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 stones to 15 stone four pounds. My blood sugar readings have also shown significant improvement; my three HBA1C readings were 65 (June 2017), 41 (December 2017) and 38 (June 2018). Recently however, whenever I do a finger prick test, my fasting blood sugar level is never below 6.3 (about 12 months ago it was a low 5 and sometimes 4 point something). I did stop working in April 2018 so maybe its that I am not walking as much. I have also been a heavy drinker; it's a rare occasion when I do not have a full bottle of red wine in the evening. On Sunday, I decided to stop drinking in order to lose some more weight. For the last three days, I have seen my fasting blood sugar (i.e. tested first thing in the morning) climb to 6.8, 7.0 and now 7.2. I have read that alcohol causes a reduction in blood sugar levels but it's frustrating to find that an attempt to improve my lifestyle and health in one area may have negative repercussions in another. Has anyone had a similar experience and could just drinking one glass of red wine a day be a happy compromise?