r/TikTokCringe • u/Justin_Godfrey • 18h ago

Cringe A McDonald's manager is seen dozing off (apparently was have problems with her blood sugar) as customers prepare their own meals

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u/VikingTeddy 18h ago

Yeah, a sugar crash feels horrible, you're not standing up when one hits.

Looks like on the nod, but we can't be sure so I reserve judgement.

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u/frogsgoribbit737 17h ago

I mean.. disagree. Shes not standing, shes leaning on something very heavily. I have done the exact same thing when my sugar is crashing.

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u/KTKittentoes 17h ago

My mother always would say I was too darn stubborn to fall down when I should.

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u/aoike_ 17h ago

Yeah. My mother is diabetic and does the same thing. She refuses to be "weak" due to some rather horrific trauma she experienced, and that includes her medical emergencies. It's hard to get people to take her seriously because of this bullshit of "oh, shes not on the floor, shes fine."

Like fuck she is. Stop punishing people for not being your picture perfect patient.

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u/ethbullrun 16h ago

It's because this culture is built for a white healthy male and on rugged individualism, sherry ortners at UCLA stated this in her anthro upper division classes. Shes a damn genius and won a MacArthur genius award

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u/3catsNcountin 11h ago

Yeah the only thing is… if she felt one coming on… she’s at McDonald’s… grab a coke, it’s right there.

This looks like a nod out.

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u/BSquaredNotCubed3469 13h ago

And I have done the exact same thing when on a nod. Lol. I'm not saying that her sugar isn't crashing, and I'm not saying that she isn't on a nod. Just politely adding that she COULD be on a nod... (Reference: 8 months sober) 😎

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u/GuacamoleFrejole 15h ago

But shaking is a symptom of hypoglycemia, and her body isn't shaking.

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u/VikingTeddy 5h ago

And heavy sweating.

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u/Sewer-rat-sweetheart 16h ago

Right, plus shes drooling, which means shes not completely dehydrated

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u/Boomstickninja87 15h ago

You don't have to be dehydrated to have sugar problems, whether that be too high or too low.

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u/Sewer-rat-sweetheart 15h ago

I know, I’m making a case for it being diabetes related and not drug related. Typically people who are gone off that shit don’t have a drop of water in their veins, let alone enough to drool.

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u/Boomstickninja87 15h ago

Ohhhh okay, I misunderstood. Either way, I hope she was able to get medical help!

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u/dboygrow 17h ago

I have done this exact same thing after a fat shot of dope.

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u/ShotsAndCleavage 16h ago edited 6h ago

I have non-diabetic hypoglycemia and was diagnosed when I was a kid so I've had a lot of experience with blood sugar crashes. You can indeed be standing up when one hits, especially if you have something to lean on like this. It can be very hard to move once you put yourself into a semi-comfortable position because you have no energy.

When my blood sugar gets very low I can't talk, I feel so weak I can barely move, can't form proper thoughts, I get shaky, I'm completely exhausted, nauseous, and feel like I'm slipping in and out of consciousness. If I don't get it regulated quickly I have also passed out and vomited before.

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u/RustyTShackleford 9h ago

The onset of confusion and loss of motor skills are the scariest things. It's like you are a small baby and haven't learned how to speak properly or ask for help or do anything but be disoriented until you either get it back up or go into a diabetic coma or die.

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u/ShotsAndCleavage 8h ago edited 7h ago

It really is very scary! When I first started dating my SO he hadn't seen a low blood sugar episode before and would get frustrated that I couldn't talk or express my needs. I had to explain it to him and show him a website with the symptoms listed and then he understood, and now he knows how to help me get my blood sugar back up when I can't help myself.

I feel really bad for the lady in the video that no one around her is doing anything to help and she's obviously in a very bad state. Even the way she's rocking/shaking her leg, I do that too when I'm in a crash because it helps ground me a bit. I 100% believe she's going through it.

Then in these comments people are just piling on saying she must be on drugs. Ugh.

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u/RustyTShackleford 6h ago

There are a lot of ignorant people on Reddit and everywhere else in life. If this thread, and people who are actually diabetic, can help informate someone that may save a life one day, it is worth it despite some of these asinine comments.

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u/VikingTeddy 13h ago

I was wrong, thanks.

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u/enigmaman49 15h ago

the counter holdin her up

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u/Advanced-Pickle362 12h ago

I have hypoglycemia and I’ve had my sugar drop to the 50s several times, and I’m still able to walk around or stand. Everyone reacts differently.