Hoping for a beer at the ball game, or a glass of wine with dinner? If you have type 2 diabetes, that’s probably OK as long as your blood sugar is under control, you don’t have any complications that are affected by alcohol (such as high blood pressure), and you know how the drink will [...]

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An alcoholic drink during a meal may help reduce the subsequent rise in blood sugar levels. Moderate drinking reduces heart disease and diabetes risk. This could be due to the fact that alcohol consumption reduces sugar formation in the body, scientifically known as gluconeogenesis, while increasing sensitivity to insulin. Researchers from the University of Sydney [...]

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