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Originally Posted by Kat  Thanks for the advice. I don't think that I am limited because I'm a diabetic just that there are things I choose not to do because it's better for my body in general not to.
i agree...
But I do want to 'learn' how to drink, how my body responds to such and such. I'm just a little scarred to do the experiment and find out. But I think I'm going to this summer. i'll have a calm night at home watching a movie with my family and drink a beer and see what happens, since that is mostly what I'd be drinking in spain. Though in spain it's just random beers so I won't know how many carbs....?
So do I just find out how many carbs are in it and then cover for it and eat something at the same time to avoid a low? And then check every hour or so for 4 hours or something?
Heh, sorry to be ignorant about this =/
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in my experience (but everyone is different) white wine/beer overall ends up acting carb neutral, i dont take any insulin to cover it and even take less insulin with any meal i have. if drinking without food will often have to have a small snack without insulin to cover it....
hey its not ignorant, its worse to be so well versed you know what every single drink does for you!!! in terms of testing every hour is probably a good idea until you know better...however, you might observe your blood sugar go up to start with on some drinks, dont correct, just wait and see what happends over the next four hours, i can almost guarantee you will drop, and a combination of too much alcohol with excess insulin would not be pretty.
i would also say try and drink things like wine and beer, even cider, and avoid things with sugary mixers, alcopops etc, it just makes it harder to tell what your blood sugar is doing, plus these things taste foul and are full of nasties that nobodys body would like.
