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Surprised By Bg Levels After A Boozy Red-wine Afternoon

jonbvn

jonbvn

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Hi guys!

Posting a bit dipsy so please forgive any typos.

We took my parents out this afternoon. I had a beef carvery lunch avoiding the potatoes. yorkshire and gravy, with plenty of green veggies. I also drunk a bottle of red (approx) wine.

I just got home and thought I would check my BG, expecting it to be through the roof. Amazingly, it was only 5.8. To say I am shocked would be an understatement. What am I misunderstanding?

Perhaps, I will change to the LCRW (RW=red wine) diet ;)
 
Should have had the potatoes and yorkshire and gravey that is where most of the carbs where then you would have seen the difference.

We took my son for a pub lunch yesterday as he is going back to Ireland tomorrow we walked a couple of miles there had lunch and a beer or two IPA on draft. Speciality burgers chips the works, then walked two miles back and yes blood sugars s were quite high but later on well a few hours later on they were back down to normal levels .

Any way I hope you enjoyed your meal and the red wine sounds nice.
 
jonbvn said:
Hi guys!

Posting a bit dipsy so please forgive any typos.

We took my parents out this afternoon. I had a beef carvery lunch avoiding the potatoes. yorkshire and gravy, with plenty of green veggies. I also drunk a bottle of red (approx) wine.

I just got home and thought I would check my BG, expecting it to be through the roof. Amazingly, it was only 5.8. To say I am shocked would be an understatement. What am I misunderstanding?

Perhaps, I will change to the LCRW (RW=red wine) diet ;)
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Take a look at this information page,
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-and-alcohol.html
 
As you avoided the carbs at the carvery (well done for that) your food will have have done very little to your BS, and the red wine is almost carbless. The alcohol will also have kept your liver busy whilst it was processing it, so no liver dumps. It isn't an unusual result at all.
 
Bluetit1802 said:
As you avoided the carbs at the carvery (well done for that) your food will have have done very little to your BS, and the red wine is almost carbless. The alcohol will also have kept your liver busy whilst it was processing it, so no liver dumps. It isn't an unusual result at all.
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Guilt free alcohol! Almost too good to be true.....
 
jonbvn said:
Guilt free alcohol! Almost too good to be true.....
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Not always - if your like me I get great results like you did but for about 3 days following I get higher numbers than normal and have to be super strict - life's a b***h! - doesn't stop me though
 
@jonbvn,
Good to note these things down, so you know how you respond in that situation!:)
Whilst I don't promote red wine as a medication, a convivial glass (or 2!) of red can make a "meat and veggies" meal into a good evening.
The BG doesn't spike to much and I am "well chilled"
 
Red Wine and most other alcohol won't have a negative impact on your BG levels in the main.

It would be "guilt free" but don't forget the additional calories you end up consuming.
 
I have been avoiding alcohol ever since I heard (in a podcast) that a unit of carb-free drink (wine, clear spirits) affects insulin as much as 10 grams of carbs. As I am currently keeping my carbs close to 20 per day, it's a no-brainer for me. Such low carb meals keep my BG low anyway.
 
Larissima said:
I have been avoiding alcohol ever since I heard (in a podcast) that a unit of carb-free drink (wine, clear spirits) affects insulin as much as 10 grams of carbs. As I am currently keeping my carbs close to 20 per day, it's a no-brainer for me. Such low carb meals keep my BG low anyway.
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I have tested before and after drinking red wine a spirits. It had no affect on my BG test results (much to my surprise).

Despite the above, I do agree that it is probably best to avoid alcohol or drink very modestly.
 
I've always thought of Red Wine as an essential part of the Mediterranean Diet, and they keep telling us it's the most healthy
 
Jason Fung says 2 glasses of red wine has no effect on insulin. The God has spoken red wine is allowed!
 
Alcohol does not always put sugars up! Not sure why but I have known this happen with many diabetics. I do not inject insulin for a glass of wine either xx
 
Elliehowell said:
Alcohol does not always put sugars up! Not sure why but I have known this happen with many diabetics. I do not inject insulin for a glass of wine either xx
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The key is the type of alcohol. Red wine seems to be OK for me. I know that beer is bad, being an ex-beer monster, with the belly to prove it.
 
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