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Diabtes and drinking
by GodEverBlessed, Apr 17, 2008 04:48AM
My friend was diabetic when he was 24 yrs, Now he is 25- unmarried.. 1) He quit smoking. However , he was smoking for 2 years. Will That have any impact? How can we cure or prevent and implications?
2) He continues to drink, What kind of drinks or alcohol can type2 diabetic intake. He often takes Whiskey, Scotch, beer, vodka and few others too... He almost take 10-15 large quantity of variety of alcohol in a month. in a week, 3-5 glasses. This scares me. Is it good to drink, bad , What should be done? what drinks can be taken to what extent? Plz advice
2) He continues to drink, What kind of drinks or alcohol can type2 diabetic intake. He often takes Whiskey, Scotch, beer, vodka and few others too... He almost take 10-15 large quantity of variety of alcohol in a month. in a week, 3-5 glasses. This scares me. Is it good to drink, bad , What should be done? what drinks can be taken to what extent? Plz advice
Doctor's Answer
by JDRF Volunteer RL, Apr 17, 2008 09:35AM
, Apr 17, 2008 09:35AM
Hi. I'm not a medical professional, just the parent of a kid with diabetes. Not smoking will help as a type 2 him stay healthy. Smoking gives the body more stress overall and prevents the insulin from being absorbed properly. The best way to prevent complications from type 2 diabetes is to continue to not smoke, eat a well balanced diet, and get plenty of exercise.
Drinking is worse for a type 1 diabetic than a type 2, because it causes lows in a type 1. For type 2 I am not as familiar, since my child is type 1, but I don't believe it would cause the same kinds of low blood sugars. It would still add lots of carbs he doesn't need to his system, which would just mean that he would need to exercise even more to deal with them. As as usual, monitoring blood sugars through frequent testing is also required.
Drinking is worse for a type 1 diabetic than a type 2, because it causes lows in a type 1. For type 2 I am not as familiar, since my child is type 1, but I don't believe it would cause the same kinds of low blood sugars. It would still add lots of carbs he doesn't need to his system, which would just mean that he would need to exercise even more to deal with them. As as usual, monitoring blood sugars through frequent testing is also required.
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as to the smoking any time a person quits its a good for them regardless of them being a diabetic or not. I am not to clear on your questions of "How can we cure or prevent and implications? " did you mean about the smoking or just his diabetes ? I agree with the post above about eating right and getting exercise, and just staying informed about his condition and being very proactive with his treatment.
God Bless
Should he stop drinking or how much and what should he drink?
About 3 large glasses a month should be fine ?
Thanks!