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Planning A Night Out and Celebrations
Celebrations:
On your way to a dinner out, a party, the theatre or a night on the town, you may be asking yourself what you need to plan for, such as drinking alcohol or dancing the night away!
Planning Your Night Out
Before You Go:
- Eat your usual meals and snacks during the day. If you take insulin or certain types of diabetes pills to control your blood glucose levels, eating less during the day could result in low blood glucose. You are more likely to overeat when you are out if you cut back on your usual food intake during the day.
- Find out when you will be eating when you are out. If your usual mealtime will be delayed, you may need to have a snack beforehand. You may also need to increase your food intake if you will be more active than usual, example a night of dancing.
- Check your blood glucose before going out and later on if needed to help you decide what and how many snacks you may need.
- If you take insulin. Discuss with your diabetes health care team if the timing and dose of your insulin(s) need to be adjusted for changes in meal times and activity.
Things to Take With You:
- Your glucose meter, whenever possible.
- Personal identification as well as a medical alert bracelet or necklace.
- Some snack foods containing carbohydrate such as fruit or dried fruit, crackers biscuits. You may also need some snacks to provide protein such as cheese or nuts.
- A source of quick acting sugar in case of a low sugar, for example, glucose tablets, fruit juice, and hard candies.
If You Want To Drink Alcohol:
- Discuss with your doctor and diabetes health care team about the safe use of alcohol. Alcohol can interact with your diabetes and other medications as well as worsen your blood glucose control, blood pressure and blood fat levels.
- Limit your alcohol intake to 2 drinks or less per day.
- Beware that alcohol can cause low blood glucose up to 24 hours after drinking.
Always eat food when drinking alcohol. Have your drink with a meal or a snack containing carbohydrate to reduce the risk of delayed low blood glucose.
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