[Signmom99]

Ok, so not real good. Day was going well....then........After having friends over for a couple hours and a few (3 to be exact) shots of tequilla, the guys were not into cooking so they left and we got burger king for a quick dinner. I'm confused though because after eating about an hour & a half later my readings were real low for me. I was in the low 70's on one meter and in the 60's on my trusty friend. I did take my metformin with my meal (500mg). Usually fast food would take the numbers up significantly. I do usually drop back down within the 2 hr pp. Any suggestions?

[Scrabblechick]

I think the alcohol may have played a role. I know in many people, it will lower BG levels. But some other folks may have a better answer for you.

[babySlon]

alcohol have played a role. but you spike later

[cyberus]

I is a newb but ...

... from what my last 2 weeks of research suggests that when you drink alcohol your liver switches over to processing that and you bg drops

[mortis505]

From the ADA website.

Normally, when your blood sugar level starts to drop, your liver steps in. It goes to work changing stored carbohydrate into glucose. Then it sends the glucose out into the blood, which helps you avoid or slow down a low blood sugar reaction.

However, when alcohol enters your system, this changes. Alcohol is a toxin. Your body reacts to alcohol like a poison. The liver wants to clear it from the blood quickly. In fact, the liver won't put out glucose again until it has taken care of the alcohol. If your blood glucose level is falling, you can quickly wind up with very low blood sugar.