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<blockquote data-quote="Nicole T" data-source="post: 2314772" data-attributes="member: 527609"><p>I'm sure I'd read that, even only on Metformin, hypos were a risk up to 24 hours after consuming alcohol. Googling suggests that Metformin "doesn't usually" result in hypos unless combined with other medication, but "doesn't usually" doesn't fill me with confidence. I'm mostly concerned from a driving point of view. I suppose I could always do a finger prick test and make sure I have some fast acting carbs if I read below 5, before driving.</p><p></p><p>My figures seem to be all over the place within the range of 4 to 8.5, but staying within those limits as long as I stick to a low carb regime. Even the occasional small portion of chips with a meal doesn't hit me hard. Then again, 5 chicken pakoras spiked me massively the other day, whereas 6 (from the same packet) on a previous occasion gave me no rise in blood sugar at all. There doesn't seem to be any logic to this.</p><p></p><p>One of the reasons I bought a Libre was to see if, when and how badly alcohol spikes me. I don't seem to pay for the carbs later on, even with beer. Thursday, I went out with friends and must have spent about 6 or 7 hours in the pub. No idea how many pints I had, but there were 3 of us, and I bought 5 of the rounds, checking my contactless transactions. I still stayed within range the whole time, and right the way through the following day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nicole T, post: 2314772, member: 527609"] I'm sure I'd read that, even only on Metformin, hypos were a risk up to 24 hours after consuming alcohol. Googling suggests that Metformin "doesn't usually" result in hypos unless combined with other medication, but "doesn't usually" doesn't fill me with confidence. I'm mostly concerned from a driving point of view. I suppose I could always do a finger prick test and make sure I have some fast acting carbs if I read below 5, before driving. My figures seem to be all over the place within the range of 4 to 8.5, but staying within those limits as long as I stick to a low carb regime. Even the occasional small portion of chips with a meal doesn't hit me hard. Then again, 5 chicken pakoras spiked me massively the other day, whereas 6 (from the same packet) on a previous occasion gave me no rise in blood sugar at all. There doesn't seem to be any logic to this. One of the reasons I bought a Libre was to see if, when and how badly alcohol spikes me. I don't seem to pay for the carbs later on, even with beer. Thursday, I went out with friends and must have spent about 6 or 7 hours in the pub. No idea how many pints I had, but there were 3 of us, and I bought 5 of the rounds, checking my contactless transactions. I still stayed within range the whole time, and right the way through the following day. [/QUOTE]
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