Diabetes & Alcohol

You`ve counted carbs, cut out candy, and even conquered the exchange system to get a dietary handle on your diabetes, but you`ll be darned if you`re going to give up what may seem like one of the few pleasures you have left: drinking. Whether it be green beer at the bar on St. Patrick`s day, a champagne toast at your daughter`s wedding, or a glass of wine at dinner with friends, alcohol may be the hardest "food" for people with diabetes to manage because social drinking is such a pervasive part of our society.