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bluto said:

When I started testing a couple of months ago my BG was around 22.0 but I knuckled down to the diet and I'm averaging 10.7 now. The beer/lager doesn't seem to affect it too much, but I'd have to stop drinking altogether to test that. I stopped smoking 8yrs ago and I'm not going to stop drinking any time soon lol

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If you can handle that many carbs in a drink, that's your choice. There are drinks with zero carbs - all spirits, for example.

Alcohol affects the liver topping up blood glucose, so it is very possible that some of your readings are being skewed low. I see this effect very clearly, even on small amounts - eg one glass red wine.

Still means you're taking in carbs (as shown by the increase in your HbA1c "My last Hba1c (mmol/mol) was 80% up from 74% three months earlier") but your daily readings coming down might be not representative of your actual long-term position.