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<blockquote data-quote="catapillar" data-source="post: 1439289" data-attributes="member: 32394"><p>Generally the advice is not to bolus for alcohol. </p><p></p><p>Your liver cannot multitask, if it's busy processing alcohol it won't be able to give out glucose which is what your basal insulin is normally pushing back against, but if it's not there to push back there's a risk of hypos. Normally that risk is likely to materialise in the night after drinking.</p><p></p><p>If you're drinking all day such a carby drink and eating it probably will push blood sugar up through the day and it might be a good idea to cautiously bolus for it with food. But because of the amount of alcohol your liver won't be giving out glucose overnight - you'd be wise to take on some uncovered carbs before bed. Treating a hypo while hungover is no fun.</p><p></p><p>Make sure the mates you're playing pool with know you're diabetic or it might be an idea to keep some medical ID on you. Drunk and hypo can be rather too similar.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catapillar, post: 1439289, member: 32394"] Generally the advice is not to bolus for alcohol. Your liver cannot multitask, if it's busy processing alcohol it won't be able to give out glucose which is what your basal insulin is normally pushing back against, but if it's not there to push back there's a risk of hypos. Normally that risk is likely to materialise in the night after drinking. If you're drinking all day such a carby drink and eating it probably will push blood sugar up through the day and it might be a good idea to cautiously bolus for it with food. But because of the amount of alcohol your liver won't be giving out glucose overnight - you'd be wise to take on some uncovered carbs before bed. Treating a hypo while hungover is no fun. Make sure the mates you're playing pool with know you're diabetic or it might be an idea to keep some medical ID on you. Drunk and hypo can be rather too similar. [/QUOTE]
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