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Thread: Possible death?

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01-07-2008, 01:24 PM

HollyB

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Location: Ontario, Canada

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My understanding is the greatest risk of actually dying in your sleep during a hypo is after an evening of drinking -- because the alcohol impairs your liver's ability to (produce? release?) glycogen (aka sugar) to counteract your hypo.

So if you're going to bed half-drunk, that's a good reason to set an alarm and test partway through the night. Maybe twice.

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Mom to Aaron, 16, Type 1 Sept. 05