For whatever reason, people with diabetes sometimes want to reduce their alcohol consumption. I'm starting this thread not as a discussion of the why's and wherefores of that goal, but rather, a place for practical hints in achieving it.
I have several tips for the
wine-lovers out there; things that helped me a lot.
- Buy smaller glasses. Here in America the standard glass is huge (12 fl oz or even 18). After some searching, we managed to find 6-oz glasses (online from Amazon).
- Buy half-bottles of wine (375ml). They are quite a bit more expensive per glass, but if you are reducing your overall wine intake you could end up spending less overall (we did). They are hard to find in shops, so we buy them online. There are specialist online dealers both here in America, and in the UK.
- Or, you can save money by buying standard bottles (750ml) then decanting them into a half-bottle decanter flask. This lets you re-cork the bottle immediately and save the rest for tomorrow, and the wine decanted today will "breathe" nicely for today's consumption.
I know that these are really stupid tricks and that we ought to be able to reduce our wine consumption without them, but ... they worked for us!!! For many months now Mrs. G. and I have been down to a half-bottle between us, per day (on weekdays). We "cheat" with a whole bottle about once per week.
(Edited later to restore a missing gerund.)