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Type 1 Alcohol

Gazzy71

Newbie
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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Hi there I am a new to this forum, I have diabetes type 1, and I think I should find balancing a quite healthy diet easy, however I do like a drink on a weekend preference lager, I know this question has probably been asked before but what is the best kept secret, I've heard "Coors Light" can be OK ? Any others recommend?
 
Not sure if this lager is still around, but when I was first diagnosed there was a lager called Holston Pils which was a lower calorie/carb lager.
 
noblehead said:
Not sure if this lager is still around, but when I was first diagnosed there was a lager called Holston Pils which was a lower calorie/carb lager.
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i see it shops still but they proclaim that sugars turn to alchoal, isn't this the same with majority of alchoalic beverages?
 
Type1Lad said:
i see it shops still but they proclaim that sugars turn to alchoal, isn't this the same with majority of alchoalic beverages?
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Still around then, I'm sure some of the sugar does turn to alcohol but to what extent with individual beers/lagers I couldn't say.
 
Hi. Beers tend to have more carbs than spirits so you might need to tweak the Bolus a bit. Note that alcohol doesn't affect blood sugar by much once the carbs have been converted to it. Alcohol has calories but not carbs.
 
Daibell said:
Hi. Beers tend to have more carbs than spirits so you might need to tweak the Bolus a bit. Note that alcohol doesn't affect blood sugar by much once the carbs have been converted to it. Alcohol has calories but not carbs.
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So does this mean you can drink beers with a controlled diet ?
 
Coors light is just like normal lager it tricks you into thinking it is better for you when it just means that it is easier to drink not as gassy

If I have a drink I just make sure that I've ate before and after because I've had a hypo in the night after drinking lager all night because I had not ate

Just drink in moderation
 
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