CULTURAL QA 09-2021-25

Being a compilation there may  be errors 

Q1            Whichis more valuable in a blood glucose check, P/P or fasting 
glucose check?

A1            Hesya LismaLives in London(2016–present)March 8

Checking your bloodglucose (sugar) levels at least once a day — many people do 
it first thing inthe morning — should be part of your overall plan for managing 
type 2 diabetes.You can use results to better decide what you do next, and how 
to keep yourblood sugar levels where you and your doctor want them.

But if you’re only testing your glucose levels once aday, you’re likely missing 
the full picture.

 "Postprandial glucose (PPG) levels — meaning‘sugar after the meal’ — give you 
and your care team more important informationabout how the body is able to 
manage glucose after a meal," explainsendocrinologist Pratima Kumar, MD, an 
assistant professor of endocrinology atthe University of Texas at Austin. “It 
informs us if the blood glucose has returned to normal after themeal intake.”

What Else YouShould Know About Postprandial Glucose

“Glucose levels begin to rise about 10 minutes afterthe start of a meal and 
peak two hours after a meal,” Dr. Kumar says.“The glucose levels [then] return 
to pre-meal levels within two to threehours.”

But PPG numbers don’tjust change based on what you eat. They’re also affected 
by how active you are,your insulin sensitivity, and how quickly food moves 
through your stomach, saysKumar. 

The ADA recommendsthat people with type 2 diabetes keep their PPG under 180 
mg/dL.

My note- In the earlier years after the onset of Bloodsugar in me, I used to 
take PP. Hb1ac was not so familiar in 1998’s.

It isimportant to follow your doctors guide lines and this QA is just 
forinformation. 

Q2            Rootshelp in transport of water and minerals with the help of 
vascular bundle xylembut do they (roots) themselves use water or not?

A2            Shriya Answered 6m ago

Yes, root provide water to all parts of the plant , most ofwater is absorbed by 
root hairs then this waterpasses to all parts ! (root hairs are thin-walled 
uni-cellular outgrowths ofepidermis. They are in close contact with the thin 
film of water surroundingthe soil particles.)

Q3            Mydad took 2 loans from the Bank of India, 1 home loan and 1 
mortgage loan. Myfather expired in December 2018. Should my loan be waived off? 
I am paying theinstalments regularly until now.

A3            Debashis Mishra Senior Manager atUnion Bank Of India 
(2013–present)September 17

First of all i amsorry for your loss but Iwould ask you that after the death of 
your father won't you inherit his assets?

If so then are you not responsible to clear hisliabilities? 

Let's put asideduties but when your father mortgaged his property he 
practically gave theproperty to the bank till all his liabilities are cleared 
so till the loans are fully paidthe property belongs to the bank. There is no 
question of waivingoff the loan. I hope I have answered your question.

Q4            Isa junction box a raceway?

A4            Erik Carlson, former DigitalEquipment Corp (1973-1998) Answered 
1h ago

No, A raceway is aplastic or metal channel to carry a number of wires usually 
for intercom and/orinternet cables

A Junction box typically is referring to electricalwiring where either a 
switch, outlet, or light fixture will receive its wiring.

Usually a junctionbox is wired with electric cable. If it’s romex cable it may 
or may not berunning through emt conduit (depending on electrical application 
codes). In alot of homes in the North east have romex cable which is stapled 
onto (nothrough the romex) framing studs to boxes that house the switches 
and/or lightdrops.

raceways are typically used to protect telephoneand/or internet cabling within 
the building.

Q5            Canyou be "downgraded" on a flight?

A5            Colin Riegels Veteran traveller Tue

You can certainlybe bumped if a higherclass is oversold. I was once travelling 
on a string of long-haulflights, and on my last flight business class had been 
oversold so they pushedme down to economy.

These things happen, and I tried to take it ingood spirits. 

But when I did losemy sense of humour was after I was told to “sit anywhere”, 
when I tried to sitin an “extra legroom” seat in economy, and the flight 
attendant absolutelyrefused to let me sit there because I hadn’t paid for an 
“extra legroom”ticket. The fact thatI had paid for a business class fare cut 
zero ice with her.

F***ing United.

Q6            Whatdo British people think of Sikhs?

A6            Bruce Lawson Lives in The UnitedKingdom September 8

25 years ago, Ivisited the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest place for 
Sikhs. I wentlargely because I’d had a Sikh girlfriend and was interested in 
the customs. Iam atheist but several things impressed me: there were signs on 
the walls saying all religions (orthose with none) are welcome to the temple. 

Our guide (MrSingh, you might meet him if you go) told us there is nowhere in 
the Templethat is Sikh-only. He also told us that Sikh “priests” should usually 
be married and have a family,as how could they understand the lives of those 
they minister to, if they don’t(such a difference from Catholicism). 

And they put theirmoney where their mouth is: askat any Skih temple for food, 
or shelter, and you will be given it.

Q7            Howdid the original humans survive childbirth and cut the 
umbilical cord, etc.?

A7            Evelyn Allwell mother August 22,2019

The vast majorityof human births throughout history, never mind pre-history, 
were survived bywomen with no medical assistance.

Cutting the cord isnot difficult—they were making spears with sharp edges since 
very early humanhistory. It’s not a surgical procedure. You just wait till the 
cord stops pulsing, and then yousever it.

The only dangerwould be if you get the cord/stump infected. But early people 
were no fools.They probably came up with some belief or other that told them to 
put that stone knife in the firebefore cutting, or to touch the stump with a 
burning coal or something.

Of course, not allwomen or all babies did survive. Ever. Even today. But enough 
survive to keepus going!

Q8            Whatare the reasons to buy rather than build a new house?

A8            Jay Cutler Answered 2h ago

As new generationscome by, building a private house will begin to lose 
relevance since most urbanareas where most folks wish to reside are already 
experiencing a shortage ofland given the various land investors alive . as an 
example , in Lagos, there are more completedbuildings within the city waiting 
to be occupied by buyers than theamount of obtainable lands purchasable to 
intending builders.

However, as mostfolks grew up with the normal mentality that you simply need to 
build a houseto desire a person , it's likely you discover yourself within the 
dilemma ofwhether to shop for a replacement apartment or build one. Hence, this 
is oftensupplying you with three cogent reasons why you ought to buy rather 
thanbuilding a house in Nigeria.

Availability of Land

In a city likeLagos, the available plots of land are few and are cheaper to 
wealthy investorswho purchase in large quantities to create multiple houses 
purchasable . therationale is that purchasing in great quantity comes with some 
economies ofscale as against buying a unit of land. Hence, those that are ready 
to affordlarge quantities for investment purposes are given preference over the 
others.However, you'll find affordable lands purchasable in Lagos by lecture 
ourcustomer care agents.

Time Factor

Buying a house alsosaves you the lengthy time required to create a house. Since 
building a houserequires a extended time to finish , urgent home seekers can 
save time bypurchasing the available houses for sale in lekki

. Hence, it'sadvisable to figure towards buying than building a house.

Location

Most of theattractive lands in Lagos are dominated by completed but vacant 
propertieswaiting to be purchased. Such lands are attractive because they're 
situated onthe brink of most of the businesses and firms where people like to 
work. as anexample , Lagos Island may be a center of economic activities where 
manyLagosians work and it's crammed with vacant houses yet to be occupied 
byprospective buyers. So, if you'd like to enjoy the locational advantage 
ofliving there (on the island) you'd need to work towards buying rather 
thanbuilding a house.

In fact, as quickerways of solving problems evolve daily, buying a house would 
surely override thenormal mentality of building houses.

Q9            Whatshould you do if you see a tiger in the wild?

A9            Nick Nicholas Studied Big Cats for40+ years September 15

Count yourselfextremely lucky depending on where you are. Very few people get 
to see a wildtiger. Climbing a tree isyour best bet as tigers are not great 
climbers.

Other things youcan do before it most likely kills you:

1 Reflect on howstupid it was to go walking in an area where there are tigers.

2 Send a quickemail asking for inclusion in next years Darwin Awards Book.

3 May as well takea pic on the off chance you live.

Q10          Doesa ceiling fan need a 3-way switch?

A10          4 AnswersDale Harris Answered 6h ago

It does not needone. A simple ON / OFF switch will work just fine. The problem 
is that then youcan only have the fan set to to either OFF or depending on how 
you wire it FAST or MEDIUM or SLOW speeds.You would not be able to change the 
speed by pulling on the chain.

To put it anotherway, when you wire it, it would only allow ONE of the 
following….

OFF / SLOW

OFF / MEDIUM

OFF / FAST

You would not beable to select the speed when it is not OFF.

2nd answer- Henry Cooper, former FAA Safety Inspector atFederal Aviation 
Administration (1987-2015) Answered 6h ago

No,  in my experience. My ceiling fans containtheir own 3-way switches for the 
fan speed. All they need is a 110 VAC powersource.

3rd answer Gadget Gram, Technical Writer at GagdetgramAnswered 4h ago

A three-way switchcan help to better control the ceiling fan. It gives you a 
flexible way tocontrol your ceiling fan. You could control the fan from more 
than onelocation; adjust the strength of the light or speed of the fan.

4th answer James Flack , Growing our own foodfor taste, pleasure and saving 
moneyAnswered6h ago

If you have asimple, one speed fan, which you only wish to control from one 
switch, then no.A simple on/off is is all you need.Otherwise? It depends on 
details notsupplied.

My note- In India we install regulator. Earlierburning of regulator was common 
on continued use, now it is rare. No mostcommon fault appear is failingof 
running capacitor.

Q11          Shouldn'talimony be denied in the case of a girl if she is 
educated and able to earnherself, has a right in her parent's property, and if 
she remarries again?

A11          Kanthaswamy Balasubramaniam Lawyer Mon

Legally Alimonycame because in those days, the wife was almost always dependent 
on thehusband, his income, his house etc.

HistoricallyAlimony + Child Support has always come because of Dependency of 
the family onthe bread winner. These days it’s different

Alimony is decided based on the girls income,qualifications and not on a 
general formula

Many wealthier wives in US have to pay alimonyto their husbands (Courteney Cox 
for example)

Even in India -Soundarya Rajinikanth waived alimony rights when asked for Asset 
&Liability Statement of Mr and Mrs Rajinikanth

But Education andAbility to earn only goes so far.

If a woman whodoesnt work and says she wants to raise dependent kids and work 
less - thenmost judges will comply andgive alimony + child support.

Amrita Singh is thebest example. She got a massive chunk of money even though 
she had a readycontract of 1.5 Crore a year from Balaji Telefilms for 5 years 
because she saidshe couldn’t get into her career because she wanted to raise 
her kids.

All the above QA are based on Quora  digest on 24-09- 2021. Quora answers need 
notbe 100% correct answers 

Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 25- 09-2021

 

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