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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted Account" data-source="post: 1697867"><p>Regarding what does alcohol do from a biological perspective:</p><p>As we are drinking, any carbs in the drinks act as carbs in food: they raise our BG.</p><p>Afterwards, the liver-effect jumps in. Our livers have, at least, two functions which we need to worry about: storing and dripping glucose to keep us going (which we usually match with basal insulin) and getting rid of poisons (such as alcohol). In a stereotypical world, one might suggest that livers are male: they can only do one thing at a time. So, when my liver is fighting off toxins, it is not dripping glucose. As a result, my BG may drop after drinking. </p><p>Therefore, when I drink, I reduce my basal insulin. Some people feed their munchies with a bit of untreated (no insulin) carbs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted Account, post: 1697867"] Regarding what does alcohol do from a biological perspective: As we are drinking, any carbs in the drinks act as carbs in food: they raise our BG. Afterwards, the liver-effect jumps in. Our livers have, at least, two functions which we need to worry about: storing and dripping glucose to keep us going (which we usually match with basal insulin) and getting rid of poisons (such as alcohol). In a stereotypical world, one might suggest that livers are male: they can only do one thing at a time. So, when my liver is fighting off toxins, it is not dripping glucose. As a result, my BG may drop after drinking. Therefore, when I drink, I reduce my basal insulin. Some people feed their munchies with a bit of untreated (no insulin) carbs [/QUOTE]
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