Budweiser has 145 calories and 10.6 carbs.Dark beer like Guinness has 126 calories and 10 carbs.Amstel Lite contains 95 calories and 5 carb grams.Just how many carbs and calories are found in beer? Some examples: Share on Pinterest Mike Hoskins/DiabetesMine Pettus says the bottom line is to avoid binge drinking. In case you’re wondering (and in case of emergency), glucagon can still work while drinking, although the effect may be reduced.Allow yourself to run a little high while drinking to avoid lows: target range 160-200 mg/dL.If you don’t have one already, get a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) which helps gauge the impacts alcohol has on your diabetes over time.Set an alarm in the middle of the night (3 a.m.) to check glucose levels.Lower temp basal overnight or reduce your basal Lantus/Levemir dose by 20 percent or so.If not on an insulin pump, always take your basal insulin (maybe even before you go out).Check blood sugar levels often (before drinking, while drinking, before bed).Bolus for alcohol, but half what you normally would for the carbs.He also shared his own tips on drinking safely, based on his personal experiences (as there is a sore lack of clinical data about the mix of alcohol intake and T1D). To be clear, one drink is: 12 oz beer, a 5 oz glass of wine or 1 ½ oz distilled spirits. Pettus points to experts who say women should have no more than one drink per day, and men no more than two drinks per day. His message: Yes, PWDs can drink alcohol safely, as long as they do so mindfully and in moderation. He regularly speaks on the topic of diabetes and drinking at virtual and in-person events around the country. Jeremy Pettus, a practicing endocrinologist at University of California San Diego who has also lived with T1D himself since age 15. For more hands-on “how to” information, DiabetesMine turned to Dr.
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