Diabetes, young adults and alcohol: early death statistics

Yes. But why would there be 600% more alcoholics with diabetes and insulin, when there are only, at the most, 171% T2 on oral meds who are alcoholics? The point is that it is very unlikely that there that many MORE alcoholics among Ds with insulin. So the difference in the death rate must come from hypos due to alcohol.

I am just looking at the math there. In order for the difference not to be due to alcohol hypos, you would need to have alcoholism rate 692% higher for Ds who use insulin. But T2s on oral meds, at most, are 171% more often alcoholics.

edit: OK, I read your edited post now, cool, makes sense.

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