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Thread: Death from Hypoglycemia

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03-21-2008, 07:26 AM

xMenace

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Originally Posted by owlyn

Please be careful with that advice. While hypoglycemia itself may not kill you, the car accident (or other disaster) you get into because of it might.

Great point. It's not so much the hypo but our incapacity to function that's dangerous. I drive a lot, and I enjoy a solo hike in the woods along some rather dangerous trails. Hypos always seem to find dangerous friends.

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