Does too much red wine cause diabetics?
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I think it could contrtibute to it, I suppose, but not cause it.  Too much red wine is more likely to cause cirrhosis of the liver.
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There is a connection between alcoholism and obesity and a connection between obesity and Type II diabetes.
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My two cents:\n\nnatural? - caffiene, alcohol - those are the common ones.  also high blood sugars in diabetes, but that's not really a good thing.\n\nmedical? - hydrochlorothiazide or dyazide (for blood pressure), furosemide (for swelling), spironolactone (for liver and heart failure), and metolazone (very strong).  Those are common ones, but there are many more.
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could be caused anything from diabetes, to problems with your liver, to lack of sleep.  over-indulging on alcohol can throw your eyesight out of whack.  or perhaps you simply need glasses.  try a cleansing diet.
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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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There's been alot of debate as to the exact cause of diabetes, but the researched I've done seems to be pointed towards excess artificial sugar consumption (sucrose). Fructose and lactose, natural sugars found in fruit and milk are the the healthy sugars and can be consumed without worries. However things that contain "High fructose corn syrup" should be avoided since this is an artificially constructed sugar that bears no mineral benefit, despite the "fructose" label. In a perfect health balance, the only things that should taste sweet to you are fruit, milk, and possibly honey.\n\nDifferent juices may contain a mixture of both fructose and sucrose - it's just hard to tell because production is only required to label "sugar" on the nutrition facts label. The best thing you can do if you are concerned about diabetes is to buy a juicer and juice your own fruit - that way you are guaranteed fresh juice with 100% natural fructose.\n\nI would suggest reading more about processed sugar and its relation to diabetes. If you haven't already read this book, do so: http://www.amazon.com/Sugar-Blues-William-Dufty/dp/0446343129/sr=8-1/qid=1164100507/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-5167168-9400121?ie=UTF8&s=books
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Food Therapy should be followed under the supervision from your doctor. Check your sugar level frequently so that sugar levels do not go beyond the recommended level\n\nFoods to avoid\n\nIt is always advisable to avoid some foods if you are diabetic such as refined sugar, sweets, syrups, glucose, jam, molasses, fruit sugar, ice-cream, cakes, pastries, sweet biscuits, chocolates, soft drinks, condensed milk, cream and fried foods. Fats like butter, ghee and hydrogenated vegetable oil should also be avoided. White sugar and white flour should be reduced drastically. Avoid all processed foods, junk food, pastries, cookies, canned and preserved foods. They contain harmful preservatives and lot of salt. Avoid soft drinks since these have a lot of sugar. Try to avoid fried foods from your diet. Smoking results in the using up of oxygen in the body. It will result in less of oxygen needed by the body to metabolize glucose. So smoking should be avoided.\n\nFoods to be limited\n\nSalt consumption should be reduced to a minimum. You will get enough salt form the vegetables and fruits you eat. Reduce animal foods especially red meats. Reduce poultry and egg. Reduce caffeine and alcohol. Do not drink tea and coffee more than 2 cups a day. Try to replace it with green tea or herbal teas like Parsley tea, Blueberry leaf, Tea made of tender walnut tree leaves, Water in which kidney bean pods have been cooked is good diabetes.\n\nDo not consume alcohol in empty stomach. Alcohol on an empty stomach can cause low blood glucose or hypoglycemia.Foods that should be consumed in moderation are honey and other natural sugars like palm sugar, dates which can be used instead of white sugar. Remember these should be consumed in very little quantity only.Pasta, coconut, other nuts, unsweetened juices, eggs should be limited. You can replace it with whole grain, unpolished rice and Soya products. Try to eat whole grain bread instead of white flour. Fats like olive oil and peanut oil are more advisable that hydrogenated fats. Low fat food like skimmed milk and low fat home made cottage cheese can be taken in moderation. You can also substitute it with yoghurt. Sea food and fish also can be taken in moderation.\n\nFoods to be taken\n\nDrink at least 8 glasses of water a day. An alkaline diet with natural food is recommended. Wholegrain, fruits, nuts, vegetables, and dairy products form a good diet for the diabetic. Raw vegetables can be taken in high quantities. It has been found that cooked foods raise blood glucose higher than raw, unpeeled foods. Cooking destroys many of the enzymes and some vitamins and minerals.\n\nEat at least five fruits every day. Fruits like grape fruit, pomegranate juice, Indian blackberry, banana, granny smith apples, fig, cranberries, black berry, kiwi fruits, and citrus fruits are highly recommended. It can be taken as a snack. Cucumber, Lettuce, onion, garlic string beans cucumber radish, tomato, carrot, leaves; spinach turnip, cabbage and Jerusalem artichoke are good for diabetes. Colorful vegetables are good for the functioning of pancreas. Drink Fruit juices without sugar. Brewer’s yeast and sprouted alfalfa and mung beans are good for the body. Unripe banana also can be cooked and eaten.\n\nThe most important of all is eating high fiber diet which lowers need for insulin. It releases energy into the body slowly. It has also been found that diabetes decreases and may even disappear in people eating a high fiber or whole food diet. High fiber diet has more chromium and chromium is very good for people with diabetes. Eat lot of potassium rich foods like raw peanuts, tomato, bananas, melons, dried peas, potatoes, apple cider vinegar, skimmed milk powder, wheat but do not take potassium supplements.\n\nInclude soluble fiber in your meals like barley, oatmeal, almond meal, dried beans, kidney beans, cooked black beans, peas, cereals, chickpeas, Bengal gram which has low glycemic index, , Black gram, lentils and corn or garban
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Alcohol raises your blood sugar, which makes you hungry.
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I will give you the exact reply.Nope,the grape juice is great to be taken not as you suggest in the evening,but in the mornings.And it really does mirracles.But it is not rich in anto-oxidants too much and as per them the foods,bevearages,where there are really pleanty of them are peppers,carrots,blackberry!!,strwaerries,etc.The scientific researches are shown that a glass of good red wine is a fine option,because is full of anti-oxidants and other substances,which are in immediate connection in anti-aging process,hindering the oxidation on the blood cells,etc.My pal,take into account that in some countries,like Italy and France doctors adviced and administered a to heart suffereing and other patients a glass of red wine.So CHEERS!
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Alcohol is in alcohol.  Ethanol.  The water and fruit juice and all that stuff is pretty benign (but will make you fat if you drink too much of it.)\n\nAlcohol in moderate quantities is not a problem.  Excessive alcohol can cause problems with your liver, heart, brain, judgment, driving, etc.
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Diabetes Mellitus, commonly referred to as "diabetes," means "sweet urine." Diabetes mellitus means "to flow, honey" in Greek\n\nIt is a disease that affects the body's ability to produce or respond to insulin, a hormone that allows blood glucose (blood sugar) to enter the cells of the body and be used for energy. It results from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. In diabetes too much glucose stays in the blood. Elevated levels of blood glucose (hyperglycemia) lead to spillage of glucose into the urine.\n\nAs a result of elevated levels of blood glucose, two problems occur: body cells become starved for energy, and, over time, the high glucose levels can damage the nerves, eyes, kidneys, heart and blood vessels.\n\nDiabetes is not an infectious disease, like a cold or flu. You can’t "catch" it from someone else, and no one can catch it from you. Diabetes is a lifelong disease.\n\nMen with diabetes often have erectile dysfunction which can begin before the diagnosis of diabetes is made. It is therefore recommended that men with unexplained erectile dysfunction be screened for diabetes with a fasting blood glucose test.\n\nWhat is High Blood Sugar?\n\n    * Normal blood sugar: 65 -140.\n    * High blood sugar: 250-350\n    * Very high blood sugar: (over 350) \n\nWhat happens when blood sugar falls too low?\n\nWhen blood sugar falls too low, the body will begin a process to increase blood sugar. The process is listed below.\n\n   1. The pancreas releases a hormone called glucagon\n   2. The muscles and liver convert their stored glycogen back into glucose.\n   3. When the stored glycogen is used up, the liver, kidneys, and small intestines can break down protein into glucose.\n\nSymptoms of Diabetes?\n\nSymptoms include:\n\n    * excessive thirst\n    * excessive urination\n    * infections (thrush)\n    * extreme hunger\n    * unusual weight loss\n    * extreme fatigue\n    * irritability\n    * nausea\n    * vomiting\n    * sweet smelling breath\n\nTypes of Diabetes\n\nThere are 4 main types of diabetes\n\n    * Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM)\n    * Non Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM)\n    * Gestational Diabetes\n    * Secondary Diabetes \n\nSecondary diabetes mellitus refers to elevated blood sugar levels that develop as the result of another medical condition. Secondary diabetes mellitus also develops when the pancreatic tissue responsible for the production of insulin is absent because it is destroyed by disease, such as chronic pancreatitis, trauma, or surgical removal of the pancreas. Diabetes can also result from other hormonal disturbances, such as excessive growth hormone production (acromegaly) and Cushing's syndrome.\n\nCure for Diabetes?\n\nA cure for Diabetes has not been found yet.  However, it can be controlled. Ways to control diabetes are: maintaining blood glucose levels, blood fat levels and weight.  Blood glucose levels can be maintained by following a diet designed by your doctor, exercising, and eating at regular intervals.\n\nTreatment Options for Diabetes?\n\nSome of the most common treatment options are: oral medicines (Diabetes pills), dietary changes, exercise, insulin and islet Cell Transplantation. The oral medicines may have negative side effects. The side effects of the oral medicines include: nausea, diarrhea, metallic taste in mouth, low blood glucose, skin rash or itching, and weight gain. Rare side effects are Liver failure, Respiratory infection, Headache, and Pain\n\nHow is Diabetes mellitus diagnosed?\n\nDiabetes can be diagnosed by performing a fasting plasma glucose test. The test is as follows: After the person has fasted overnight (at least 8 hours), a sample of blood is drawn and sent to the laboratory for analysis.\n\nNormal fasting plasma glucose levels are less than 110 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl). Fasting plasma glucose levels of more than 126 mg/dl on two or more tests on different da
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I would be inclined to say no simply because I have borderline LOW blood pressure, and red wine is one of the things that has been recommended to me to raise it.
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drinking too much alcohol
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You can, but won't necessarily get diabetes from alcohol.  Alcohol usually just makes the problem worse rather than starts the problem.  My fiance is diabetic, and he's not supposed to drink things like beer or wine because they have tons and tons of sugar in them.  Technically they have carbs in them and carbs are pretty much straight sugar.  If you have massive mood swings after eating sugary, or starchy foods, or stuff that's full of carbs you could be either hypo or hyper glycemic; I'm hypo.  If you're hypoglycemic, your sugar levels drop too low.  If you're hyperglycemic then your sugar levels spike too much and that's really dangerous.  That's basically being diabetic.  Just remember, it's always easier to raise your sugar levels than it is to lower them.  It's very hard and very dangerous.  Also, and this is probably going to sound kind of weird, but if your urine smells sweet chances are your sugar levels are too high.  Your body can only handle being that way for so long before it shuts down.  The way my fiance found out that he's diabetic was when he helped a friend of his move.  His sugar levels were extremely high and he didn't know it.  He passed out after moving some of the furniture.  As soon as that happened, he went to the doctor and they tested him; his levels were up over 500 at the time.  That's absolutely insane!\n\nThe only way to know if you're truly diabetic is to go to the doctor and have your blood tested.  If your sugar levels are between 70 and 90 that's healthy.  Also, there is no way to rid yourself of the illness once you have become diabetic.  The only thing you can do is eat healthy, eliminate all of the sugar out of your diet, and exercise.  If you don't maintain a healthy way of living, you'll have to take medicine to balance out the sugar in your body.  If you really don't take care of yourself then you'll end up having to give yourself shots of insulin.  Once you get there, there's no going back.\n\nHere are some symptoms from the CDC gov website:\n\nPeople who think they might have diabetes must visit a physician for diagnosis. They might have SOME or NONE of the following symptoms:\n\nFrequent urination \nExcessive thirst \nUnexplained weight loss \nExtreme hunger \nSudden vision changes \nTingling or numbness in hands or feet \nFeeling very tired much of the time \nVery dry skin \nSores that are slow to heal \nMore infections than usual.\n\nNausea, vomiting, or stomach pains may accompany some of these symptoms in the abrupt onset of insulin-dependent diabetes, now called type 1 diabetes.\n\n\nIf you have become diabetic and are still looking for a way to enjoy a few drinks without the risks of spiking your sugar...  My fiance's doctor told him that hard alcohol, oddly enough, lowers your blood sugar levels.  I didn't believe him at first, but it really does work.  He checks his sugar levels before drinking, and after and sure enough it's lower.  If ever his levels spike, he uses it as an excuse to get trashed.  Ha ha.  His drink of choice "Jack and Diet".\n\nI hope this information helped.
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Impaired glucose tolerance is a condition similar to diabetes mellitus and can develop into it.\n\nThe body cannot handle the level of sugar in the bloodstream and this makes you thristy, drinking helps you urinate the excess sugar out of your system. \n\nWhat it means is that the body's insulin production is faltering for it not to be able to handle the sugar properly.
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Anything in large amounts is bad, but a ice cold beer on a hot summers day is good, not because it's intoxicating, but because it's refreshing and relaxing. About the vit b12 i have no clue, but i have heard that a beer or glass of wine a day can help prevent a heart attack, then again i could be misinformed about it so don't quote me.
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Beer will make you gain more weight if you compare it to wine serving per serving... \n\nLet's just compare a 6oz glass of Red wine to a 12oz Budweiser Beer.\n\nIn the beer there is:\nalcohol content = 5%\ncalories = 145\nCarbohydrates = 10.6 \n\nIn the wine there is:\nalcohol content = 12%\ncalories = 126\nCarbohydrates = 3\n\nDry wine contains fewer calories than sweeter wine. For example, a glass of dry wine has about 106 calories and a glass of sweet dessert wine has a whopping 226 calories. If you drink a glass of wine before dinner, another glass with dinner and a sweet wine for dessert, you've added more than 400 calories to your meal.  Most wine you drink with dinner is dryer.  It isn't as common to drink dessert wines.\n\nIf you are worried about weight pick red wines over white wines and pick light beer over dark beer.