I .was very recently diagnosed with T2 diabetes. To my dismay, I was told to limit red wine to almost a thimble quantity daily intake. Is this crucial?
Hi
@Markyinon,
Welcome to the forum. Glad to see you decided to join. Also, thanks
@Goonergal for tagging me in.
As Goonergal mentioned, I really enjoy having a glass of red wine. ... and as long as the wine is dry, it doesn't affect my blood sugar levels, if anything it lowers them a bit. (Some websites even list the grams of sugar per liter, which is really helpful.)
When I was first diagnosed, however, my GP put me on metformin, which carries a warning not to mix with alcohol. To be honest, though, even on metformin I had a glass of dry red wine once a week, which in my case was fine. However, I would have been scared to have much more than this.
So, as
@Antje77 says, it's probably a good idea not to overdo the alcohol if you are on medication such as metformin.
If you have any other questions, just fire away. There are many knowledgeable and friendly members on the forum, who will be only too happy to help.