Beer

[Notey]

Any of you people big beer drinkers? Do you still drink since your diagnosis?

I still drink, but not that often. I tend to limit myself even more than before. What's your experience with drinking since your diagnosis?

[ant hill]

Yeah i love a beer, But then i don't drink enough to get drunk and that's not on medical advice, Just me. Unuseual but true.

[xMenace]

I'll have a couple now and then. Since my control has been tighter, I find it makes me hypo several hours later. I cut my basals down later.

[spinnb8]

i love beer. love it.
loved it before being type 1
love it after being type 1 for 3 years.
i limit myself to three. never any more.
i used to limit myself by however i could get into my body. but that was grad school.
i am on lantus and novalog, and my fav beer is around 12-15 carbs. sierra nevada pale ale. so i take a unit of novalog with my beer.
same with guiness.
i have normal BG at bedtime (whenever that is) and normal in the AM.
but. i think i am in pretty good control, and have figured this out over some time.
hard liquor, like bourbon doesnt seem to effect my BG that much. and wine is about the same as the beer. i love big bold reds. and usually have a unit for about 6 ounces of red wine.

[ladytaz]

um. yea!!! I LOVE my beer! Don't drink it every day, or even once a week, but about twice a month or so, and yes, I usually get my "groove" on when I do! LOL

There are two couples we go out with a couple/few times a month with, and it's us ladies that are the drinkers in the group, and we LOVE our beer!! We'll sit and drink usually a minimum of 2 pitchers between us 3 ladies ... sometimes 3 or 4!

So far (almost 2 years now) , I've had NO problems! BUT! I'm VERY careful when I drink! I always make sure I eat before ... AND .... I watch my BG's VERY closely!! I'm also probably "hyper" aware of how I feel!

Test and test lots, and be VERY aware of how you feel! And EAT first!!!

[Kimber]

My case is a bit unusual ( recently dx as 44 yr old type 1 and insulin resistant, on insulin for type 1 positive antibodies and orals for type 2) and I have found that two glasses of wine 5 or 6 nights a week (with dinner) does me good. I am on such a small dose of lantus that if I want to eat a high carb dinner, a glass or two of wine does me good by keeping my carb absorption spread out over the course of the evening and I get no dips or spikes and can ease up on the carb regime. I am very very good at following my dr's advice but I am a tad independent minded when it comes to limiting my wine to 1
4oz glass per day! Even have 3 occasionally.. oops did I say that out loud?
Kimber

[Dan Gato]

Literarature says no more than 2 per day.

I try to keep it at no more than 3 and only light beers, and it depends on the day of the week. my bg's are lowered during the time I'm drinking them then they go up the next morning.

The reason people with D shouldn't drink beers or alcohol (in large quantities) is because the long term effect or damage to the liver.
Miller lite has 3 g of carbs, Bud lite about 4g, regulars have a lot more.

Cheers :beer:

[Kimber]

Dan,
All literature that I have read says 2 per day for men, 1 per day for women.
Kimber

[Cyborg]

I'll take a couple Michelob Ultras (the 32 oz kind). Very low carb and tastes good, IMO. :beer:

Or I'll sip a glass or two of single malt or some spiced rum. With hard liquor I test every hour and have a snack ready. No DP after these types of nightcaps so I have to change my basal pattern for the next morning.

[notme]

I will drink a Corona with lime now and then. hehehehehe ok so you guys don't think that is "beer". Like everyone else, I have to watch the lows.

Hey.....whats wrong with Corona and lime????

[Cyborg]

Hey.....whats wrong with Corona and lime????

Absolutely nothing :beer:

[tanyatype1]

I'll have a Mojito over a beer anyday! I've been hammered once since diagnosis (by accident!) and it scared the **** out of me! I'm not a big drinker anyway so it's been easy to drink lightly! :)

[JediSurfer]

Sheeesh I am really missing my beer with this coeliacs desease I have come down with. I mainly drink cider these days. I find cider easier to manage than beer somehow.
Alcohol is fine as long as it doesnt stop you looking after yourself and it isnt becoming a problem. We just have to take extra care and remember to test. If you get really drunk it can mask hypo warning signs if you still have any.
Can't say anything about beer pre diagnoisis as I was only 3 years old and a little too young for a beer.

Peace and Sheeesh
Rich

[REDLAN]

well I started drinking after I was diagnosed, does that count?

I was 15 at the time though (",)

still drink beer now - mind you alcohol and good control aren't always good bedfellows.

[howdysf]

Yes, I drink beer.. big time... had 8-9 drinks the other night.. big party w/ friends... I'd just say err on the side of being high... lower basal if you know you're gonna drink... and just go for it...test througout the night and make sure you eat a little bit throughout the night too... once in a while going big seems ok... but I'm not a dr., I only play one on TV....

[marcia87]

Occasionally. I understand that alcohol can bring your BS down too low. Crazy, huh?

Marcia

[Tucker]

I drink rye, Jim Beam in fact. I can eat more carbs and have a drink after dinner and it keeps my numbers down.
I drink a few more if I wish and no lows. Told my nutritionist I should become a drunk. ;) I don't do it often only when camping but sometimes I think maybe I should have a after dinner drink.

Went on vaction last week, got drunk every other night and it worked out pretty darn good. Would check my BG prior to bed and when awake about 6 hours later. No problems and great numbers.

[johgn]

As a type 1 I find hard alcohol lowers my blood sugars too much for my comfort but beer is OK, I bolus for it based on the carb count or experience. I really miss drinking whiskey though.

[jerryn]

I wish I could have one right now. I haven't since I've been diagnosed since I'm taking metformin. Metformin is NASTY ****.
I'm hoping to get on Lantus soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kimber]

jerryn,
I am on metformin (1000mg twice a day as well as actose and lantus) and I have two drinks most days. Usually white wine or low carb margeritas or low carb hard lemonade or such... and I have no problems at all with the alcohol. Last night I had 3 drinks. I just make sure that I have them close to dinner (1 while cooking and 1 while eating.) I know metformin script says "Do not drink with this med" but for me, no prob's
kimber

[ljs]

I was diagnosed not too long ago and found out that light beer works very well. It gets my bloodsugar down significantly. Maybe I am missing something, because I have heard that alcohol should be avoided if possible. Wine has an even better effect. Of course I do not drink excessively and avoidgo hypoglycemic.

What is your experience?

Regards
Johan

[Maddogg]

I LOVE beer!!! (afterall, Canada has some of the best beer on earth) And I usually have a few beers a week, more so in the summer. I don't have air conditioning in my apartment and I live on the top floor of my building (where all the heat rises) and nothing really cools you down like an ice cold crisp tasting beer on a hot summer day or night.