Personal Narrative: Borderline Diabetes

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I thought my life was over. ‘No more ice cream, no more cookies, no more candy’ was all I could think about. The day I was diagnosed with borderline diabetes was the day I thought my life had ended, but in fact, it didn’t. If anything, being diagnosed with borderline diabetes had made me realize how important it was to watch what foods I ate, as well as how much sugar, starch, fats, and proteins I took in. It became a big part of my life.
Recently, in Biology class, we did a test on certain foods to see if they contained sugars, starches, lipids (fats), and/or proteins. I found it to be quite helpful for people like me. Considering how much I have to watch with my food. To begin, how about we learn what exactly each category is. …show more content…

Turns out, oil does not contain sugar. So, in turn, that hypotheses was wrong. But I did find out that bread, chicken, and yogurt did contain sugar.
My next hypotheses stated that apple, sweet potato, oil, mayo, corn, and yogurt will contain starch. Yet, apple, oil, mayo, and yogurt do not contain starch. I did find out, however, that white potato, bread, and chicken do contain starch.
My third hypotheses said that apple, oil, chicken, and corn would contain fat. But I was wrong in saying that corn would contain fat. However, syrup, white potato, bread, mayo, and yogurt do contain fat.
My final hypotheses stated that sweet potato, bread, chicken, and yogurt would contain protein. As it turns out, sweet potato and bread do not contain protein. Yet, white potato and mayo do contain protein.
Overall, testing foods for their contents has taught me more than I knew. It was quite interesting learning about what was in which foods. This test can actually be very helpful to those recently and previously diagnosed with a
disease pertaining to sugar or starch. Learning about contents in food can also help you become a healthier person and live a healthier

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