Liz and Amy are joined by fellow diabetics DJ and Evan for an alcohol-driven episode on managing diabetes and the people around you during the party-season. Tips on ways to get people to not push food on you, and how not to punch those who tell you what you can and can’t eat, including taking the opportunity to educate them on diabetes. Then Dr. DJ (not a real doctor) takes us on a Magic School Bus-esq dive on the science behind drinking as a diabetic and how to mitigate and manage it. Anecdotes, personal tips, and some rules to live (well, drink) by, including the reason to run higher when consuming. And yes, Amy suggests you eat a Snickers. Happy holiday season, and be safe!

Links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_(drug)#Pharmacology

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_(drug)#Kinetics

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_dehydrogenase

Ethanol metabolism https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/ethanol-metabolism

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/alcohol-dehydrogenase

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/cytochrome-p450-2e1

Please feel free to join the wonderful diabetes communities on Reddit and Discord.

r/diabetes subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/diabetes/

r/Diabetes discord: https://discord.gg/diabetes