Nearly half of the population in the United States has diabetes, prediabetes, or insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes.5 Millions take diabetes medications daily.
Adding alcohol can lead to dangerously low blood sugar levels and these symptoms:2
- Sudden changes in blood pressure
- Rapid heartbeat
- Weakness
- Headache
- Nausea and vomiting
Talk to your doctor before drinking alcohol if you take any of the following diabetes medications:
- Diabinese (chlorpropamide)
- Glucophage (metformin)
- Glucotrol (glipizide)
- Glynase and DiaBeta (glyburide)
- Micronase (glibenclamide)
- Orinase (tolbutamide)
- Tolinase (tolazamide)
