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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 2175642" data-attributes="member: 365308">I haven't given up drinking and i don't see why you can't provided you do it with people who are hypo aware and you recognise that you might get a low blood sugar (liver can't process the carbs you've eaten whilst it is dealing with the poison) followed by a high.   So even if you have clear spirits or red wine, the alcohol still impacts on blood sugar and you may want to reduce your bolus at whatever meal is eaten within a couple of hours of drinking.We type 1s need to relax a bit but you don't want to end up hypo or being mistaken for a drunk (this has happened) so be careful how much and with whom you drink!</blockquote>

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