Alcohol+and+Diabetes

=Alcohol and [|Diabetes]=

Alcohol (beer + wine) can cause hypoglycaemia //alcohol prevents the liver from making glucose for 12-36hrs//

Recommendations
2 standard drinks/day if male 1 standard drink/day if female - have at least two alcohol-free days per week

What you can do
- check standard drinks on back of a bottle/can - have carbohydrate meals before alcohol (potato, rice, pasta, bread) - drink water/diet soft drink before alcohol, so you are not thirsty - sip alcohol slowly - drink a non-alcoholic drink between each drink - dilute alcohol by mixing with low-joule lemonade or diluting wine with soda water - drink low alcohol beer

Hypos
Make sure people know that you are diabetic and the possibility of having a hypo while drinking alcohol - symptoms may not be recognised as easily by the diabetic (not treated as quickly) - people may think you are drunk (not as willing to help you)

How to avoid hypoglycaemic attacks
- have carbohydrate meals before alcohol (potato, rice, pasta, bread) - have a carbohydrate snack before bed (and breakfast) - test blood glucose before bed - carry jellybeans in case of a hypo

CMI
[|Diabetes - Self-care Card] [|Diabetes SA] [|Diabetes Australia] [|Alcohol and Diabetes]