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Hi. I was diagnosed with type 1 last December at the age of 61! I would strongly suggest that you buy yourself a copy of the book "Think Like A Pancreas" by Gary Scheiner (available on Amazon). Gary Scheiner is a Type 1 diabetic who has medical training in diabetes, so he knows what he is...

Thank you plus50 for your excellent knowledgeable reply.

As a newly-diagnosed diabetic using insulin, is it OK for me to drink alcohol-free lager?

I am posting this in the hope that it may help some undiagnosed diabetics to avoid the perils of ketone acidosis. Throughout my adult life I have needed spectacles for distance, with a fairly constant prescription of about 2 dioptres. Then, at the age of 61, I realised that my eyesight had...