Hypoglycaemic Minghao

Diet + Exercise = Hypo

SEVENTEEN aren't often placed on diets, but recently, their management team noticed them snacking a lot more than often. The punishment for snacking too much is always a diet, and this time it was more brutal than usual.

Minghao's last hypo was his biggest yet having left him unconscious and convulsing on the floor with no one to help until Jihoon, a complete godsend, found him. Since then, he decided to reveal his condition to the rest of the group so if his body did decide to hate him late at night, they could help him.

Everyone was pissed off about having to go on a diet, and they were all on the same one which everybody hated as they couldn't swap foods.

Minghao took one look at the piece of paper and wanted to cry. He was in for a long few months.

His diet consisted mainly of apples, chicken breast and water with a few extra things scattered here and there, all healthy. They were to take drinks such as Gatorade only during practise when they needed an energy boost.

"This food has barely any sugar. I might get hypoglycaemia, let alone Minghao." Jeonghan spoke up. "Not to mention the smaller members like Joshua. They're naturally slim. What do you think this will do to them?"

All eyes turned to Minghao, who glanced up from the menu and sighed. "You can either change my food plan or let me miss out on half my activities because I'm busy having a seizure on the floor."

The head of management let out a dry laugh. "Very funny. This is your meal plan. Follow it or we'll make it harder to access nicer things."

The group was dismissed and packed up to head back to their dorms.

While everyone headed to the minibus, Minghao hung back to talk to the head of management.

"Hyung, if I follow this plan, things will be serious. I'll be really sick. I'll need to go to the hospital."

The head of management sighed. "Minghao, if these things happen - which I highly doubt they will - we will change your plan. For now, suck it up and go home."

Minghao was left with his mouth gaping as the head of management stormed out of the room.

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The next day Minghao was already miserable.

For breakfast, he has eaten two apples. It was nowhere near enough with the way his body seemed to burn sugar.

On the second day of the diet, he returned home from practice dizzy and faint. He tried to get back to his room but his knees gave way and Soonyoung had to support him the rest of the way.

"Hao, you need to talk to higher management," Soonyoung whispered, getting his pale Chinese member into bed.

"I'm fine. Just tired. I'll talk to them soon. I promise, Soonie."

Soonyoung smiled sadly and left Minghao to get some well-earned rest.

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SEVENTEEN had a comeback show a week after their diet started.

Jeonghan and Joshua were starting to suffer from the lack of food, Wonwoo had already been forced to leave practise because he was pale and unsteady, and Minghao had been on and off activities for two days, the members sneaking him illicit snacks.

The Music Bank performance was something they couldn't avoid, so Minghao, Wonwoo and Joshua just dealt with it in silence.

Junhui was supporting Minghao's body as the younger got his makeup done. Joshua was in Seungcheol's arms on the couch and Mingyu was talking to a concerningly pale Wonwoo.