This is a quick one where Jaimee talks about the impacts of alcohol for those of us living with diabetes. Planning and knowledge is key to keeping safe if consuming alcohol when you have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. This has some tips for everyone, from the young ones to those of the more mature years 😊 I touch on some of the better choices of alcohol, how to reduce risks of the very dangerous hypo’s (low blood glucose levels) when drinking, the short-term and long-term considerations, planning & why glucagon injections may not work in the case of severe hypo. Why correction doses may be dangerous for those on insulin. Tips on how often you should check your glucose levels after drinking, and for how long after? Jaimee shares a bit about her personal (and silly) moments with alcohol when she was younger with T1D. This episode is basically a summary of the NDSS fact sheet on alcohol and diabetes (link below). THIS IS NOT INDIVIDUALISED ADVICE! Please check with your healthcare team before making any decisions or management changes to your diabetes.

References for this episode:

• fact-sheet-alcohol.pdf (ndss.com.au)
• booklet-young-people-alcohol-type1-diabetes.pdf (ndss.com.au)

Please get in touch if you have any kind of diabetes and would like to share. We would love to have parents or family members on too.

Women with Gestational Diabetes - sharing your experience will certainly help others on their journey, so please do reach out if you are willing :-)

Don't forget to rate us on your favourite podcast app so we can help more people living diabetes feel less alone!

Follow Diabetes in the Raw Podcast on Instagram or Facebook
Jaimee and Hayley (@diabetesintheraw)
Diabetes in the raw podcast | Facebook
Email us: diabetesintheraw@gmail.com

Find more about Jaimee as Credentialled Diabetes Educator at
Real-I-Deal Health - Find your happy, healthy balance
Instagram (@realidealhealth_diabetescare) & (@t1drealidealhealth)
Email: admin@real-i-dealhealth.com