# 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 9, 2018, 3:43am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/drinking-and-type-1-diabetes-a-long-discussion-with-some-good-splainin/4202/4 "2018-06-09T03:43:18Z")

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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/4165/40):
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> I forget the exact bg where the insatiable _thirst_ hits. 300’s maybe? At diagnosis in dka at 600 the thirst was insane and I was drinking water nonstop

How SCARY.

> [@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/4165/40):
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> I went hiking drank gross water out of the creek since I was so desperate

How gross. 😁

actually “gross” is not even it. How LUCKY that you made it through the episode, creek water and all, and are here to tell the tale. That’s for real.

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