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If a diabetic person as a blood sugar content of 417 if given alcohol could be fatal to his health . like causing death . he have been felling sick for a couple of days then i check his blood sugar and he was 417 then he drink some rum after a few minute

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

I : I want to be very specific in addressing your question, to insure you know that i can not tell you the cause of the man in question's death. The best way to determine cause of death is by an autopsy. Here is some general information. Usually a blood glucose level over 400 is considered a medical emergency. Alcohol contains sugars. Thus ingesting alcohol can increase blood sugar level. When a person's blood sugar is rising over 400, their risk for developing a diabetic coma or death increases.

Answered 10/3/2016

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Dr. Brian Lynch answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Diabetes and alcohol: As you probably know his blood sugar is very out-of-control. Whether or not he would die from alcohol he should not be drinking any alcohol. It depends on what kind of diabetic he is;yes some diabetics could die with that blood sugar. He needs to be under medical care if he isn't.

Answered 9/2/2016

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