Question Everything

While walking around the city, we started asking many questions...

*Why is the sky blue?

*This game called cricket...what is the meaning? How does one play it?

(Note: we have both participated in a cricket match during these walks and we may or may not have developed a game, for adults + beverages, during a quest to learn about this cricket...that will be beta tested at home, but I digress).

And you've heard mention challenges and stuff...

One thing we noticed every single day, block after block, was fresh-squeezed sugar cane juice. (Remember the teaser photo?)

This got us thinking...since we are both scientific, have medical backgrounds, and what not...

"I wonder what pure sugar cane juice would do to your blood glucose level?"

So we designed an experiment and it went something like this...you're only getting an abstract version because we are waiting for the official results to be reviewed by The Lancet. (Kidding)

Our hypothesis: Drinking a large amount of pure sugar cane juice will put you into a near or total DKA state...possibly wreck a pancreas or kidney...Overall give an intense sugar rush.

We purchased a glucose meter and did some basic fact-finding about sugars and stuff- 1 liter of Coke has a lot of sugar. Sugar cane is sugar. Your glucose level should be within 30 mg/dL of a baseline 2 hours after intake...so on an so forth.

Wake up...take a baseline glucose level: Cools- 88 Chai- 75

Walk ten minutes to Sugar Cane Juice Cart. Purchase 3 Jumbo's each, or 1.5 L.

Drink sugar cane juice.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3 (Note, standing is now a problem)

Success.

Return to the Lab and monitor glucose levels 15 minutes, one hour, two hours, and four hours following sugar cane juice intake.

Our findings.

Not what we expected. However, we feel that additional studies should be completed (not by us...we have surpassed our quota for sugar cane juice for possibly ever). Our glucose meter may not have been of the highest quality. The way we felt did not match the numbers. We didn't do much yesterday because we may or may not have done some damage to our bodies...which were at the time accustomed to relatively healthy eating.

We believe that sugar cane juice is healthy for you in a smaller dose (please, do some research :). Raw sugar (ergo, higher concentration of sugar) comes from the dried sugar cane plant...which when squished is full of water.

But we can at least say we completed the Dare to DKA Challenge we thought up.

Always ask questions...you never know what you will learn or experience.

About other stuff...

We did our first aid presentation today and things went well...we were able to share what we know and have excellent discussions. If you're reading this, take a second to review first aid and health and stuff.

Tomorrow we leave Mumbai...for a new chapter/adventure.

But before we go, we have to more challenges to attempt in the morning...you'll have to check back. ;)

Plus, I injured a rib during a nap today, le sigh, and got beat-up at dinner by some of the best pizza ever...

Paneer Tikka Pizza

Carry on.