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<blockquote data-quote="Daibell" data-source="post: 377546" data-attributes="member: 21149"><p>Hi. Alcohol in itself is not a problem for diabetics although it's not a good idea to have large quantities with any medication. As other posts have suggested do get hold of a blood sugar meter and encourage your husband to check his sugars from time to time 2 hours after a meal. Has you husband had an HBa1C blood test yet? Hopefully he will be given one within the next month or so. If not make a GP appointment and ask about the test which will reliably show your husbands average blood sugar over the previous 3 months. You say you husband is looking thin and appears to be suffering some early nerve damage. As he is still quite young, it is always possible he has Late onset Type 1 diabetes rather than Type 2 which is why it important to get a meter and ask the surgery to do an HBa1C test. Daisy should be along shortly and provide various bit of info including the NICE levels your husband should be achieving. Try to get your husband to control the level of carbs he is having and have low-GI ones where possible. A meter will guide you on which foods affect him most and how much he needs to control the carbs and portion sizes (sugar is just another carb). Do come back with any further questions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Daibell, post: 377546, member: 21149"] Hi. Alcohol in itself is not a problem for diabetics although it's not a good idea to have large quantities with any medication. As other posts have suggested do get hold of a blood sugar meter and encourage your husband to check his sugars from time to time 2 hours after a meal. Has you husband had an HBa1C blood test yet? Hopefully he will be given one within the next month or so. If not make a GP appointment and ask about the test which will reliably show your husbands average blood sugar over the previous 3 months. You say you husband is looking thin and appears to be suffering some early nerve damage. As he is still quite young, it is always possible he has Late onset Type 1 diabetes rather than Type 2 which is why it important to get a meter and ask the surgery to do an HBa1C test. Daisy should be along shortly and provide various bit of info including the NICE levels your husband should be achieving. Try to get your husband to control the level of carbs he is having and have low-GI ones where possible. A meter will guide you on which foods affect him most and how much he needs to control the carbs and portion sizes (sugar is just another carb). Do come back with any further questions. [/QUOTE]
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