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07/05/09 06:38 PM

"Can I drink two wines a day (6oz. each) and not affect my diabetes in a negative way?"
Asked By: markahester  
Category: Type 2

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i am a type two dib.

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07/07/09 07:11 PM

Dear markahester, The American Diabetes Association recommends that people with diabetes not drink more than 2 drinks per day, if male, or 1 drink per day, if female. 6 oz wine, 12 oz lite beer, and 1 oz hard liquor is considered 1 drink. Be sure to be eating during the time you are imbibing. Liquor can lower blood sugars and you don't want to go low. Also, really abide by this limit. People who get drunk usually don't take very good care of their health and often miss taking their medication or insulin.
Answered By: Janice Fisher
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07/15/09 09:55 PM

For the past two months I have been drinking about 2 or 3 ounces of wine about an hour before I go to bed. Within three days my morning levels had dropped around 10 to 15 points and have stayed down a min. 10 points ever since my ave. morning now is 123 or lower and just before bed 45 min. to an hour after the wine I have been between 94 and 108. I stopped drinking once to see what would happen and within three days I was back up 8 to 12 points. Now I am a 61 year old male type 2, found 12-1-2008 with an AC1 of 11.8, I take 500mg. of metform twice a day. I track on my computer all food and drink I consume that is not zero as well as glucose levels and blood pressure. I am very careful with my carbs and go to the gym 4 times a week. My AC1 two weeks ago was 6.0 . My goal is another 10 lbs and an AC1 of 5.5. That we will wait and see. If there is one thing I have learned in my short time as a diabetic is that we are all different. I have tried many thing I heard about here and two have worked the wine and vit. D . These may work for you or not , its not importatant what is importatant is to not stop trying and don't let it get you down. The more thing you try the more you will find that work. Good luck and keep pushing back. Ken
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07/15/09 08:53 PM

For the past two months I have been drinking about 2 or 3 ounces of wine about an hour before I go to bed. Within three days my morning levels had dropped around 10 to 15 points and have stayed down a min. 10 points ever since my ave. morning now is 123 or lower and just before bed 45 min. to an hour after the wine I have been between 94 and 108. I stopped drinking once to see what would happen and within three days I was back up 8 to 12 points. Now I am a 61 year old male type 2, found 12-1-2008 with an AC1 of 11.8, I take 500mg. of metform twice a day. I track on my computer all food and drink I consume that is not zero as well as glucose levels and blood pressure. I am very careful with my carbs and go to the gym 4 times a week. My AC1 two weeks ago was 6.0 . My goal is another 10 lbs and an AC1 of 5.5. That we will wait and see. If there is one thing I have learned in my short time as a diabetic is that we are all different. I have tried many thing I heard about here and two have worked the wine and vit. D . These may work for you or not , its not importatant what is importatant is to not stop trying and don't let it get you down. The more thing you try the more you will find that work. Good luck and keep pushing back. Ken
Answered By: 23174600
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