| You sure got a range of opinions here, I can see the point in all of them. I suppose I hope this is one decision he might make for himself, and if he wants to do it it's not simply because of the pressure to "be normal" or possibly put himself at health risk to keep up with the peers (who risk very little, what with working pancreases and all). If there is any doubt, I definitely agree there are many (possibly better) ways to fundraise without fasting and non-compliance for good reasons should be encouraged.
I'm not sure that "starvation ketones" of the likely magnitude involved are something to be worried about, in my understanding they are distinct from the dangers of DKA. Did the educator say why they were such a concern? I see it as an unecessary burden to be testing ketones like that if BG levels are in the green and he feels ok and keeps hydrated. But, that's just my opinion and I am very happy to be corrected.
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Some boring but vital statistics:
31 year old male. Type 1 since age of 15. On Minimed Paradigm 722/Novorapid since Dec 07.
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