Red wine before food - experiment

[Bluetit1802]

I enjoy a glass of red wine, and I do tend to have a few sips before I eat whilst tea is cooking. I have always tested my pre-tea levels before I start on the wine, but today and yesterday I decided to test before my first sip and then again before my first bite. The results for both days are, quite coincidentally, identical.

Both days. Tested each test twice to confirm. 75ml of wine is not a lot

Before wine 5.2
Before tea (15 minutes later after about 75ml wine) 4.7

So it looks like my 75ml wine on an empty tummy dropped my levels by half a mmol/l.

Interesting!

 

[sanguine]

More intensive tests required I feel ...

 

[Mike d]

I enjoy a glass of red wine, and I do tend to have a few sips before I eat whilst tea is cooking. I have always tested my pre-tea levels before I start on the wine, but today and yesterday I decided to test before my first sip and then again before my first bite. The results for both days are, quite coincidentally, identical.

Both days. Tested each test twice to confirm. 75ml of wine is not a lot

Before wine 5.2
Before tea (15 minutes later after about 75ml wine) 4.7

So it looks like my 75ml wine on an empty tummy dropped my levels by half a mmol/l.

Interesting!

Hey BT

Works the same for me You're right ... it is interesting

 

[Pura Vida]

I enjoy a glass of red wine, and I do tend to have a few sips before I eat whilst tea is cooking. I have always tested my pre-tea levels before I start on the wine, but today and yesterday I decided to test before my first sip and then again before my first bite. The results for both days are, quite coincidentally, identical.

Both days. Tested each test twice to confirm. 75ml of wine is not a lot

Before wine 5.2
Before tea (15 minutes later after about 75ml wine) 4.7

So it looks like my 75ml wine on an empty tummy dropped my levels by half a mmol/l.

Interesting!

thanks for this I will have to try it.
I understand red wine is certainly better than beer for the T2

 

[Mike d]

thanks for this I will have to try it.
I understand red wine is certainly better than beer for the T2

Stand to be corrected here (we're all different of course) but IMHO, beer is way worse than red wine.

 

[mat1uk]

Beer = liquid bread unfortunately :-/

 

[Patricia21]

I have a Gin and slimline tonic every night while cooking the evening meal,dosent have any effect at all.

 

[ajaymse]

Hey BT

Works the same for me You're right ... it is interesting

Hello
Some time it works for me. The results are not consistent.

 

[alliebee]

I'm going to be joining this experimentation....

 

[Nuthead]

Oh yes. A worthwhile experiment. Have to have a go

 

[Kezzer4321]

wonders if red wine will help her pre-breakfast reading lol

 

[alliebee]

Lol Kezzer. Keep a glass next to your bed. Hic

 

[Nuthead]

wonders if red wine will help her pre-breakfast reading lol

It's about the only thing I haven't tried for my pre breakfast bg. Now you've got me thinking..........
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[alliebee]

It's about the only thing I haven't tried for my pre breakfast bg. Now you've got me thinking..........
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I'm told a brazil nut by your bed works for many

 

[Nuthead]

I'm told a brazil nut by your bed works for many

My favourite. How did you know ???

 

[alliebee]

Or a strip of cheese strings. ( yes I know). But they work and are in a sealed wrapper. Lol

 

[Nuthead]

Nuts and cheese go well with wine.. let's have a bed party type experiment thingy hic. In the name of science

 

[Ruth B]

I could start to feel left out here, I don't really like any alcohol, liquor chocolates were as close as I normally got, but I get a distinct feeling they are not going to help.

 

[Mark James]

Beer = liquid bread unfortunately :-/

Beer lager wine and spirits all make my bg go lower, and never seem to go high the next day, although neither does alot of food, kentucky fried chicken and fries, on the very rare occaision i eat it will not send me above 7 after 1 hour and below 6 at 2 hours

Mark

 

[Nuthead]

Not tried beer since I was diagnosed but wine and spirits seem to lower my bg slightly. No problems kfc. If you look on the kfc website, the carbs are surprisingly low but you do have to pick carefully.