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Message: <blockquote data-quote="picklebean" data-source="post: 299510" data-attributes="member: 38236">I've never had quite such dramatic effects from drinking alcohol, but I have on more than a few occasions, drunk far more than one should drink and definitely more than a type1 diabetic should drink.  I know alcohol does have a habit of sending your blood sugar sky high and then dropping it way down, so I don't think you're alone on that one.  I'm not sure of the reasons why it does this though.If you're taking a correction dose to bring down your levels when you've tested as high, perhaps you're taking too much and it's sending your levels too low?!I think in the past I've managed it by taking a correction dose of insulin at the end of the night if I'm really high, but only if I have something substantial to eat, like a sandwhich which I then take insulin for as well.  I could be completely wrong, but I think having the food helps to prevent the fall out at the end of the night when your levels plumit, even though you're taking some insulin for it.I suppose the best thing is not to drink so much alcohol, but we all know that's easier said than done.  Try and be safe!  I know it's not easy.</blockquote>

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