Sense of Taste

June 3

I am thankful for the sense of taste. It is that sense that gives us the ability to enjoy the culinary delights that are such an integral part of humanity. Our entire schedules are usually made around our meal time. It is no coincidence that our sense of taste is so intertwined with the planning and preparation of meals and our social life.

This photo is a giant panda at a zoo, eating his preferred personal delicacy, the bamboo. The giant panda, a bear native to the high mountainous areas of China, spends at least half a day eating bamboo. Umm. Tasty!

diabetes

long before modern clinical chemistry

long before test strips in the lab

a special person had a special job

his life was certainly not drab

to determine if a person

had the dreaded sugar disease

diabetes mellitus it was called

which was then diagnosed with ease

there was a special lab person

to test for sugar in the sick pee

all he had to do was taste it

for a flavor that was sugary.

© rt tulley