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Can I drink alcohol if I have diabetes? This is a question that many diabetics are asking. You are able to dink alcohol in moderation when you are a diabetic. But it is not good to really mix alcohol with any kind of medication.

You know for your self that you are going to be putting your health at a greater risk when you are drinking alcohol all the time. It will not only help give you kidney problems but, it will take a role in how your glucose levels are acting. Most doctors will advise their diabetes patient against drinking any alcohol.

You are actually able to drink some alcohol however you need to check you sugar levels from drinking. Some of the alcohol that is out there may either lower your sugar or it could even raise it to an unsafe level.

Here are a few guidelines, if you choose to drink alcohol,
- you will need to make sure that you are eating something while drinking alcohol.
- don't substitute alcohol for meals.
- keep to sensible drinking levels.
- limit the amount. 2 drinks or fewer a day for a man and 1 drink or fewer a day for a woman.
- alternate an alcoholic drink with a low calorie mixer.
- if you use mixers in your drinks, choose ones that are sugar free, such as diet soft drinks, diet
  tonic, club soda, seltzer, or water.
- made known to your doctor before he/she prescribes a diabetes pill.
- drink only when and if blood glucose is under control.
- You should also check your blood glucose before you go to bed to make sure it is at a safe
  level -- between 100 and 140 mg/dL. If your blood glucose is low, eat something to avoid a low
  blood sugar reaction while you sleep.
- have a no calorie beverage by your side to quench your thirst.
- sip a drink slowly.
- Hypoglycaemia and drunken behaviour can be confused with each other. Always wear or carry
  diabetes information along.
- drink plenty of water! Water helps your body replace lost fluids (dehydration) from drinking
  alcohol.

In reality it is going to be better for you to avoid drinking alcohol so that you are not going to have to worry about any complications. Ask your doctor about the use of alcohol with the medications that you are taking for your diabetes. You really do not want to find out that you should have not mixed the two together by ending up in the hospital from it.