What are the reasons Diabetics cant drink?
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Some of those answers are right but alcohols like beer contain barley and hops, a type of grain. Drinking beer is like eating a loaf of bread and bread is a carb so carbs raise your sugar and high sugar is bad for you. Wine is another story, the main componet in wine is grapes/and or other types of fruits and you know fruits are high in sugar so thats like eating fruit and also the alcohol in it will have an adverse affect on your insulin so thats really why you are not to drink too much. The girl that gave the list of amounts is right thats what they say we can have in one day, but if you are set on getting drunk and keeping your sugar under control drink liquor, like vodka and gin in mixed drinks NOT containing fruit juices, I suggest diet pop/soda or straight.
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Extreme thirst is a gooood sign for diabetes. Dizziness could be high blood pressure or dehydration.
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ok..in english diabetes is the inability of cells to use sugar in the blood due to either a lack of insulin (produced by the pancreas) or the inability for a cell to transport sugar across the cell. because your cells cannot use the sugar it stays in limbo between the cells (high blood sugar)until it is filtered out through the kidneys (this causes alot of pressure and can destroy them). the high blood sugar also puts alot of pressure on the eyes that can cause blindness. another effect if left untreated is pariphial neuropathy..a big word for loss of circulation and feeling in the lower extremities (legs) this can lead to sores that cannot heal (because the cells cannot use the sugar for energy) these are things that do not happen all at once but over time. If you do not keep your sugar under control these things WILL happen...PLEASE take this disease seriously...many times the treatment is diet and exercise depending on how much insulin your pancreas does produce..if this does not work you will need to take medicine every day for the rest of your life (which is much better than the consiquences of not treating it ....amputation, blindness, kidney failure, stroke, heart attack, ect...this list continues to grow.
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I was born diabetic. I've been through most of the major complications that diabetics go through, blindness, neuropathy, commas from high and low glucose levels, kidney failure and kidney/pancreas transplant. If you have a high glucose level, the only thing you should be putting in your body is insulin! Even water has a negative impact. As most of us with diabetes, you probably have high blood pressure. Consuming water increases the amount of water being retained in your entire system, hence water retention, causing your heart and kidneys to much harder than normal under all ready difficult conditions. Don't give high blood sugar levels anything to feed on. go exercise and get your mind off eating.
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yes it is possible. diabetes is when the body cannot regulate blood glucose level automatically.diabetes is hereditary although they do have a chance of not getting it. it would be a good thing to talk to your doctor and see what age you should get them tested at. people that continuously drink and drink more than normal is a sign that they may have diabetes. search through the link i have given you to find out more.
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gas, constipation, diarrhea, and bad taste are the most common. Also can cause lactic acidosis if you drink alcohol with it. The best drugs to take are either Actos or Avandia because they do about the same thing but reduce fat in the middle body (vat Fat) which is so bad for type 2 diabetics. These two drugs are much more expensive though.  I'm a pharmacist.
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The symptoms of diabetes are drinking a lot and being very thirty, having sores that are slow to heal, having dry and itchy skin, having blurry eyesight, feeling very tired or hungry,urinating often, losing weight without trying, having a dark velvety rash on your neck, having tingling in your feet, having a high glucose (sugar)level, and having a high urine ketones level. \nThere is alot of useful information on diabetes on these two web sites. And if you yahoo search it you'll get even more helpful website to read about diabetes. Hope i helped to answer your question.
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Because you are asking this question under the diabetic category, I'm going to assume that you are a diabetic.\n\nGenerally, if you are constantly thirsty, it is because your blood sugars are too high. When your kidneys recognize too much sugar in your blood, they begin dumping all the extra sugar into your bladder to get rid of it. However, water follows sugar and therefore, your kidneys also are dumping all the water you drink straight into your bladder. So when your blood sugar is high, it is very easy to become dehydrated. \n\nWhen you get your blood sugars down where they should be, your kidneys will stop filtering out the extra sugar and you won't be as thirsty.
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Dry mouth is the first sign of diabetes.  Are you overweight?  Are you getting good exercise.  Go to a doctor to rule out diabetes.
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Extreme thirst, peeing all the time, weight lose, rapid breathing, generally feeling/looking sick - those are some of the main ones.  If you truly believe your child may have diabetes get them checked as soon as possible (go to the ER if necessary).  A person can get very sick (life threatening) if they have untreated insulin dependent diabetes.
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Diabetic Kidney Disease\n\n    Diabetes is the most common cause of kidney failure. However, it's also true that most people with diabetes don't go on to have end-stage kidney disease (ESRD). There are many things you can do to control your diabetes and minimize your risk of kidney failure including stopping smoking and keeping blood pressure under control. A federal study called the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial proved in 1993 that intensive management of diabetes can reduce the risk of kidney disease by 50 percent.\n    Intensive management (called tight control) means frequent testing of blood sugar, calculating insulin intake on the basis of diet and exercise, following a diet and exercise plan, and talking often with a health care team whose members are skilled at treating diabetes.\n\nWhat happens?\n    Early in diabetes, the blood-filtering units of the kidneys are damaged. This means important proteins are lost in the urine. A urine test that measures protein can show beginning diseases. Later in the disease, the kidneys can't remove waste products from the blood.\n\nWhat are the stages?\n    There are five stages of diabetic kidney disease with the last stage being kidney failure. On average it takes a person with diabetes over 20 years to progress to the end stage. Both types of diabetes, Type 1 and Type 2, can lead to kidney disease. Type 1 is more likely to lead to end-stage kidney failure.\n\n    About 40 percent of people with Type 1 diabetes develop severe kidney disease and end-stage kidney failure by the age of 50. Type 2 causes 80 percent of the end-stage kidney failure in African Americans and Native Americans. The key to preventing kidney disease in people with both types of diabetes is not smoking, getting regular blood pressure and urine protein tests, and preventing high blood sugar. \n\n    Often there are no symptoms of the disease until it progresses to the late stages. When symptoms do appear they include:\n\n\nFatigue \nInsomnia \nWeakness \nVomiting \nSwelling\n\nStage I - The flow of blood through the kidneys increases and the kidneys get bigger. People can stay in this stage indefinitely or advance to Stage II after many years. \n\nStage II - Small amounts of blood protein known as albumin leak into the urine. This is called microalbuminuria. \n\nStage III - The loss of albumin and other proteins speeds up. Some patients develop high blood pressure. The kidneys continue to lose the ability to filter waste. Many people are first diagnosed with kidney disease at this stage. \n\nStage IV - In this stage large amounts of urine are passed through the kidneys and high blood pressure almost always occurs. \n\nStage V - The ability of the kidneys to filter waste almost stops. Kidney dialysis or transplants are treatment options. \n\nWays to prevent diabetes kidney problems\nYou can prevent diabetes kidney problems through the following means: \n\nKeep your blood glucose levels under control. Talk to your doctor about your HbA1c test and what your goal should be. \nKeep your blood pressure under control (130/85 mmHg or lower). \nHave your kidneys checked at least once a year by having your urine tested for small amounts of protein. \nTalk to your doctor about being placed on an ACE inhibitor to protect your kidneys. \nHave any other kidney tests that your doctor recommends. \nSee your doctor right away if you think you have a bladder or kidney infection.\n\nRelated articles\n\n\nTreatment with ACE inhibitors can delay kidney damage \nSelf-monitored BP predicts progression of diabetic kidney damage better than clinic BP \nNew Blood Pressure Drug Reduces Kidney Disease \nAngiotensin-II Receptor Antagonist Slows Progress of Diabetic Kidney Disease \nWatch Out for Kidney Disease \nEating To Help Your Kidneys \nNew Thinking about Eating Protein \nADA Issues New Guidelines on Diabetic Nephropathy
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The most common symtoms of diabetes is excessive thirst, sometimes itching of the genitals, extreme hunger, increased fatigue, irritability, unusual weight loss and frequent urination. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms discuss it with your doctor. The test they do is very simple, some pharmacies in the UK do the tests.
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it depends on where her diabetes is. If it is a mild case of type 2, then nothing more than a modest rise in blood glucose levels might be in the cards. If she's a type 1 and stops taking insulin, she will die and may go into diabetic ketoacidsosis befoe she does. \n\nIn the longer term, her chances of an acute problem increase a good bit. High blood glucose levels can produce diabetic coma, shaky behavior and changed attitude, etc. And she'll increase her chances of getting some or several o fthe diabetic side effects (amputation from poor circulation and unhealing ulcers, kidney failure, blindness, heart attack, stroke, nerve damage, ...). these ususally take a while to develop, but the first warning might be an infection of a foot ulcer which gets to the bone and forces an amputation. Not something to take a gamble on. \n\nAs for the smoking and drinking... Smoking affects wuite a few body systmes unfavorable. Some of these are the same one's that diabetes attacks. For instance, circulation. It's often said to be the single most damaging thing a diabeteic can tdo to make chances of a bad diabetic outcome better. Drinking, on the other hand, is more complex. Alsohol itself can change blood glucose levels, and if it does in her, she will have more difficulty managing her glucose levels. \n\nOn the other hand, it is now clear that small amounts of alcohol (one beer a day, or the equivalent in wine, or spirits) is beneficial in that it reduces chances of heart attack. Amounts even a little more than that are, on balance, damaging. More damaging than beneficial without much doubt. So it depends on how (and how much, and when) she drinks.  \n\nShe should consult her doctor about these possibilties, and help to find out why she's neglecting her medication, and change it as necessary (or possible) to make it more likely that she'll actual take her meds properly in future.
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High blood-sugar over time can lead to complications, like neuropathy, blindness, kidney failure, and death, so it is important to control blood-sugar to prevent this from happening. Temperature has very little to do with diabetes, except that fever sometimes indicates an infection, which would be more dangerous for diabetics than everyone else.
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Low sugar level.\nMay be worth having a diabetes check with the doctor, but this can be hormonal.
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Yes, a diabetic can consume alcohol, but it really isn't recommended. If you do decide to drink, keep these guidelines in mind:\n-- Only drink when your blood sugar level is in good control / within the normal range. Alcohol actually lowers blood sugar so if you are low, don't drink at all. \n-- Keep it within limits of reason. 1 drink is plenty. \n-- Avoid heavy beers and sugary mixed drinks. Settle for light / ultra light beers or drinks mixed with water / soda water. \n-- Always have someone with you who knows how to react in case of a diabetic emergency. Your blood sugar may react differently to alcohol consumption at different times so don't count on one reaction being the norm for you. \n-- Always have a driver! Drinking and driving is deadly for anyone... not just diabetics. \n\nAgain, alcohol consumption can be very dangerous for the diabetic patient, but if you must drink, use your head and keep your reason.
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Actually, diabetes insipidus is a condition where your body can't concentrate urine properly. You end up drinking a lot because you're dumping so much water (I've had patients go through 10L a day!) but the primary problem is not addiction to water, it's the peeing too much. You have to take in massive amounts of fluid just to compensate and stay hydrated.\n\nWhen you pathologically drink too much water it's called polydipsia.