what do yo do when a diabetic get too drunk?

Answer 1

First thing is to make sure you understand what is happening to this diabetics sugar. Alcohol does funny things with blood sugar - sometimes it goes up and sometimes it goes down. Depends what type of drinks you were consuming.

Take it from me, a Type I diabetics, I have been drunk pleanty of times but I know what happens to my sugar when I drink. Typically my sugar goes down, so I need to also eat.

Suggest checking the sugar, and then the morning after making sure you have enough liquids (Power Aid always does the job for me) and food.

If they are feeling really sick - might want to take a trip to the emergency room just to make sure the is no poisening.

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Answer 2

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Answer 4

Diabetic Drunk

Answer 5

The immediate effect of alcohol is that it causes the blood sugar to go very low (hypoglycemia). This causes confusion, trembling, sweating and the person may start acting weird and saying things that dont make sense. If this happens settle him down, no more alcohol and give him something sweet like 1/2 cup of fruit juice, a sweet (not the sugarfree ones!) or a teaspoon of honey to up his blood glucose quickly. Check his blood glucose if there is a blood glucose meter at hand. Be wary if the reading drops below 4mmol/dL. If it is...then give him another dose of something sweet and monitor his blood glucose every 15 minutes. Repeat this until the reading goes to about 5-6mmol/dL.

If he goes unconcious, rub some honey onto his buccal cavity and call the ambulance.

Another advise....before this diabetic chap starts taking alcohol, pls check that he say had something to eat. That will help to reduce his chances of going hypo.

Hope that helps!

Answer 6

Diabetics should not drink at all. Alcohol can result in low blood sugar. Cut the diabetic off. Monitor blood sugar. Get them to eat something. Keep a close eye on them.

Answer 7

Definitely check their glucose levels. Alcohol generally lowers a persons blood sugar level and the person could become hypoglycemic. The symptoms and actions of hypoglycemia are often confused with being drunk, as they are the same. Do not give insulin until you know what their sugar level is as it is most likely low!
If it is low then you need to get them to eat something with sugar in it and continue to check their glucose levels every 15 minutes until it reaches normal levels again...80-120.
If the person passes out then you should seek medical attention!

Answer 8

Does this person have a death wish? Diabetics who drink excessively are just asking for a major health crisis. The person's glucose levels should be monitored closely. Get them away from all alcohol intake as it will lead to an early death.

Answer 9

You can't really DO anything but have them test their blood sugar more often than usual. Alcohol makes blood sugar rise a lot. My dad is type 1 diabetes, drank kind of a lot of champagne on Christmas Eve a few years ago. He did more insulin than usual before he went to sleep because he thought alcohol made blood sugar drop. Christmas morning I woke up to him having what looked like a seizure. His whole body tensed up, teeth tightly clenched, his limbs flailing around. My mom put a few packets of sugar in his mouth and my the time the paramedics got there he was aware of things around him but he thought it was 1912. He was born in 1950. Diabetics really shouldn't drink so when one does get too drunk, have them test themselves whenever YOU think they should.

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