I am not aware that individuals with diabetes metabolize alcohol differently than individuals who do not have diabetes. Similarly, I am not aware that being on insulin does anything to change alcohol metabolism, since insulin is usually present, all be it at lower concentrations. Individuals who have frequent low sugars accommodate to the low sugar by being more efficient at transporting more glucose across the blood brain barrier and maintaining a brain glucose comparatively higher than individuals who do not have intermittent hypoglycemia . The breathalyzer test is specific for alcohol, and the enzyme system that metabolizes alcohol in the liver is responsible for how fast the alcohol is metabolized. The only exception to this would be if you take oral medications for your diabetes.
Some oral medications do have an effect in decreasing the enzymes that metabolize alcohol.
I did not see the use of any oral medications mentioned. An auto accident, hypoglycemia, and a positive breathalyzer test indicates that the writer is a menace to everybody else on the highway. Comments and Feedback . Privacy statement .