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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nebraska_beauty" data-source="post: 1439124" data-attributes="member: 171322"><p>My problem is refusing large amounts of alcohol.  We have some boozy neighbours who used to invite us to parties.  I was always getting told I could not drink sugar free soft drinks all night and alcohol would not harm me.  I was always the party pooper and of course they knew lots of diabetics who drank loads and they were OK.  The woman went so far as to tell me diabetes was nothing like as bad as what her dad had (heart disease) and I should just enter into the spirit of things.  I stopped attending their parties years ago and now I am apparently just a miserable old sod and anti social.  Actually even one glass of wine makes me feel very ill with excessive thirst, palpitations, dehydration and hot sweats and exhaustion.  I am perfectly happy with sparkling water and sugar free soda but they want everyone to drink till they fall down.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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