[Sea-Tac]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

I voted for a week when I'm NOT on call. I haven't been for all of September but start again in about a week.

Me-beer just don't get along any more. The gas comes fast and furious.

Now, I can slam Jack/diet all day long. Makes whatever I'm BBQing a lot better too. When we go out to dinner on weekends, if I have a DD, I'm in 3 deep before we finish.

Since I'm diabetic, Dr. told me to stick with the hard stuff, neat. So I have skinny or diabetic Cadillac margaritas (diabetic is tequila and Grand Marnier in a glass with salt on the rim)

I went with some co-workers a while ago to a conference. The host was issueing drink tickets for each night. They were amazed when I put away 6 Jack/diet and was still fully functional in discussing the merits of new software choices.

Just curious...doesn’t the hard alcohol work against you because you have diabetes?

[Alfisti]

I have one a night, usually Italian bitters like a Negrino, old fashion or even just campari and soda.

The mrs is having a glass+ a night of red and it's seriously costing us big $$$. I say we spend, between ourselves and social occasions, $300+ a month on booze.

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by Alfisti

I have one a night, usually Italian bitters like a Negrino, old fashion or even just campari and soda.

The mrs is having a glass+ a night of red and it's seriously costing us big $$$. I say we spend, between ourselves and social occasions, $300+ a month on booze.

Based on the results of the poll, from one apparently budding alcoholic to your wife, a nice red wine I've been enjoying lately is either Stave and Steel, or the Robert Mondavi Private Selection aged in bourbon barrels. It is important that the Robert Mondavi one is the one that is aged in bourbon barrels - there is a difference.

Both are currently in LCBO, but moving quickly.

[Torgus]

Originally Posted by Not_Judy

"You gotta drink with the grain of the liquor Randy."

R.I.P. John

R.I.P.

;(

I miss that guy. Show will never be the same. Amazingly he played such a good drunk when he was really sober. Only thing he was addicted to earlier in life was VLTs!

So cool what he built in his free time:

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by Sea-Tac

Just curious...doesn’t the hard alcohol work against you because you have diabetes?

You would think, and so did I for a long time. My cousin (also diabetic) recently explained to me that while the liver is busy dealing with alcohol, it doesn't release glucogon, so blood sugar can actually plummet during drinking.


SOooooo, being drunk all the time is actually good for me!!

[Oxymoron]

I clicked 16+, but that only covers the 1st half of the week for me 🙃

[kscarrol]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

You would think, and so did I for a long time. My cousin (also diabetic) recently explained to me that while the liver is busy dealing with alcohol, it doesn't release glucogon, so blood sugar can actually plummet during drinking.


SOooooo, being drunk all the time is actually good for me!!

But alcohol in your system can diminish the effectiveness of the glucagon pen should it be needed for extremely low blood sugar... Having these discussion with my 17 year-old son who is a type-1 diabetic, with input from his doctor. You can drink but have to watch the lows!

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by kscarrol

But alcohol in your system can diminish the effectiveness of the glucagon pen should it be needed for extremely low blood sugar... Having these discussion with my 17 year-old son who is a type-1 diabetic, with input from his doctor. You can drink but have to watch the lows!

Alcohol is a gateway to food, so lows are NOT a problem when I'm drinking

Just last night, I did some computer work for a school teacher. He brought me a bottle of Maker's as payment. We had a snock and then he left. I poured another couple of fingers, and sat to watch AHS- Apocalypse. My youngest son's diabetic GF walks thru the kitchen, and as a parting blow tells me "Don't eat too many of those candies" I wasn't even aware of what I was doing 217 at bed, 153 fasting this morning.

[kscarrol]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

Alcohol is a gateway to food, so lows are NOT a problem when I'm drinking

Just last night, I did some computer work for a school teacher. He brought me a bottle of Maker's as payment. We had a snock and then he left. I poured another couple of fingers, and sat to watch AHS- Apocalypse. My youngest son's diabetic GF walks thru the kitchen, and as a parting blow tells me "Don't eat too many of those candies" I wasn't even aware of what I was doing 217 at bed, 153 fasting this morning.

Put down the bonbons and slowly back away!!

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by kscarrol

Put down the bonbons and slowly back away!!

Hey, have you seen the new glucose testing machine where a "pellet" is inserted under the skin every 3 months, and then you just wave a sensor over it? I just finished my latest drug trial and they were trying to push one on me. I called them aliens trying to tag me Eversense maybe?

[kscarrol]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

Hey, have you seen the new glucose testing machine where a "pellet" is inserted under the skin every 3 months, and then you just wave a sensor over it? I just finished my latest drug trial and they were trying to push one on me. I called them aliens trying to tag me Eversense maybe?

No, have not seen that! Might be helpful if they included GPS tracking so I knew where my son was!! And will they allow one for my non-diabetic son for similar reasons?

[BimmerKay]

Originally Posted by Never_Enough

Sometimes, I go weeks without drinking anything. I'm not really a beer guy. If I'm drinking, it's normally a weekend & it's vodka and/or wine.

Likewise mate.

[xQx]

It's nice that this poll capped out at "16+" drinks (per week).

My 'natural' rate of alcohol consumption is about 7 - 8 standard drinks a day.
That's generally a six pack of beer in the afternoon on weekends or two to three glasses (a bottle) of wine per night after work.

... I prefer to put it that way, because it sounds far less outrageous than "at least 50 per week".

I do try to limit that - but some weeks are better than others.

I love spirits. There's nothing like a good quality Vodka or Gin straight-up; but I really don't buy them any more because I'll burn through $60 in a couple of nights.
(And, you know, that level of drinking is unhealthy )

[ASAP]

My current lifestyle and where I live puts me in a position where by normal standards; most would say I drink a lot... and I would agree. But easily up to 6 in the weekdays and another 6-7 on the weekends. That adds up to around 13, so almost the highest bracket. I know for a fact this will change within a year or so... typically I will never have more than 2 drinks a day but if you do the math though... thats still roughly 14 a week. I never drink a large quantity at once; however it is quite often.

Liver panel looks quite solid though...

[Sea-Tac]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

You would think, and so did I for a long time. My cousin (also diabetic) recently explained to me that while the liver is busy dealing with alcohol, it doesn't release glucogon, so blood sugar can actually plummet during drinking.


SOooooo, being drunk all the time is actually good for me!!

If you say so...but take it easy - there are other ways alcohol can mess you up.

[Germanauto]

Pretty busy so only go out once or twice a month. Those nights I will have like 8-10 drinks comprised of shots and jack & coke type of drinks.

Past 5 wks though I have more more free time and get wasted every weekend.

[Mr Tonka]

Originally Posted by Joekerr

I thought this might be interesting...if we are being honest to get an idea of how many drinks a week we have in comparison to others. This is on average over a full week, but includes any nights you binge drink if you do so.

I know we used to have a beer or potentially two with dinner every night for about a year until we realized how much that was costing us. Now we normally say weekends are free to drink what you want, but we try not to have anything during the week.

But still, I feel like I make up for it because I'll typically have 3-4 drinks a day on the weekend over the course of the day (sometimes more if we are doing something special) and I'm starting to wonder if that's a bit much. So thought I'd compare against what others typically consume - so please be honest!

I cut out alcohol for an entire month a while ago but honestly didn't notice anything different.

Why is 0 not an option?

[roastbeef]

maybe one beer per week. some of you dudes must get dt's. lol

[Turkish Pickle]

blame college for it - im sober during the week, not a single sip of alcohol mostly because lack of time.

come friday 5pm though, happy hour begins. $1 jager bombs + friends is a dangerous combo, only to be fueled by a food break around 9ish, bring people to my place/go to someone's place to continue drinking then head out again until 2am. rinse and repeat on saturday as well

dollar bombs combined with knowing many of the bartenders usually leads to sub $10 spent including $5 cover and 5-6 blacked out people, at least...

if you were one, how did you go from a high functioning alcoholic in college to a grown up human being after graduating?

[xQx]

Originally Posted by Bayerische Motoren Werke

if you were one, how did you go from a high functioning alcoholic in college to a grown up human being after graduating?

Most people give up the alcohol once they're taken out of the peer group and become normal family people who drink less than 2 standard drinks a night.

Those who don't, generally become high-functioning alcoholics in the workplace. ... Then you either quit entirely on your own fruition or due to a health scare; or drink more than average until you die.

[BM dnobagaV]

During the summer? Far over 16.

During the rest of the year? Considerably under 3.

[Alfisti]

Originally Posted by xQx

It's nice that this poll capped out at "16+" drinks (per week).

My 'natural' rate of alcohol consumption is about 7 - 8 standard drinks a day.
That's generally a six pack of beer in the afternoon on weekends or two to three glasses (a bottle) of wine per night after work.

... I prefer to put it that way, because it sounds far less outrageous than "at least 50 per week".

I do try to limit that - but some weeks are better than others.

I love spirits. There's nothing like a good quality Vodka or Gin straight-up; but I really don't buy them any more because I'll burn through $60 in a couple of nights.
(And, you know, that level of drinking is unhealthy )

Queenslander.