There was a close call for a sixty-eight year-old gentleman in the UK yesterday. The man in question has diabetes. According to a report in the British paper The News Shopper, he was cooking dinner for himself at his home in Charlton when he went into a diabetic coma. Now, often in stories like this, there always seems to be an adorable child or super-smart dog who dives in and dials 911. In this case, however, the man's dinner saved the day! Yes, his dinner, which was cooking on the hob (don't you love the British?) of his stove and was left unattended after he collapsed. Eventually it went on fire and very fortunately this set off his fire alarm. Phew! A monitoring system also alerted a council worker who assists this fellow. Paramedics rushed over and took him off to hospital. No word on how he's doing now, but that's what you call a close one. Also, a good reminder on the value of smoke alarms. Get 'em. They're cheap and easy to install.