Ethanol and risk of hypoglycemia in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a brief overview for clinical practice

Alcoholic drinks are one of the risk factors for hypoglycemia. Ethanol inhibits gluconeogenesis, decreases a level of growth hormone and impairs hypoglycemia awareness. The risk of hypoglycemia while drinking alcohol can be reduced by parallel ingestion of food (saccharides). Some recommendations al...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Vnitřní lékar̆stvĭ 2019-04, Vol.65 (4), p.303-306
Hauptverfasser:	Tuháčková, Martina, Urbanová, Jana, Brunerová, Ludmila, Piťhová, Pavlína, Kvapil, Milan, Brož, Jan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	cze ; eng
Schlagworte:	Blood Glucose Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Ethanol - adverse effects Humans Hypoglycemia - chemically induced Hypoglycemia - drug therapy Hypoglycemic Agents - therapeutic use Insulin - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:	Alcoholic drinks are one of the risk factors for hypoglycemia. Ethanol inhibits gluconeogenesis, decreases a level of growth hormone and impairs hypoglycemia awareness. The risk of hypoglycemia while drinking alcohol can be reduced by parallel ingestion of food (saccharides). Some recommendations also mention the change of insulin doses.
ISSN:	0042-773X 1801-7592
DOI:	10.36290/vnl.2019.053