# Drinking and Type 1 Diabetes. A long discussion, with some good 'splainin

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/drinking-and-type-1-diabetes-a-long-discussion-with-some-good-splainin/4202>\
**Category:** Type 1 & LADA\
**Tags:** alcohol, drinking\
**Created:** [June 8, 2018, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/drinking-and-type-1-diabetes-a-long-discussion-with-some-good-splainin/4202 "2018-06-08T22:31:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/drinking-and-type-1-diabetes-a-long-discussion-with-some-good-splainin/4202/30 "2018-06-10T02:44:28Z")

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> [@14 hours without insulin... what could you expect to happen?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/14-hours-without-insulin-what-could-you-expect-to-happen/4165/68):
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> I would speculate that the “drinking” lows may have more to do with the fact that alcohol impairs the ability to think about diabetes

Excellent theory. I’m not sure how I forgot that alcohol can do that. 😁

> [@14 hours without insulin... what could you expect to happen?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/14-hours-without-insulin-what-could-you-expect-to-happen/4165/68):
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> They taught that you should always drink with food because you may go low from drinking.

I wonder if this is what was passed on down the line to me. Sounds just vague and incorrect enough.

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