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Thread: What can I drink and how much?

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#11 (permalink)

04-09-2008, 05:11 AM

xMenace

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Originally Posted by ant hill

The amount of whatever you drink is not affected until you see the hard stuff. Like Rum for instance, Then you will see a drop in BG real quick. Vodka is even faster!!
Hik*** Err whare is that beer... Arr there you are.

Wrong Peter. Alcohol from any drink can drop you low. I've had beer hypos. But you're probably right that hard stuff is more noticeable as there's next to nothing to bolus for.

I used to let beer's calories compensate for the low, but now I bolus for the carbs and reduce basal for the alcohol.

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