Man goes blind due to diabetes meds & alcohol. Whiskey fixes

[hpby98]

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Doctors suspected that Duthie was suffering from formaldehyde poisoning, which occurs when methanol — a common byproduct of home-brewed alcoholic beverages — metabolizes into formaldehyde, the Herald reported. In his case, they believed that the alcohol he had ingested reacted with the five medications he was taking to manage his diabetes, stuff.co.nz reported. Treatment for this type of poisoning involves administering ethanol, which is commonly found in alcoholic beverages and prevents the formation of the harmful compound.

There was just one problem: the hospital lacked enough ethanol to serve as an effective antidote. All hope was not lost for Duthie, though, thanks to the medical staff’s decision to improvise. They sent the hospital’s registrar to purchase a $55 bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label whiskey from a local liquor store, and Duthie received a whiskey drip to his stomach through a tube routed first through his nose, the Herald reported.

Five days later, Duthie awoke in the intensive care unit with his sight restored, feeling “good as gold.” Although he lost 14 kg (almost 31 pounds) in the hospital, he told the Herald that he was impressed with the creative cure.

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[seamusm53]

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..... formaldehyde poisoning, which occurs when methanol — a common byproduct of home-brewed alcoholic beverages — metabolizes into formaldehyde....

Don't you get tired of this baloney which still makes it into print?

Distillation of grain and sugar fermentation DOES NOT result in sufficient methanol to poison someone. This lucky SOB was poisoned by someone who intentionally or accidentally put methanol into what he was drinking.

[nerdybrewer]

It's so very annoying.
My BIL went blind due to diabetic retinopathy. He subsequently passed away.
Had nothing to do with alcohol and everything to do with not following the orders of his doctors.