Alcohol and blood sugar.

It might be very difficult to say “No” to a glass of whiskey or raki (traditional grape alcoholic drink). And maybe sometimes you may seem embarrassed to say “No” to a beer offering from a friend.

To my opinion, you shouldn’t. as you’re a diabetic, you should look at what you’re taking.

If it is something that worsen your condition and may cause or precipitate the severe diabetes complications onset, better get used of saying always “NO”.

But if you think it’s something you take occasionally, and doesn’t harm your health, I become doubtful in that. Nothing related to alcohol is good for you health. Why?

Let me tell you why.

First, alcohol is the only one “drink” which is not metabolized in your stomach. So, it is absorbed directly into your bloodstream.

This process occurs very quickly and after ninety minutes the alcohol reaches its peak in your bloodstream.

If you’re a diabetic and are taking medications for that, most probably you may suffer from quickly reduction in blood sugar. What’s going on then?

Once alcohol is in, it’s treated as a poison from your body. So, your body “stimulates” liver to clear your blood stream from alcohol.

At the same time, the medications you’re taking to treat diabetes lower your blood sugar levels.

In this moment, your body needs liver to put glucose into the bloodstream.

But your liver is too occupied of clearing off your bloodstream from alcohol. And the consequence is: too low blood sugar levels (or hypoglycemia).

Now you may well understand why alcohol and blood sugar cannot be matching. Be strong and say a big “NO” to a beer.

Instead have a fruit cocktail spiced with cinnamon and vitamins. This not only give you the pleasure of eating well, but the pleasure to keep your blood sugar under control and at a steady stage. Don’t you think this might be the best choice you may find?

If you still are not so strong to say “NO” to a beer, do make sure you don’t have it in an empty stomach. This may worsen your situation. Try a snack before, and then have your beer slowly.

Also be sure you haven’t been exercised before having an alcoholic drink.

You know that exercise lower your blood sugar. When you drink alcohol directly after being exercised, you’ll double your chances of having hypoglycemia.

Now, the other problem of alcohol and blood sugar “bad” link is that you may think to use alcohol since it can lower your blood glucose levels.

To my opinion I don’t find it a wise choice. The devastating complications of drinking alcohol do not justify your decision of putting it into your diabetes diet plan.

Furthermore, it precipitates diabetes complications onset and worsen those already set.

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