Hypoglycemia and alcohol consumption
Common Questions and Answers about Hypoglycemia and alcohol consumption
hypoglycemia
I do drink occasionally but I am acutely aware of how alcohol impacts my system and adjust my insulin accordingly. I am on an insulin pump and if I know I am going to drink have programmed specific patterns to adjust for this. It is really important to be pro-active rather than reactive. In adddition alwways have someone with you who is aware of your condition and how to help should you need it. If you choose not to drink I applaud you.
Other causes are stress and anxiety,too much consumption of caffeine or alcohol,low blood sugar(hypoglycemia),autoimmune disease like multiple sclerosis,thyroid disorders and liver disease.
Pls check out your emotional state and coffee or alcohol consumption.Also get your blood sugar,thyroid hormones and liver function tests evaluated.
If diagnosed as intention tremors then pls consult a physician.
so I didn't know I was pregnant until I was 9weeks. so you know, I kept going out with friends and drinking. did any of you drink a lot before you knew? and do you think it's s big problem?
I'm 23 weeks and am curious how much alcohol you're allowing yourself to drink?
I was on medication after removal surgery but my prescription lapsed and it was not renewed. I let it go, the doctors didn't realize and somehow it just fell through the cracks and got lost in the shuffle. Needless to say, I am now back on regular thyroid medication. I greatly appreciate your information to my question and if you have any additional insight, I would welcome it. Thank you very much!
Milk thistle lowers blood sugar levels, and should be used cautiously by patients with hypoglycemia and diabetes.
According to the Mayo Clinic, a number of research studies have examined milk thistle to determine if the herb is useful in treating conditions such as cancer, chronic liver disease, acute viral hepatitis, and cirrhosis.
I don't understand how alcohol can cause hypoglycemina in diabetics. It seems to me that it would cause hyperglycemia because of the sugar in the alcohol. I just heard a story of an adult who passed out twice because she had wine after taking insulin. Her blood sugar was 175 when she took her insulin and within 15 minutes she was passed out.
One real danger in case of hypoglycemia when you have been drinking (and it doesn't take a lot of alcohol to do this) is that alcohol inhibits the liver's ability to release its emergency sugars if your blood sugar drops below normal. So it inhibits your body's ability to preserve itself in an emergency low. I don't want to frighten you, but without the liver's stores of emergency sugars available, a severe low can kill.
Hello and welcome to MedHelp.
While the other have already provided you with excellent answers I wanted to also mention low blood sugar:
Alcohol Metabolism
Alcohol is absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract and metabolized through several pathways. The majority of alcohol metabolism takes place in the liver, which is also the primary location of glucose production.
I have had a problem with binge drinking for about 6 years, and my long binges would send me into terrible episodes of hypoglycemia. But I have since slowed my drinking down substantially, yet any amount of alcohol now seems to give me blood sugar issues, in different extremes. Could my binge drinking have made my liver more sensitive, to the point where I'll most likely have to abstain completely from alcohol?
There are two possibilities, one is that your husband has some vibrations in his hand which become pronounced when he touches you—maybe he will feel them when he is relaxed and touching something else too. Shaky hands can be due to stress and anxiety, too much consumption of caffeine or alcohol, low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), autoimmune disease like multiple sclerosis, thyroid disorders, nerve compression, and liver disease.
The other possibility is that you have a pelvic condition.
http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/provider/guidelines/2006HCV-groups.asp
Patients with Ongoing Alcohol Use
in those who completed HCV therapy, SVR was similar in drinkers and nondrinkers . Thus, alcohol users should not be excluded from antiviral therapy but treatment adherence should be stressed
Patients with Ongoing Alcohol Use
Alcohol is an important cofactor in the progression of HCV disease to cirrhosis and HCC (43) .
He has seen dentists, jaw specialists (wears a night mouthguard), had an MRI (clear), had acupuncture and seen a chiropractor. All to no avail. Can his tmj and tinnitus be caused by excess alcohol consumption? He does drink everyday..... more+ than the recommended daily amount. I feel the alcohol may have a role is causing or worsening his issues.
Most doctors therefore suggest that all diabetics drink only small amounts of alcohol. Hypoglycemia can kill within hours if nobody finds the person, or if the person is just assumed to be drunk and nobody takes his or her inability to function seriously.
2. Cane sugar IS 'normal' sugar. You need to know what the carb content is in any food or drink, not just how much sugar and what kind of sugar is in it.
Here's a number for Copaxone Shared Solutions information line
1-800-887-8100.
I've never heard of any MS drugs prohibiting sensible alcohol consumption, but I'd refer you to the number above to get it from the horse's mouth, so to speak.
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