First of all, you might need to give up some of those drinks. It would be a bad idea to mix being drunk and hypo or hyperglycemia. I would figure out how many carbs are in the drinks you want shoot up for that. Make sure you test often and have someone with you that can keep tabs on you throughout the trip. I know it is difficult but this is your health we're talking about.
With that being said, I don't drink so I don't know what the impact of alcohol and the other substances in those beverages is on a diabetic. Sorry.
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Well, it's easy for me to say, because I never drank to much alcohol...
But everything I read so far says don't drink alcohol when you're on insulin.
Especially since you (we) are so new to it.
But then again it's Vegas, and you don't go there every day.
Funny, because I was just in Vegas 5 days before I was diagnosed
I think you'd be wise to do as Josh suggests & calculate ahead of time what some of these cocktails are worth carb-wise. You might consider taking a pass on some of the "sugarier" ones. Do test frequently & do have a buddy along who knows the symptoms of a low, so they don't just think you're getting belligerent from drinking, or you passed out from drinking. Above all, EAT while you're drinking! The food in Vegas is famous too, and you can reduce the effect of the alcohol by keeping food in your stomach while you're drinking.
Be prepared - have your pens or syringes at hand, and have glucotabs or gel ready too, in case you DO have a hypo, and be sure the buddy knows what they're for.
I decided already, im gonna insulin, eat, then party in vegas to make sure i dont hypo. Im also gonna hav a buddy with me at all times.
Im really excited..ive had my bg under 140 for the past like 40hours..i ate watermelon and an apple and a pear for the first time in two weeks..
My carb intake has gone up, my insulin is still twice a day 12 units of 75/25 and my bg is low..wats going on...before it used to skyrocket..
There's a potential thing called your "Honeymoon Period". Some of us Type 1s go through it (I haven't researched Type 2s with regard to this condition so they might get it too, I don't know). Basically your pancreas can tell you're giving yourself insulin and it doesn't like being phased out. Kind of like when you bring a younger dog into the house while you have a old one still around. Your pancreas tries a Hail Mary pass into the end zone and puts out as much insulin for as long as it can before it finally dies. This is only temporary and will go away eventually. This might be what you're experiencing or your body might be figuring out how it likes insulin.
Like Shanny said, make sure you eat a lot when you're drinking. Please make sure you take care of yourself.
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