Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Alcohol Effects on Diabetes

Taking alcohol is something people with diabetes should be more cautious about. Alcohol effects to diabetes can be destructive. Alcohol can be taken with advice from the doctor and healthcare professionals.

One of the major alcohol effects on diabetes is its capability to make blood sugar levels rise if taken in moderate amounts. It can likewise decrease blood sugar levels, if taken excessively. Decreasing blood sugar levels can actually mean bringing the blood sugar to very dangerous levels.

The human body processes alcohol the way it processes fats and alcohol has almost as many calories. That is why, patients with diabetes can see their blood sugar rise when drinking alcohol. It is advised to make their drinking occasional, or when blood sugar level is safe or best not drink at all.

Alcohol affects diabetes because it can interfere with oral medicines such as insulin. It can likewise increase triglyceride levels, blood pressure and can cause nausea, increased heart rate, flushing and slurred speech.

Furthermore, alcohol effects on diabetes can be an increased appetite, causing overeating that may destroy blood sugar and weight control. This is because a diabetic may already neglect his diet and is not eating well planned meals anymore. Lack of proper nutrition because of the alcohol influence throws the blood sugar levels out of control.

Alcohol drinking without discipline can be addictive. It is not a good thing for diabetes patients to become alcoholics. An alcoholic person may not be serious about his medications, cannot visit the doctor regularly and forget about diabetes management.

A patient with diabetes who drink alcohol, when experiencing low blood glucose, can be mistaken as just in the state of intoxication and others may not act to help the patient immediately.

Japanese research

In Japan, research suggested that association of alcohol and diabetes is complicated. It was found out that thin heavy drinkers of alcohol have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Fat men who are moderate drinkers have a greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

1 comment:

  1. Now a days a percentage of alcohol addicted people is more than enough and they owe to deny but they cannot because of their addiction. Various Rehab Center's have been made to help that very addicted people so that they can lead their normal life and they can bring their life back on track and they can say good bye to alcohol.

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