# Growing up with diabetes: what parents fear

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/growing-up-with-diabetes-what-parents-fear/1014>\
**Category:** T1 Teen/College\
**Tags:** hypoglycemia, diabetes\_burnout\
**Created:** [May 22, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/growing-up-with-diabetes-what-parents-fear/1014 "2017-05-22T17:57:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/growing-up-with-diabetes-what-parents-fear/1014/9 "2017-05-22T20:02:24Z")

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> [@Why it seems like we'll never hit a 5.something A1C (a picture essay)](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/why-it-seems-like-well-never-hit-a-5-something-a1c-a-picture-essay/601/17):
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> I’d give the safety factor edge to MDI with a long lasting basal (that can be forgotten until the next day)

That’s the problem though. With alcohol, no glycogen release while insulin is piling up from your basal: deadly lows.

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