# Diabetes, young adults and alcohol: early death statistics

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-young-adults-and-alcohol-early-death-statistics/6782>\
**Category:** T1 Teen/College\
**Tags:** diabetes-deaths\
**Created:** [February 17, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-young-adults-and-alcohol-early-death-statistics/6782 "2019-02-17T18:42:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kaelan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/kaelan/32/989_2.png) [@Kaelan](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Kaelan)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetes-young-adults-and-alcohol-early-death-statistics/6782/5 "2019-02-18T18:23:40Z")

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> [@Diabetic beer olympics: advice on alcohol use?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetic-beer-olympics-advice-on-alcohol-use/6631/46):
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> 600% more deaths due to alcohol among insulin-dependent diabetic males (compared to normal population unit)

I don’t think it is possible that 600% more diabetics are alcoholics than normal. A good part of them must be dying of hypo after drinking.

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