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<blockquote data-quote="viviennem" data-source="post: 235223" data-attributes="member: 31282"><p>Just to add my tuppence-worth from personal experience:</p><p></p><p>Since being diagnosed Type 2 I have realised that in my heaviest drinking days (about 1.5 bottles of red wine in a night) I was regularly having alcohol-induced hypos - waking up in the night drenched in sweat and with my heart pounding so much I thought I was going to have a heart attack. Only since becoming diabetic and reading up on hypos have I realised what was happening. Now I moderate my drinking and don't drink every day, though I can still manage a bottle if pushed!</p><p></p><p>I take 500mg Metformin 3x daily. You can <em>still</em> have alcohol-induced hypos when on Metformin, so it's best to treat the alcohol with respect. The one thing that I try to be mindful of (with varying success, I admit) is that alcohol causes inflammation throughout the body, including the pancreas and the liver. The role of inflammation in health is becoming more and more understood, and more and more important. </p><p></p><p>I'm not going to give up my red wine, and I'm not going to stand in judgment over anyone else about their drinking habits. We are all intelligent adults who are able to find the info and take decisions for ourselves. You're obviously not an alcoholic, Knopfler, if you can stay off the stuff for six weeks - well done! You may find, now, that one bottle has the same effect as 3 or 4 used to. You will certainly feel it more next morning !</p><p></p><p>I hope I don't sound preachy at all, 'cause that's not how this is meant. I watched my father die of whisky, and I don't intend it to happen to me, so it's a subject I do take very seriously.</p><p></p><p>Hope you're feeling better today, Knopfler! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>Viv 8)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="viviennem, post: 235223, member: 31282"] Just to add my tuppence-worth from personal experience: Since being diagnosed Type 2 I have realised that in my heaviest drinking days (about 1.5 bottles of red wine in a night) I was regularly having alcohol-induced hypos - waking up in the night drenched in sweat and with my heart pounding so much I thought I was going to have a heart attack. Only since becoming diabetic and reading up on hypos have I realised what was happening. Now I moderate my drinking and don't drink every day, though I can still manage a bottle if pushed! I take 500mg Metformin 3x daily. You can [i]still[/i] have alcohol-induced hypos when on Metformin, so it's best to treat the alcohol with respect. The one thing that I try to be mindful of (with varying success, I admit) is that alcohol causes inflammation throughout the body, including the pancreas and the liver. The role of inflammation in health is becoming more and more understood, and more and more important. I'm not going to give up my red wine, and I'm not going to stand in judgment over anyone else about their drinking habits. We are all intelligent adults who are able to find the info and take decisions for ourselves. You're obviously not an alcoholic, Knopfler, if you can stay off the stuff for six weeks - well done! You may find, now, that one bottle has the same effect as 3 or 4 used to. You will certainly feel it more next morning ! I hope I don't sound preachy at all, 'cause that's not how this is meant. I watched my father die of whisky, and I don't intend it to happen to me, so it's a subject I do take very seriously. Hope you're feeling better today, Knopfler! :D Viv 8) [/QUOTE]
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