Can you drink beer if you have diabetes?
Can i drink alcohol with diabetics? Here you have one of the great diabetes controversies. Many doctors say absolutely no to beer. Not a drop. Others say it's all right in moderation. Actually, an excellent case can be made for a diabetic not to drink at all. Even alcoholic beverages that don't contain carbohydrate, such as free beer,gin, vodka, bourbon, scotch, and dry wines, do contain calories. If you have a weight problem, the additional calories of the drink will augment this problem. If you say, "OK, I'll figure the calories of the drink in my diet and cut out something else," then that something else you cut out will have food value that alcohol lacks and your body will be deprived of the nutrition it needs. Then, too, drinking can get you in deep trouble, especially if you're on insulin. Let's take a hypothetical situation. It's the end of the day. Work is over. You're tired. You decide you'll have a pick me up drink before goi...