Do any of you smoke cigarettes and or drink red wine?
I don’t smoke, I do drink white wine, with the occasional glass of red.
I could use a glass of wine, right about now. lol
I’m with you on that, I don’t smoke, except I often drink red wine and have an occaisonal glass of white wine.
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I but cheap red wine that way you only drink a glass or two. Smoke I don’t have a chimney.
I am pretty liberal about drinking but avoid smoking, other than occasional cigars @ fantasy baseball drafts, golf and other events that I am getting too old for.
don’t smoke.but drink red wine.
I’m new to diabetes and found - as all of us do - have to change our life style and eating habits. I’m on Atkins and am exercising three(minimum) times a week. I’m trying not to go on Med and whether that is an option remains to be seen. I’ve got one more month before I get my definitive A1C. I really enjoy my red wine and I’ve been smoking way too long - but I enjoy it and I know I should have given it up a long time ago. Right now I feel like I’m already giving up food that I like and will have to eliminate that other two things that I REALLY like in the near future. Meanwhile, I’d like to enjoy my vices for a very short period of time before I completely remove all the joys of my life. I really have enjoyed my vices, I guess now I pay the piper.
When I was first diagnosed my dentist told me that it was a good think that I don't smoke because diabetics who smoke don't keep their teeth. We have healing issues and smoking is an assault on our gums as well as our lungs.
The standard advice for wine is 1 five oz glass of wine per day - but not every day - for women and twice that for men. Enough to enjoy the vice but not enough to really get into it.
Maurie
Do you take any drugs - like med?
Are you on Med or insulin?
I don’t take meds, or insulin. I still do red wine every once in a while. I’ve read it’s best to tackle one thing at a time… like if you really crave carbs and sugar, deal with that, first… kicking it off your life first… before attempting quitting smoking… Certainly, one thing at a time is best to not get overwhelmed, anyway.
Thanks. My kids are after me to quit everything since I told them about this condition. They look at me like I’m going to drop dead tomorrow. Too much stress. I know I have to change a lot - but it’s only been two months and I think I’m doing okay. Lost weight, exercising regularily and minimum carbs - no meds yet. I just want to breath and take a break from the overwhelmingness - just for a day. I think my stress level is killing me faster than the blood glucose levels.
Type 1 here, but I thought the following was interesting.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080402212428.htm
I read a similar article a couple of years ago about a different study that used Canadian lab rodents of some sort with the smae result. My type 2 diabetic coworker told me he notices if he has pasta for dinner, his bg is high the next morning, unless he has a glass of red wine with it.
don’t smoke but love red wine. nothing fancy cabs and shiraz in under $20 range usually 1-2 glasses per night actually seems to help my sugars in the AM and w/ my dinner
I don't drink wine because I'm allergic to it- unfortunately. My fam are huge wine drinkers...
I used to smoke but quit because I couldn't rationalize continuing to smoke with diabetes. But, I miss it terribly, and I could sure go for a nice tasty cigarette right now... :)
I pump humalog and take simvastatin and prilosec
To me, drinking a moderate amount of wine and smoking are too entirely different things! Smoking is proven to be extremely hazardous for your health, though I don't know that it has any immediate effect on blood sugar. Wine in moderation is neither hazardous to your health or to your blood sugar. I really enjoy a glass of wine with dinner and it's been many years since I drank to get drunk. I'm a child of the 60s - been there, done that and then some! I feel grateful to be here and though I have things wrong with me - type 1 diabetes, thyroid and arrhythmia, I don't know that I can attribute any of that to my dissolute youth..lol. I also enjoy dark beers but have had to curtail that because they do affect blood sugar, one beer only and if I'm eating something with few carbs.
I'm LADA/Type 1, on MDIs and about to start pumping.
I know a couple of type1 smokers here. lots of red wine drinkers. I think Liz's advice is good, tackle one thing at a time. You might meet some smokers here
http://www.tudiabetes.org/group/diabeticsmokers
also, George Simmons here successfully quit smoking recently. He's known on Twitter as @ninjabetic. he was the guy playing basketball with his son on the World Diabetes Day video here.