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<blockquote data-quote="lilibet" data-source="post: 107853" data-attributes="member: 11459"><p>Hi Ellen</p><p>Alcohol usually lowers your blood sugar (quite dangerously at times) so lots of people adjust their insulin whilst drinking and regular monitoring is important so well done to you for getting him to take his monitor out. If he doesnt want to adjust then he needs to be prepared to eat though with levels of 21 I dont think he should worry too much re going hypo whilst drinking. Most diabetics are very attached to their meter and I personally go into blind panic mode if Ive forgotten it, or misplace it. Its not possible to be safe when drinking without it! </p><p></p><p>I am wondering why he was so high though - is it what he drinks, or is he having drunken snacks (chips n cheese, oh how I miss thee) when out. Either way, is too high at any point and the stress on your body from high bg is compounded by stress on your body with alcohol. If he is that high then normally you would have to correct it but of course when drinking caution is required. Hubby needs to find his own ratios for correcting and then get some sense of whether he can safely do this</p><p></p><p>As to coffee, there is some suggestion that caffiene raises blood sugar by stimulating your adrenal glands which produce cortisol and also other stress hormones kick in (like hypos, that jittery feeling you get from caffiene) because they stop insulin from working. I dont find too big a rise from caffiene but I might If I had 4 on an empty stomach! He must be like Roadrunner after that!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lilibet, post: 107853, member: 11459"] Hi Ellen Alcohol usually lowers your blood sugar (quite dangerously at times) so lots of people adjust their insulin whilst drinking and regular monitoring is important so well done to you for getting him to take his monitor out. If he doesnt want to adjust then he needs to be prepared to eat though with levels of 21 I dont think he should worry too much re going hypo whilst drinking. Most diabetics are very attached to their meter and I personally go into blind panic mode if Ive forgotten it, or misplace it. Its not possible to be safe when drinking without it! I am wondering why he was so high though - is it what he drinks, or is he having drunken snacks (chips n cheese, oh how I miss thee) when out. Either way, is too high at any point and the stress on your body from high bg is compounded by stress on your body with alcohol. If he is that high then normally you would have to correct it but of course when drinking caution is required. Hubby needs to find his own ratios for correcting and then get some sense of whether he can safely do this As to coffee, there is some suggestion that caffiene raises blood sugar by stimulating your adrenal glands which produce cortisol and also other stress hormones kick in (like hypos, that jittery feeling you get from caffiene) because they stop insulin from working. I dont find too big a rise from caffiene but I might If I had 4 on an empty stomach! He must be like Roadrunner after that! [/QUOTE]
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