It Started with a Phone Call from a Friend
Last week, I received a phone call from a friend I've known since elementary school, asking if I wanted to go out for a drink for the first time in a while.
We are a group of friends who used to gather and drink every time I returned home, even after I moved out of the prefecture,
but since I started attending vocational school six or seven years ago, I had been working on my days off, so I lost the opportunity to go out for drinks, and due to the impact of COVID, we hadn't met for a while.
If Joe hadn't called me, I might not have reached out myself.
I feel lucky to have a friend like that.
Joe and I have known each other since youth baseball, and we sweated together in the track and field club during junior high school.
He went on to a high school with a strong track and field program and continued with it through high school, so he had the physique of a marathon runner. At least until his early 30s, anyway...
If my memory serves me correctly, in his late 30s, Joe's physique changed completely. He lost any trace of his track and field days, and in his 40s, he developed diabetes. His mother also had diabetes, so I think genetics played a part, but he loved to drink and did so every day, so I believe his lifestyle habits also had an impact.
I haven't seen him in a while, so I don't know about any changes in his health since then,
but since he's well enough to go out for a drink, I don't think it's become a major issue.
As many of you may know, once you contract diabetes, it cannot be completely cured, and you must continue to manage the symptoms and prevent complications for the rest of your life.
Main complications of diabetes
Neuropathy: Starting with numbness or pain in the hands and feet, it can sometimes lead to the need for amputation due to infection.
Retinopathy: If it progresses, it carries the risk of blindness.
Nephropathy: Kidney function declines, and in the worst case, artificial dialysis becomes necessary.
It is a very frightening disease.
⚠️ I do not intend to mock or criticize people with diabetes, but
from here on, you might find this uncomfortable.
This time, I decided to create a song with a straightforward message that could serve as a catalyst for thinking about improving one's lifestyle to avoid contracting diabetes.
I conveyed my thoughts on this to Chappy-san, and through our exchanges, we ultimately arrived at the following structure.
And based on the lyrics, I had Professor SUNO create the music.
Lyrics by ChatGPT with persi
Music by suno.com
“Sugar trap”
Intro
(Narrative tone) I just liked sweet things.
Nobody told me that was a sin.
“Blood sugar a little high?”
That’s true for everyone, right?
By the time I realized it, it was already... too late.
🧠 Verse 1 - “Carelessness and Daily Life”
At the convenience store register, the shelf of temptation.
Chocolate works wonders for a tired heart.
Time to go to the gym? I pretended I didn't have any.
I was more obsessed with my smartphone than with food.
“I’ll pass on the health checkup.”
“I’m still young, I’ll be fine,” that kind of shitty attitude.
Ignoring the small warning signs,
I kept escaping into sweetness again today.
🎶 Hook (Chorus)
By the time I realized it, it was too late.
Blurred vision, a future I couldn't see.
The soles of my feet, I couldn't feel a thing.
Was it the sugar that was sweet, or my judgment?
When was the last time I was laughing?
Now I’m at the hospital three times a week.
I ask the guy in the mirror,
“Do you still want to live?”
⚠️ Verse 2 - “Complications and Regret”
My eyesight is failing, I’m close with my eye drops.
Kidney test results, stained bright red.
A wound on my foot, infected before I noticed.
The doctor’s voice echoes, “There’s a possibility of amputation.”
It’s not like I’m dying, but living is hell too.
The lack of freedom, can’t even eat what I like.
I’d give my past self a good punch,
Saying, “Realize that juice is poison.”
🎶 Hook (Repeat Chorus)
By the time I realized it, it was already too late.
The price of sweetness was too high.
I’ve gotten used to the pain and the numbness,
But this regret will never heal.
🌀 Bridge (Reflection or Vow)
A friend’s invitation, sitting at a bar.
“Just one drink”... it’s a chain reaction.
My self-indulgence piled up to make me who I am now,
But I believe it’s not over yet.
🎤 Final Hook (Conclusion)
Even if it’s late to realize, stopping starts now.
If there’s still something I can take back,
I’ll change how I live, starting from this moment.
I’m waving goodbye to the past that drowned in sweetness.
Diabetes comes in Type 1 and Type 2; Type 1 is a congenital disease.
*Genetic factors causing low insulin secretion are considered.
Type 2 is said to be a lifestyle-related disease. Why not use this article as an opportunity to review your eating habits and exercise routine?
Thank you for reading until the end.
Have a wonderful day✨
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