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You may think this is a silly question but would love to hear other diabetics stories of mixing alcohol with diabetes. I stopped drinking as soon as I found out I was pregnant with my children 4-5 years ago. I've always had a strained relationship with alcohol and in the past I definitely used it to "forget" about things. I am one of those people that finds it impossible to stop at 1 drink. This was why I gave up completely because I just felt so poorly everytime I drank alcohol. I was having countless hospital trips with hypos nearly every time I drank alcohol. I drank alcohol last Friday and sure enough it happened again. I tested my sugar levels constantly and at one stage I was at 22.3 then plummeted to 1.2 after taking insulin. It seemed to dramatically effect my levels whilst I was having alcohol. I won't be drinking again as its just so dangerous and it doesnt sit well with me but would love to know if there are diabetics who know why this always happens and is it just something diabetics can't do? Thank you