A full on Catalina establishment, Jammin Pizza worked hard for its money. Epic wood fired pizzas, couple magnums of Chilean red wine and we were good to settle in.
But it seems its pretty tough to have a good wholesome fun these days, without things escalating. We got back to the surf camp, had a few beers and Taylor posed to question to Ricky, “what would happen if we had some of your insulin” to which Ricky replied, “my mates always ask me, but no-ones ever tried. Welcome to the 2010 World Championships of Insulin in Santa Catalina. We went straight to the final to see Taylor from Australia battle it out with John from Canada, who could get to 105 units first (the normal dosage for a diabetic is 12 units). During the heated contest, blood sugar levels were monitored closely, oranges, ice-cream and coconuts were on hand regulate blood sugar. With injections ranging from 15-30 units, I posed the question “Guys, this may or may not be safe”. But in the spirit of patriotism, the contest went on. Both contestants dropped below 4 on their blood sugar level (not at all stable) before the final round. With a big effort by Taylor, taking in a massive 50 units at once, it was all over and Australia has won the world championship. The customary feast of oranges, bread and ice-cream proceeded the final ward off any chance of a hypo. The contestants shook hands. And we went to bed. Taylor had a hypo anyway. What did we learn out of this little experiment? If non-diabetics take more that 10 times the normal dosage of insulin in a short space of time, they’ll find their way to the freezer looking for ice-cream.
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