| My dad was a Type II diabetic and also an alcoholic, unfortunately. He died in his sleep while on a business trip in 1973 and an autopsy was performed. I remember vividly that the death certificate listed the cause of death as hypoglycemia. Ingestion of alcohol was listed as a contributing cause and diabetes as the underlying cause of death. He was 57 at the time and had been diagnosed with Type II for about 12 years at that point. |