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Around lunch time I was really hungry. I'd only eaten a turkey sandwich as breakfast and had taken all my medications, even though, for me, my glucose level was lower than normal. I decided to go outside to one of the lunch trucks to see if they had something I could eat that would be low fat. I don't do the trucks often because it's hot in the south, and I've much preferred getting into the car, pumping up the AC, and driving somewhere to get food so I don't have to get out of the car and can relax while eating my lunch.<\/p>\n
On this day it wasn't as hot outside as it's been all summer, but the sun did feel pretty intense on my head. I ordered my meal, which didn't turn out as I was expecting (I mentioned I was on a low fat diet & wanted just a sandwich, and they grilled it in lots of butter anyway; sigh...) and had to wait about 10 minutes for it. <\/p>\n
My head was burning up, to the extent that I kept putting my hand on top of my head to try to block some of the sun from it, and my eyes were in pain; definitely not a good sign. When I got my food I realized that I didn't have the energy to make it to my car, so I went back into the building and back to the area where I work to eat at a table that's in the department.<\/p>\n
When I got up there my head still felt like it was burning up and I had a massive headache, my eyes still hurt, and my legs were wobbly. I hoped the food & the cool drink would help some; they didn't. I went back to my desk and tried to work, but I couldn't concentrate and had trouble seeing the monitor.<\/p>\n
At that point I had a decision to make; be \"the man\" and keep it to myself or mention it so someone would know if something worse happened to me. Where I sit I'm fairly secluded, and if I'd passed out or was in serious distress later no one would have heard me. I decided to mention it to someone, one of the ladies in the department.<\/p>\n
She immediately told me to sit down & called one of the nurses to come check my blood pressure. It turned out to be high, which isn't a problem I have, and the recommendation was to have me to into a conference room with the blinds closed and the AC turned up and to try to cool off. It took about 20 minutes and it worked, thank goodness, and I was fine the rest of the afternoon. <\/p>\n
Later on, after talking to my wife, I realized that it kind of fit the same type of symptoms I've had a few other times while walking at the lake at home, only at those times I was physically stressed from walking, and this time it was just the heat. However, I hadn't eaten much and my glucose had to be low, and intense heat will take a toll on the system, and I've probably been outside at most 3 to 5 minutes at a time while down south. That and getting a haircut the previous weekend left me open to the heat.<\/p>\n
I was taken aback by how much the people there cared about making sure I was okay. They kept checking on me throughout the afternoon, and my blood pressure was back to normal within the hour. <\/p>\n
I must admit I'm not used to people going above and beyond like that, even though I'm not quite a stranger anymore, and I assume they've seen other people who aren't used to their temperatures or their sun (I have to admit my head has never felt the sun that intense before). I would have been miserable and non-productive if I hadn't said anything, and maybe that's what comes with age in today's world that I even had to think twice before owning up to not being physically perfect at that moment.<\/p>\n
When people care, good things happen, always. I've always thought I've shown caring feelings towards others, but I know I have my periods where I just keep to myself and let others work things out on their own. I hope this teaches me, and now you, better lessons about caring for others. Thanks Susie! \ud83d\ude42
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