form.
Authorities in NSW have
banned an act at The Great
Moscow Circus which is currently
touring in Sydney’s south.
The performance in question
involves a woman who picks a live
fish from a bowl, swallows it
whole, then regurgitates it back
into the bowl where it continues
to swim around happily.
The NSW Department of
Industry has put a stop to the act
after complaints from Animals
Australia about the fish’s welfare.
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