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alcohol

  1. carbyourenthusiasm

    Hangover and high blood sugar

    Hi there, I went to a wedding on Saturday and got very drunk on wine (silly me!). During the night straight after drinking I had a hypo, which is pretty typical. However, the last couple of times I have had too much to drink (does not happen regularly), for a day or two after, my sugar levels...
  2. B

    Alcohol and 8 week Blood Sugar Diet

    In my first post I explained how after being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes a little over a year, I started to follow the 8 week blood sugar diet. For the last 12 months, nearly all of my meals have come from the 8 week blood sugar diet recipe book and as a result, my weight has fallen from 18...
  3. Diabetes UK

    Type 1 diabetes and alcohol

    We've been working with young adults to produce videos about their stories of living with Type 1 diabetes. Today we're sharing Max's story, about a night that didn’t go to plan when he had a hypo, and his friends had no idea he had Type 1 diabetes. Max's Story on Facebook We want to...
  4. H

    Drinking and going out

    I have had type 1 diabetes for 2 months and have not been on a night out or drank alcohol ever since. I guess I'm a bit afraid and wary. Any tips on how to manage drinking? how will alcohol affect me, what drinks to have/to avoid? I've heard you have to snack after each alcoholic drink? I've...
  5. Lauren8443

    Alcohol and BG and food

    HI, I'm wondering if anyone can help me.... I tend to socialise / eat out a lot... I was told to never inject for alcohol and have a snack before bed , but I find that my blood glucose levels are high all night?????? I drink rose if I a am having wine and may occasionally have a few vodka...
  6. Pet70

    Testing Alcohol...White Wine and stomach issues.

    Since being diagnosed in Jan 2017 with Type 2, I have taken every opportunity to test myself to see the effect of different foods, drinks, etc on my BG levels. Whilst I love being drunk I can easily do without it. Recently though, I decided to test with different alcohol to see where I stand. I...
  7. HelenA21

    Low Alcohol Wine - Is It Low Carb?

    Hi, can anyone help me with this, please? I know the calorie and carb content of dry white wine, and this seems to be something I can drink without experiencing any high glucose readings. However, I'm keen to cut down the number of alcohol units I drink and have found a couple of low alcohol...
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