beer

  1. Chrisevans23

    Beer Carb Content

    Hi there, Can't find anything online really to give you an assessment of carb content by beer choice. the obvious choices are the 'Light' ones but i find they just aren't the same. Would be interested to see if anyone has a good link or has done comparison before? I am currently keeping a...
  2. edwar368

    Reccomendations for occasional Beer

    Hi, I am type 2 and am looking for recommendations for the "best" from a diabetes perspective beer. I do not drink regularly, but as the summer approaches I do like to have a beer occasionally and especially if we have a family BBQ - I seldom drink more than 3 or 4. I have done some reading...
  3. F

    My boyfriend doesn't listen to me.

    Hi, I live with my boyfriend since 1 year, he has diabetes 1 since he was 16. His hba1c are always between 8 and 8.9. Because I am the one who cooks at home, I always try to make low carbs meals for us, to help him control the blood sugar level, because he has big issues to control it when we...
  4. Aaron D

    Beer and blood sugar

    Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere, I couldn't find it... Firstly, I understand alcohol will cause hypoglycemia by inhibiting the liver's release of glycogen into the blood stream. Got that here: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/alcohol-and-hypoglycemia.html And I also have read that...
  5. pancreas_party

    Type 1 Best beers for a level blood sugar?

    Hello - I am 23, new here and have recently been diagnosed with Type 1. Despite experiencing the classic symptoms I really did not see this coming and, as a very social person, I am nervous about how this will impact my social life. In reading online about diabetes and alcohol, there is...
  6. aljammal

    FARXIGA Function

    Hi there! I am DMII patient for over 7 years now. Have been on Glocuphage 1000 twice daily all of the past period. Surprised to learn that my A1C was 10.2 with elevated LDL as well. My Physician prescribed Farxiga 10mg x 1 on may 2017, along with Glocuphage 1000 x 2. My A1C now is 7.7 . I am a...
  7. A

    Carbs in Beer - Best UK Database?

    If you really want to drink a beer or a cider and minimise your carb intake then it helps to have the data to inform your decision but I have struggled to find a useful database. The best database that I have found is on the (free) "FatSecret" app which covers at least some of the common UK...
  8. MikeTurin

    Beer instead of fizzy drinks?

    http://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2016/nov/aspartame-could-prevent-weight-loss,-us-researchers-report-95362925.html Aspartame could prevent weight loss, US researchers report So drinking fizzy drink with aspartame that is a source of f phenylalanine and the effect on gut flora is a bad thing. But...
  9. chickendrummer

    If you could brand your own beer, what would you call it?

    Just a random thought - I would call mine Cheetah. Look forward to other comments!! :)