Sunday 29/3/09: Goji supplement warning!

Having been enticed by glowing testimonials of goji berries, which claim that it does so many beneficial things for you, bar making a cup of tea and giving a foot rub, it seems my body has had a bad reaction to it. I have a nasty rash on my back, and have several ugly scars as a result of nearly scratching my skin off! Last night was pretty unbearable, tossing and turning, feeling hot and cursing my inflexibility at not being able to reach my shoulder blades. Now I think I have found the culprit At first I thought my blood sugars had gone crazy, as I've been eating a lot of junk food lately, and it brought back memories of when I thought I had scabies prior to diagnosis of type 1 diabetes. The discomfort is too much, my torso and upper back just demanding to be mercilessly scratched. Anti oxident is a magnetic buzz phrase for me, but I think its doing me more harm than good. It has distinctive itchy patches, mine being the left bicep, right nipple and stomach area. It also affects your homeostasis at night, going from kicking off the sheets and clothes to shivering cold. I am now trying to flush this shit out of my system by drinking lots of water. So I will be more cautious before I feel the need to fritter away money on some poorly researched health fad. Now I am taking anti histamine tablets, and trying hard to combat the urge to act like a homeless tramp scratching myself into oblivion. I could'nt go swimming on sunday, as celbridge has a serious amount of chlorine in the pool, and the kids parents would'nt appreciate me getting into the same water as their darlings, given my new leper look.