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This sounds very similar to what my wife has been going through for the past few years. It has been incredibly frustrating for her, for me, and for our adult kids, as this happens at least 3 times per week, typically starting mid-late afternoon. Her symptoms present nearly identically to diabetic ketoacidosis (so I have read); her breath has a sweetish-ethanol smell, she acts like she is drunk, and I have measured her BAC as high as 0.031 when she has an "episode". She is retired and I work out of my home office and see her all day. She does not drink alcohol, and I can literally just watch it happen over the course of an hour or two. I have measured her glucose, ketones, and measure her BAC using a breathalyzer to try to gather data to present to her doctor, all baselined in the morning when her BAC is zero. Glucose and Ketones barely change, so we are thinking it must be Auto Brewers. However, we have approached her doctor as well as a gastroenterologist and they have been little to no help- it is mind-blowingly frustrating. She is in good shape and has a low-carb, low sugar diet. @rogue19, were you able to determine what caused your issue? Has anyone else experienced this?
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Don't know about other conditions causing false positive results for alcohol, but I grew up with a sister who had Type I diabetes and she regularly had reactions in which speech was slurred & she appeared drunk. One more observation is that even if you were "just a drunk" you are entitled to compassionate & knowledgeable care. Sorry your caregivers did not understand this basic tenet of medical practice.