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<blockquote data-quote="wizardo" data-source="post: 811356" data-attributes="member: 59601"><p>Absolutely spot on. A lot of doctors and diabetic nurses don't seem to realise that alcohol will not increase b.g. It lowers b.g because the alcohol mops up sugar. Metformin does the same sort of job. So metformin and alcohol both lower b.g levels. What do we mean by alcohol? Beer contains about 4% alcohol and there is a reasonable amount of sugar in it which will be turned to fat, hence the beer belly. Dry white wines contain up to 15% alcohol and little sugar, same with reds. Spirits 40% alcohol. So as a type2 , wines and spirits are great for getting b.g levels down. The only issue is that if you are on gliclazide, then drinking a load of alcohol in the form of wines and spirits may lower b.g. levels too much with the danger of hypoglaecemia. If you add metformin, then this will have an added effect. I take 2 x 500g metformin a day. I refused the gliclazide as I take my own natural medicine a bottle of wine a night. And it does seem true, I don't get hangovers anymore, which must be due to the metformin. If you are going out for a bender, then maybe you can draw your own conclusions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wizardo, post: 811356, member: 59601"] Absolutely spot on. A lot of doctors and diabetic nurses don't seem to realise that alcohol will not increase b.g. It lowers b.g because the alcohol mops up sugar. Metformin does the same sort of job. So metformin and alcohol both lower b.g levels. What do we mean by alcohol? Beer contains about 4% alcohol and there is a reasonable amount of sugar in it which will be turned to fat, hence the beer belly. Dry white wines contain up to 15% alcohol and little sugar, same with reds. Spirits 40% alcohol. So as a type2 , wines and spirits are great for getting b.g levels down. The only issue is that if you are on gliclazide, then drinking a load of alcohol in the form of wines and spirits may lower b.g. levels too much with the danger of hypoglaecemia. If you add metformin, then this will have an added effect. I take 2 x 500g metformin a day. I refused the gliclazide as I take my own natural medicine a bottle of wine a night. And it does seem true, I don't get hangovers anymore, which must be due to the metformin. If you are going out for a bender, then maybe you can draw your own conclusions. [/QUOTE]
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