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<blockquote data-quote="martinbuchan" data-source="post: 6718" data-attributes="member: 718"><p><strong>Re: Diabetes & alcohol</strong></p><p></p><p>Judicious use of alcohol is beneficial for diabetics (especially type 2). </p><p></p><p>Alcohol inhibiots liver gluconeogenesis. The liver in type 2 DM produces 3 times more glucose (gluconeogenesis) than in normal people. I find my lowest morning readings after a few glasses of red wine the night before. Red wine probably has benefit for our cardiac health as well- important as 70% of diabetics will die from a cardio-vascular incident. </p><p></p><p>The problems are obviously from having to much. Masking hypo symtoms is a real worry for me and tempers my ex-medical student need to get sozzled. I do worry about the alcohol effects on the emerging fatty liver problems associated with diabetes.</p><p></p><p>I have only had two night time hypos - the worst was after 1 largish glass of vino collapso. (BS 1.9). </p><p></p><p>The gluconeogenesis thing is not so much an issue for Type 1- probably makes for more problems for that class of diabetes and alcohol.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="martinbuchan, post: 6718, member: 718"] [b]Re: Diabetes & alcohol[/b] Judicious use of alcohol is beneficial for diabetics (especially type 2). Alcohol inhibiots liver gluconeogenesis. The liver in type 2 DM produces 3 times more glucose (gluconeogenesis) than in normal people. I find my lowest morning readings after a few glasses of red wine the night before. Red wine probably has benefit for our cardiac health as well- important as 70% of diabetics will die from a cardio-vascular incident. The problems are obviously from having to much. Masking hypo symtoms is a real worry for me and tempers my ex-medical student need to get sozzled. I do worry about the alcohol effects on the emerging fatty liver problems associated with diabetes. I have only had two night time hypos - the worst was after 1 largish glass of vino collapso. (BS 1.9). The gluconeogenesis thing is not so much an issue for Type 1- probably makes for more problems for that class of diabetes and alcohol. [/QUOTE]
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