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Does blood sugar levels affect blood alcohol levels?

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The other way: Alcohol acutely will lower blood sugars by inhibiting glucose release from your liver and increasing inulin.

Answered 12/20/2018

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Depends: If the blood sits around at room temperature and there is microbial contamination, fermentation of glucose could increase alcohol level. However, this is a very long scenario.

Answered 6/15/2019

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