Red wine before food - experiment

Bluetit1802 said:

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!

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Bluetit1802 said:

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!

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rick bue said:

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

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Mike D said:

Hey BT

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

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Kezzer4321 said:

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

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Nuthead said:

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 said:

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

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mat1uk said:

Beer = liquid bread unfortunately :-/

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