{"id":15570,"date":"2020-12-21T14:02:23","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T14:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/squad\/?p=15570"},"modified":"2020-12-21T14:02:23","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T14:02:23","slug":"how-alcohol-affects-men-with-diabetes-type-2-and-hypertension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/diabetes\/how-alcohol-affects-men-with-diabetes-type-2-and-hypertension\/","title":{"rendered":"How Alcohol Affects Men with Diabetes Type 2 and Hypertension"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s hard enough to manage your blood pressure when you have diabetes type 2 but adding alcohol into the mix makes it extremely challenging. As a man with type 2, it is important to understand the risk of drinking when also have hypertension.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A study published\u00a0 in the <\/span>Journal of the American Heart Association<\/span><\/a>, expressed\u00a0 \u201cboth moderate and heavy alcohol consumption appear to be independently associated with higher odds of high blood pressure among those with Type 2 diabetes.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Drinker Types and Hypertension<\/b><\/h3>\n

A diabetic man who was a light drinker ( 1-7 drinks per week) was not connected to high blood pressure. Moderate drinkers, those that drank 8-14 drinks per week, resulted in an increase in\u00a0 their chances of high blood pressure by 79% and heavy drinkers, 15 or more drinks per week, had their odds increased by 91%. The more alcohol you drink each week, the greater your chance of having high blood pressure and your case of hypertension will be more severe.<\/span><\/p>\n

Moving Forward with New Choices<\/b><\/h3>\n

As a man with\u00a0 hypertension and diabetes type 2, it is time to reflect and consider modifications to your drinking routine. Can you start by finding a drink that satisfies your taste buds without adding carbs and calories?\u00a0 Will cutting out a beer during the football game be the start?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Healthier Suggestions<\/b><\/h3>\n
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  • Drink more water every day<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Choose light beers with low calories and carbs<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Try non-alcoholic drinks\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Pick a small glass of wine while preparing meals or after dinner<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Use caution with craft beers as they can have more calories and alcohol<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Add calorie free soda or water to mixed drinks<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Use sugar substitutes and fresh fruit in margaritas<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    You still need to take your hypertensive medicine, insulin or any other medications your medical provider has prescribed for you for your diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    It’s hard enough to manage your blood pressure when you have diabetes type 2 but adding alcohol into the mix makes it extremely challenging. As a man with type 2, it is important to understand the risk of drinking when also have hypertension.\u00a0 A study published\u00a0 in the Journal of the American Heart Association, expressed\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15606,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[753],"tags":[714],"class_list":["post-15570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diabetes","tag-diabetes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15570\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}