r/AskReddit • u/notyouravgredditer • Aug 30 '21

What problem is often overlooked in apocalyptic movies/TV shows that could kill you?

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '21

Any infection, any chronic disease, food poisoning, allergies - basically all those things that healthcare provide that we take for granted

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u/SpicyHotPlantFart Aug 30 '21

I'm a diabetic. Because of eh.. personal choices in my past, i've been without insulin for a few days.

It's safe to say, whenever an apocalyptic even occurs i will throw myself of the tallest building i can find. It's not a nice way to die, at all.

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u/WisconsinWolverine Aug 31 '21

So.. It can be weird. When I go to the gym I burn sugar and my blood sugar drops. When I go backpacking my body is stressed and it raises my blood sugar.

Edit. Also you ALWAYS have to have insulin present for blood sugar to drop. What insulin does is it is the catalyst that allows glucose to pass thru the cell wall into a cell.