AloeSvea
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Not a big drinker, me, as a rule, but a big socialiser, so a big social session can render a good drinking session too. With friends over four or five hours I can drink a bottle of sparkling, half a bottle over two to three hours, no probs, and very enjoyable it is too. Making sure to eat is advised, and I do that for sure. And a couple of times during the week I would share a bottle over a dinner with my adult daughter.
So two bottles of dry white sparkling wine a week.
When I am not socialising, I have about three small glasses of red wine a week, with dinner.
I have drunk and metered, it doesn't seem to affect my BG levels. Not at all! I was very pleasantly surprised. But it makes sense if you think about what alcohol is. I have had to explain more than once to drinking pals, and even bartenders, who know I am a T2Diabetic, that the fermentation process uses up the huge percentage of sugar in an alcoholic or fermented drink. They seemed disappointed!
Since being diagnosed I have changed what I drink - hugely. But I have not changed alcohol being a part of my life. I did used to have a couple of half pints during an evening at the bar with my friends and partner. But now am low-carb, and beer, sadly, is 'liquid bread' - so they say anyway. Drinking now is more expensive! And higher in alcohol levels, too, bizarrely. But way lower in sugar and carbs.
And I was a cocktail fan, before diagnosis. (Hmmm. Yes. I get it - don't worry!) I tried drinking what the paleo folk call 'a NorCal margarita', as a post-diagnosis substitute - which is a shot of tequila, fresh lime juice, and unsweetened soda. This drink truly depresses me though. (Don't tell Robb Wolf!) Because I was a HUGE margarita fan before diagnosis - the sweet Texan kind. Oh - yum. A NorCal margarita is but a dim, bitter, distant memory of the lovely sweet one of yesteryear - so better, in my book, to avoid such a sad rendition of a truly marvellous drink. And I drink a good dry (and reasonably priced) sparkling wine instead. One thanks heaven for large mercies.
So two bottles of dry white sparkling wine a week.
When I am not socialising, I have about three small glasses of red wine a week, with dinner.
I have drunk and metered, it doesn't seem to affect my BG levels. Not at all! I was very pleasantly surprised. But it makes sense if you think about what alcohol is. I have had to explain more than once to drinking pals, and even bartenders, who know I am a T2Diabetic, that the fermentation process uses up the huge percentage of sugar in an alcoholic or fermented drink. They seemed disappointed!
Since being diagnosed I have changed what I drink - hugely. But I have not changed alcohol being a part of my life. I did used to have a couple of half pints during an evening at the bar with my friends and partner. But now am low-carb, and beer, sadly, is 'liquid bread' - so they say anyway. Drinking now is more expensive! And higher in alcohol levels, too, bizarrely. But way lower in sugar and carbs.
And I was a cocktail fan, before diagnosis. (Hmmm. Yes. I get it - don't worry!) I tried drinking what the paleo folk call 'a NorCal margarita', as a post-diagnosis substitute - which is a shot of tequila, fresh lime juice, and unsweetened soda. This drink truly depresses me though. (Don't tell Robb Wolf!) Because I was a HUGE margarita fan before diagnosis - the sweet Texan kind. Oh - yum. A NorCal margarita is but a dim, bitter, distant memory of the lovely sweet one of yesteryear - so better, in my book, to avoid such a sad rendition of a truly marvellous drink. And I drink a good dry (and reasonably priced) sparkling wine instead. One thanks heaven for large mercies.
