# \#alcohol **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tag/alcohol/130.md [Latest](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/tags.md) --- ## [Do You TAG? If so, how?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/do-you-tag-if-so-how/474)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2019, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/do-you-tag-if-so-how/474 "2019-05-06T02:40:03Z")
TAG (Total Available Glucose) is a counting system that also counts protein and fat (in addition to carbs) in order to calculate bolus insulin. Do you TAG? Do you TAG every meal, or some meals? What is your formula? Ho… --- ## [Teens, college, drinking and diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/teens-college-drinking-and-diabetes/6387)
**Author:** [@LarissaW](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/LarissaW)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/teens-college-drinking-and-diabetes/6387 "2019-04-23T06:13:28Z")
I would be very impressed if by you and your children if you’re able to get them to wake up throughout nights in college to manage their sugars. I’m not saying it’s not possible, but may or may not be realistic. Speakin… --- ## [Diabetic beer olympics: advice on alcohol use?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetic-beer-olympics-advice-on-alcohol-use/6631)
**Author:** [@LarissaW](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/LarissaW)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2019, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/diabetic-beer-olympics-advice-on-alcohol-use/6631 "2019-02-17T11:55:43Z")
I love drinking :slight\_smile: And I really don’t know what to do with diabetes when I’m drinking. What I’ve done in college and post-college drinking is just not bolus for any drinks, have lots of drinks, go up to 400i… --- ## [House party: a play-by-play of diabetes management while drinking](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/house-party-a-play-by-play-of-diabetes-management-while-drinking/6663)
**Author:** [@glitzabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/glitzabetes)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/house-party-a-play-by-play-of-diabetes-management-while-drinking/6663 "2019-02-18T20:26:26Z")
After the great discussion happening over on Diabetic beer olympics: advice on alcohol use?, I decided to go ahead and share a play-by-play for a (small) house party I played co-host at last night :partying\_face: I will… --- ## [Study: Excess Mortality in Diabetic Patients](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-excess-mortality-in-diabetic-patients/5220)
**Author:** [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2018, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/study-excess-mortality-in-diabetic-patients/5220 "2018-10-17T03:31:53Z")
Here is a link to a Finnish papers discussing deaths rates in diabetic patients. This is the underlying paper that is behind all of the non-technical write-ups bombarding the internet today. https://eje.bioscientifica.… --- ## [Drinking and Type 1 Diabetes. A long discussion, with some good 'splainin](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/drinking-and-type-1-diabetes-a-long-discussion-with-some-good-splainin/4202)
**Author:** [@CarolynA](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CarolynA)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2018, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/drinking-and-type-1-diabetes-a-long-discussion-with-some-good-splainin/4202 "2018-06-20T19:17:16Z")
LOL! Insulin! That would be really funny if whiskey were part of my emergency kit. But it really does stop the liver from dumping. Love the taste but hate being drunk so it would be temporary. And binge drinking isn’t ex… --- ## [Safely consuming alcohol question](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/safely-consuming-alcohol-question/2574)
**Author:** [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/safely-consuming-alcohol-question/2574 "2017-11-06T16:06:12Z")
So after the low earlier this week, which I’m almost positive was due to the glass of wine I had that night, I’m just curious what tips y’all have for drinking. I’m having a 1/2 glass of wine with dinner and plan to chec… --- ## [Alcohol](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/alcohol/1698)
**Author:** [@Pianoplayer7008](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Pianoplayer7008)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/alcohol/1698 "2017-08-28T14:49:05Z")
Ok, I only really only started treating my d in Dec (through diet), then insulin in Feb, and by then I was very pregnant. Then I had a newborn I was breastfeeding. So…basically outside of a couple sips of my husband’s ha… --- ## [Alcohol, teens and diabetes](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/alcohol-teens-and-diabetes/481)
**Author:** [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/alcohol-teens-and-diabetes/481 "2017-04-13T23:11:04Z")
I know that the liver prioritizes alcohol processing before insulin/glucose. \[…\] This prioritization, btw, is what kills a good number of Type 1s in early adulthood. \[EDIT\] Forked from Using alcohol to slown down gluco… --- ## [Using alcohol to slow down gluconeogenesis](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/using-alcohol-to-slow-down-gluconeogenesis/478)
**Author:** [@britt\_j](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/britt_j)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/using-alcohol-to-slow-down-gluconeogenesis/478 "2017-04-13T18:16:54Z")
Alcohol prevents gluconeogenesis. This is handy for larger amounts of protein. \[EDIT\] Forked from Do you TAG? If so, how?