By Francis Ewherido
Segun (surname withheld) is an ardent follower of this column. Touched by the article of January 13 titled: “What will kill you is before you,” he decided to share his recent health challenges: It is as if you had me in mind when you were writing your column. Since age 32, I have been on blood pressure medication, so I do not need any reminders to be conscious of my BP. But my family has no issues with diabetes, so blood sugar level is something I never paid attention to, at least not until recently.
One Saturday in November last year, I went for a high society wedding where champagne flowed freely. I took a reasonable quantity. Shortly after I got home, I became very feverish; I treated malaria over the weekend to no avail. By the next Tuesday, I went to see my doctor. When the results of the tests came out, I had malaria alright, but the sugar level in…
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