I brought shame over my warlock family ! Ps . I meant clash <| sep |> Being ' body positive ' about obesity only serves to further the problem of obesity . <| sep |> The liver continuously releases glucose while we ' re not eating glucagon , which is a hormone also released by the pancreas , tells the liver to break down glycogen into glucose to be used as energy within the body . When we eat , insulin tells the glucose we eat to first fuel our cell ' s energy needs , then any excess glucose goes to the liver to be stored as glycogen to be broken down later for energy when we ' re not eating , and any excess glucose after that is stored as fat . With type 1 diabetes , we are really taking a blind shot as to how much insulin we think our body needs . If he ' s on a oncedaily longacting insulin , that insulin might be perfect for certain hours of the day say after dinner , too little at other times say as soon as he wakes up , which causes him to go high in the morning , or too much at other times say in the afternoon when he has been moving around a bit . This can cause him to go low . Our bodies release glucagon , but sometimes lows occur so quickly that we start to feel and treat it way before the liver has the chance to act . It ' s also important to remember that alcohol will cause the liver to not respond to glucagon , so we won ' t get that help from the liver if we drink and end up going low from the alcohol this is why it ' s always important to carry hypo treatment when drinking , testing frequently , and letting others know you ' re diabetic .