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<blockquote data-quote="CamG" data-source="post: 671895" data-attributes="member: 137637"><p>Another key thing is to remember that if you do drink sugary alcohol as you most likely will (because drinks are almost always combinations of fruits, juices etc) make sure <strong>you do not dose almost at all for those drinks.</strong> Alcohol as an empty carb meaning that it quickly spikes your sugar, and then it settles again. It won't stay in your system, or force your sugar to fluctuate over a period of time...and <strong>people make the mistake of dosing for it</strong>, but <strong>then they drop extremely low</strong>. Most people around them assume they're acting weird because they're drunk, and T1's die all the time from this. They may pass out and again, everyone assume they're totally fine...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CamG, post: 671895, member: 137637"] Another key thing is to remember that if you do drink sugary alcohol as you most likely will (because drinks are almost always combinations of fruits, juices etc) make sure [B]you do not dose almost at all for those drinks.[/B] Alcohol as an empty carb meaning that it quickly spikes your sugar, and then it settles again. It won't stay in your system, or force your sugar to fluctuate over a period of time...and [B]people make the mistake of dosing for it[/B], but [B]then they drop extremely low[/B]. Most people around them assume they're acting weird because they're drunk, and T1's die all the time from this. They may pass out and again, everyone assume they're totally fine... [/QUOTE]
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