Does Alcohol Really Affect Your Blood Sugar Level?
A word about alcohol... many would say unwiseMarine D3 Reviewis the word! Unwise is the most major word that can be applied to drinking alcohol in excess. So if you have been overindulging in alcohol in the past and you have Type 2 diabetes, it would be wise to temper those ways. After all, there are numerous ways in which alcohol affects your blood, your ability to do necessary things, your judgment, and even your weight (which also can, pardon the pun, weigh heavily on your health).
When you drink a little bit of alcohol, you take in carbohydrates that will raise your blood sugar. But another effect of drinking only a fairly small amount of booze is that alcohol is processed by your body in the same way that fat is. So when you drink, your blood sugar levels may begin to rise to dangerous levels. And while we are on the subject of your blood sugar, remember the old axiom of "the more you drink, the more you can eat". This also applies in reverse, but we're discussing drinking here. When you imbibe ample booze, you may tend to also overeat. This also raises the sugar levels in your blood, which does not help anything.
While drinking reasonably low amounts of alcohol, raises your blood sugar a little, drinking larger amounts can actually lower your blood sugar especially if you drink on an empty stomach. In some cases, you can actually get into the level of hypoglycemia, which as you may know causes your cells to essentially starve, even if you have eaten plenty of food. This is for the same reason that alcohol can interfere with your body's use of insulin and oral diabetes medicines. In short, even if you take your meds, your body may end up with the very same problems (such as becoming unable to function, or even passing out), if you decide to indulge in "the drink". And this isn't just drunkenness or being able to "hold your liquor". This is about your body failing in some very important ways.
