most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-06-18T21:02:24Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/147328 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/147328/blood-sugar-and-alcohol-very-strange Brian 2012-09-05T14:06:13Z 2012-09-05T18:48:04Z

<p>I've been getting a great blood sugar reading for the last year or so - well, great for me - I'm T2D. My average morning (fasting) read for Feb-Aug (6 months) of this year is 6.1 (110 in American) and for Aug-Sep (5 weeks) it's 8.0 (144). Only difference is that previously I drank booze every evening.</p> <p>Here are my readings for the first few weeks of no booze: 6.9 6.8 7.3 7.2 8.4 6.8 8.3 7 6.7 7.3 6.8 6.2 6.8 7 7.3 7.3 8.1</p> <p>And then I had some drinks and my reading the next morning was: 5.3</p> <p>I used to drink about 500 Ml per day of vodka - mixed with soda water and fresh lime juice. Now I'll have drink maybe once per week.</p> <p>I'm male, mid-forties, mostly-paleo and T2 Diabetic.</p> <p>I've asked my doc if I can go back to Glucophage/Metaformin - but he wants to wait until my next HBA1C results (he probably does not believe my readings)</p> <p>Has anyone had this kind of experience? If so - what did you do?</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/147328/blood-sugar-and-alcohol-very-strange/147339#147339 August 2012-09-05T14:37:36Z 2012-09-05T14:37:36Z

<p>The liver stops putting glucose into the bloodstream and starts to process the alcohol. It is a temporary, but dependable drop in blood sugar. It is also something to be careful of, if you are dieting and/or fasting. Fainting is a real possibility. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/147328/blood-sugar-and-alcohol-very-strange/147343#147343 MathGirl72 2012-09-05T15:04:15Z 2012-09-05T15:04:15Z

<p>Alcohol can cause a severe drop in blood glucose levels. It's not unheard of for a diabetic thought to be very intoxicated to actually be suffering from hypoglycemia. The symptoms are eerily similar.</p> <p>What are you taking if not Metformin?</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/147328/blood-sugar-and-alcohol-very-strange/147391#147391 carlos 2012-09-05T18:48:04Z 2012-09-05T18:48:04Z

<p>Alcohol has a couple of positive health effects, and this might be one for you("lowering blood pressure, improving insulin sensitivity and reducing risk of developing cancer and heart disease).Alcohol intake can lower blood sugar immediately and up to 12 hours after ingestion." <a href="http://www.livestrong.com/article/440448-why-does-alcohol-lower-blood-sugar/#ixzz25ceyfeil" rel="nofollow">http://www.livestrong.com/article/440448-why-does-alcohol-lower-blood-sugar/#ixzz25ceyfeil</a></p>