The Glucose Never Lies® Podcast
Host John Pemberton, diabetes educator, researcher, and a dad living with type 1 since 2008, explores how to think clearly about type 1 diabetes in the real world.
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The Glucose Never Lies® Podcast
25 — Partying with T1D (Alcohol Edition)
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In this episode, John Pemberton and Dr Dessi Zaharieva open a transparent, evidence-based conversation about alcohol, nightlife, festivals, hypos, and harm-reduction for people living with Type 1 Diabetes.
FAQ: Alcohol & Type 1 Diabetes
Alcohol suppresses hepatic glucose output, disrupts REM sleep, increases overnight hypo risk, and affects metabolism differently across single-night and multi-day events. This episode walks through the mechanisms, the patterns, and the practical adjustments that help people stay safer.
What we cover:
• Alcohol’s effects on the liver and glucose release
• Why glucagon often fails
• Why memory disappears after drinking
• Night-one vs multi-night physiology
• Basal adjustments, Activity Mode, manual mode and MDI
• Festival strategies and hypo prevention
• How parents and clinicians can talk about alcohol without shame
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