| Some of that is accurate, some of it isn't. Type 1 has nothing to do with alcohol use. You are either Type 1 or you aren't. Type 1 diabetes is an auto-immune disease. You could drink all day and night and not cause your immune system to destroy the beta cells in the pancreas. If an anti-body test was performed, and you tested positive, then you are a Type 1 diabetic. In which case, bro... lay off the darn alcohol before you kill yourself.
DKA is DKA, regardless of the cause. It's the body's way of telling you that it's starving for energy. The elevated sugars mean you are diabetic.
Spikes after breakfast are not uncommon. My worst spikes are after breakfast, that's because for me, my insulin resistance is at its worst in the morning, so I end up having to take more insulin to cover the same amount of carbs as I would in the afternoon.
No one is going to judge you on your past. All we can do, is make you accountable for your current actions, and what you do with your future. You are the patient. It's up to you to cooperate with your treatment. Until you do, you'll be an out of control diabetic... and you'll be causing yourself harm you'll have to deal with down the road.
Regards,
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Treatment Plan: Pumping with the Animas Ping as of 07/2009
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