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Originally Posted by Lulika  I feel rather ashamed.
She is a very dear friend, and extremely supportive of me, in every way.
... even though I know it isn't a complete no-no.
But...the evening wore on and we got to talking and laughing and I decided to have ONE glass of red wine..why not?
This morning I woke up feeling like death..serves me right... |
I am on a personal rampage against
shame 
I spent about 30 years being ashamed of being diabetic (it was called being "private" when I was first diagnosed 40 years ago). Didn't talk about it, did everything in the bathrooms, etc. etc. Friends, roommates, no one knew. And that meant dealing with the occasional consequence ... and excess ... alone.
So, Lulika, from one recovering ashamed diabetic to (hopefully) another: Don't know if you're very dear friend was with you when you lost, er, everything, but I"m glad you felt comfortable coming here and telling us about it. Ten years ago, I wouldn't've. Even now, if you all were here, I'd have a problem
talking, in person, about some things I've written about here.
So here's to banning
shame! from the diabetics' lexicon!
Hope you're feeling better. And now that you've gotten some tips, you know better how to deal with the occasional dip into alcohol, I hope you realize that you probably don't have to deprive yourself if you feel like a drink.
Janke:
The problem is that the appearance of drunkness can often camouflage a very low BG, so both the diabetic and those around them don't treat the low BG, since everyone thinks they just need to sleep it off. It's up to the diabetic to maintain enough conscientiousness (and consciousness!) to test and test again and monitor enough to keep BGs in proper range over a long period of time, since alcohol can affect BGs for a long time.
