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May 27th, 2012
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Acupuncture

 

I went to a health and benefits fair at work recently and talked to an acupuncturist. Our conversation went a little like this:

 

Him: I do have some patients with diabetes and I can tell you, we’ve seen some improvement from a combination of herbal therapy and acupuncture.

 

Me: Type 1?

 

Him: Yes, type 1.

 

Me: Type 1?

 

Him: Type 1.

 

Me: TYPE 1?

 

Him: YES, TYPE 1!

 

To his credit, he did have a clear knowledge of the different types of diabetes and he spoke of beta cells, theorizing that maybe they weren’t dead but rather asleep.

 

Imagine proposing acupuncture to Charlie.

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