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Dear Uncle Cuong! Drinking alcohol in patients with diabetes is generally not recommended. Alcohol inhibits glycogen formation in the liver and may cause hypoglycemia in patients taking insulin or other hypoglycemic drugs. Sugary alcohol can raise blood sugar. Therefore, if people with diabetes drink a lot of alcohol, it will affect their health, possibly making the disease worse.
Good blood sugar control is important for patients diagnosed with diabetes. For patients whose blood glucose levels are difficult to control, the use of medication and alcohol can potentially worsen the condition by disrupting blood glucose levels, depending on the patient's condition. In addition, the long-term use of alcohol or alcoholic beverages in diabetics, with good nutrition, still has the risk of increasing blood glucose levels. Meanwhile, for patients with poor nutrition, drinking alcohol on an empty stomach can lead to severe hypoglycemia with symptoms such as nausea, dizziness, tachycardia...
If you are injecting insulin and drink alcohol (but do not eat, eat less or vomit), the patient will be very susceptible to hypoglycemia. If you are injecting insulin and drink alcohol during the day, you should test your blood sugar before going to bed. If the result is less than 7mmol/l, you should eat more. If you can't try, eat more starchy foods to avoid the risk of hypoglycemia in the middle of the night.
Ideally, you should discuss your specific condition with your treating doctor to receive specific advice for your health.
DS. Pyrethrum