Zero Insulin Required

The diabetics had a car wash today at 19th Avenue and Bell Road in Phoenix. It was hot, and we were exhausted. We raised over six hundred dollars for camp.

I had four bottles of Powerade Zero in my bag. It's a new drink with zero carbs; Just what a dehydrated and heat exhausted diabetic needs.

I was feeding Opie a Claritin because he was whining about his sniffles, and I offered him some Powerade Zero as a chaser for the drug.

He liked it, and asked what it was.

"Powerade Zero," I replied. "No carbs!"

Peanut chimed in and said, "I drink Gatorade G2 but it has fourteen carbs per bottle."

"So you have to have to shoot up (take insulin) for G2. But Powerade Zero has ZERO carbs per bottle," I replied.

"Yes," said Opie. "Zero insulin required."

The diabetics swarmed the rest of my Powerades at the car wash today. I should have brought more. Fry's is having a sale, so I compulsively hoarded Powerade Zero this evening.