fast breaking

At the Mosque after fasting all day. 

About a cup of rice, half a roti, 

VERY spicy chicken, and cucumber yogurt 

This little dessert was about 2 ounces. 

I’m looking for its name 

So I can always remember it. 

As if on cue, the Cresent Moon appears 

At Iftar... time to break the fast. 

They gave me this very nice lantern. 

The day-long dry fast

Is broken with Dates and Water. 

This picture is from the Mosque’s

Facebook page. I didn’t take it. 

Henceforth, this. 

About 2 hours PP. 

I have not seen readings this high since.... 

I considered myself to be 

Full blown Diabetic. 

I was pretty low on water,

As the Hct shows. 

It’s normally around 36%

It was such a memorable event. 

Such joy! 

Ramadan lasts about a month. 

They eat like this at the Mosque 

Fridays and Saturdays. 

I was working, so I didn’t want to 

fall out at work. 

It has happened before. 

It’s already 90F At 10 am. 

I brought some water, but the lid came off,

And spilled in the car. 

So I didn’t have any Crazy Water. 

I had 8 ounces of SJ 

And 8 oz regular water. 

So it wasn’t a real dry fast. 

But close! 

I didn’t have a morning meal

Before the fast. 

I always The the Mom

Fix my Hijab. 

I sat in the “old lady room”

Because I am not able 

To get up and down from the floor. 

I can’t sit cross leg style either. 

The morning after - yikes! 

I know “slow starches” are slow. 

But this is not what I was looking for! 

Most of the people in the family I see

Are Diabetic. On Insulin or Metformin. 

So many grains. 

Any grains are too many, it seems. 

Well, for me, at least. 

And I gained a little under 2 pounds. 

I’m sure it’s water. 

But....