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**SeelaypeKet** · 05-06-2008, 12:17 PM

I think the one on his stomach is just belly button sweat. Not a joke BTW

yes he does and i worry because he is diabetic and takes insulin, he doesn't get to be an angry drunk he is a happy one, but i worry about the mixture of drinking and insulin....

I worked very closely with teenagers with Type I diabetes and alcohol initially raises blood sugars but then plummets them very very low. Drinking with diabetes is a gigantic no-no and he could easily die or slip into a coma in his sleep. Sorry to sound so catastrophic but it is true. He is at the least abusive with alcohol if not dependent if he is drinking with diabetes. BTW, type I diabetes is incredibly difficult for kids to integrate into their identity and way too many of them have trouble accepting the limitations associated with it so I personally really feel for those with it. A huge reason to support stem cell research BTW.

ETA: Type II is slightly less dangerous since their pancreas still has some function but it is still a really bad idea.

05-06-2008, 12:17 PM	#26
SeelaypeKet Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 471 Senior Member	I think the one on his stomach is just belly button sweat. Not a joke BTW yes he does and i worry because he is diabetic and takes insulin, he doesn't get to be an angry drunk he is a happy one, but i worry about the mixture of drinking and insulin.... I worked very closely with teenagers with Type I diabetes and alcohol initially raises blood sugars but then plummets them very very low. Drinking with diabetes is a gigantic no-no and he could easily die or slip into a coma in his sleep. Sorry to sound so catastrophic but it is true. He is at the least abusive with alcohol if not dependent if he is drinking with diabetes. BTW, type I diabetes is incredibly difficult for kids to integrate into their identity and way too many of them have trouble accepting the limitations associated with it so I personally really feel for those with it. A huge reason to support stem cell research BTW. ETA: Type II is slightly less dangerous since their pancreas still has some function but it is still a really bad idea.
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