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Posted by Bonnie on 21:27:57 2005/06/07
In Reply to: Diabetic's road tragedy raises thorny questions posted by Ellen
"Before leaving home to pick up his girlfriend that night, Nebel checked his blood sugar level. It was 98. That's not too low for someone whose typical range is between 120 and 130, said Nolte.
Just in case, Nebel drank two cups of sugared coffee and climbed into his Ford Ranger. He glided across Brisbane's winding roads, passed a construction site. He remembers stopping at the Oyster Point Boulevard intersection and turning the corner."
Drinking sugared coffee to keep blood sugar from falling sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. Unfortunately IT DID. Caffeine can dramatically lower blood sugar. That doesn't mean it always does, but it certainly can in sensitive people. I have a daughter who has hypoglycemia and no diabetes. She MUST stay away from coffee. He obviously didn't know better.
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