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<blockquote data-quote="dancer" data-source="post: 1735229" data-attributes="member: 110569"><p>[USER=441787]@NoKindOfSusie[/USER] every newly diagnosed Type 1 worries about what might happen with alcohol (and everything else). You just have to try things out. Start small . . . If you like wine, try a glass (not a bottle!) with your evening meal. Test 2 hours later to check that all's well and again before bed. If you're really worried, check around 2am to make sure you're not going low. If all's well, and still OK before breakfast, you can repeat the same thing another day. If you're happy with one glass, that's you set but if you usually have 2 glasses, try the same experiment with 2 glasses instead of 1.</p><p></p><p>You would normally have hypo treatments beside your bed "just in case", so you would be prepared for that possibility.</p><p></p><p>If you prefer beer, that's a different story. I have seen beer described as a pint of sugar, on the forum, and found that to be true after having a small beer on holiday several years ago. I would wait till you're more confident before even considering bolussing for alcohol.</p><p></p><p>Your confidence will grow. Just take things slowly (and I'm not just talking about drinking alcohol). Try out different foods to see how they affect your blood sugars. If you are higher than expected, 2 hours after eating, double check that you have counted the carbs accurately. Remember that 2 hours after eating, you can be above target but that doesn't necessarily mean there's something wrong.</p><p></p><p>If you try drinking alcohol, don't take it with a meal you haven't tried before, as if you go high/low, you wouldn't know if it was due to the food, alcohol or both.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dancer, post: 1735229, member: 110569"] [USER=441787]@NoKindOfSusie[/USER] every newly diagnosed Type 1 worries about what might happen with alcohol (and everything else). You just have to try things out. Start small . . . If you like wine, try a glass (not a bottle!) with your evening meal. Test 2 hours later to check that all's well and again before bed. If you're really worried, check around 2am to make sure you're not going low. If all's well, and still OK before breakfast, you can repeat the same thing another day. If you're happy with one glass, that's you set but if you usually have 2 glasses, try the same experiment with 2 glasses instead of 1. You would normally have hypo treatments beside your bed "just in case", so you would be prepared for that possibility. If you prefer beer, that's a different story. I have seen beer described as a pint of sugar, on the forum, and found that to be true after having a small beer on holiday several years ago. I would wait till you're more confident before even considering bolussing for alcohol. Your confidence will grow. Just take things slowly (and I'm not just talking about drinking alcohol). Try out different foods to see how they affect your blood sugars. If you are higher than expected, 2 hours after eating, double check that you have counted the carbs accurately. Remember that 2 hours after eating, you can be above target but that doesn't necessarily mean there's something wrong. If you try drinking alcohol, don't take it with a meal you haven't tried before, as if you go high/low, you wouldn't know if it was due to the food, alcohol or both. [/QUOTE]
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