Question 1

in what ways can sugar alcohol have bad effects on your body like sugar?

Accepted Answer

Worse than sugar: Alcohol is a poison that damages your brain, liver, pancreas, gonads, GI tract and makes you prone to getting cancer. Alcohol never did anybody any good and you should stay away form it.
For good health - Have a diet rich in fresh vegetables, fruits, whole grains, milk and milk products, nuts, beans, legumes, lentils and small amounts of lean meats. Avoid saturated fats. Drink enough water daily, so that your urine is mostly colorless. Exercise at least 150 minutes/week and increase the intensity of exercise gradually. Do not use tobacco, alcohol, weed or street drugs in any form. 
Practice safe sex, if you have sex.

Question 2

what is in cocktails besides sugar and alcohol?

Accepted Answer

Maybe no sugar?: No sugar in a gin and tonic vitamin c in a "screwdriver, " or vodka grape.  No sugar in a gin and tonic made with sugar free tonic.
Quite variable depending on ingedients.

Question 3

is sugar alcohol , alcohol?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Wine is made from grapes which are a source of frutose.  Once the fructose is fermented it turns into alcohol.  Most alcohols come from sugar and once alcohol its alcohol.

Question 4

which alcohol drink contains most sugar?

Accepted Answer

Depends on the mix: Sugar content in alcoholic drinks  is dependent on the mixer.  Bartenders use liquid bar sugar to sweeten drinks. Orange  juice has about  24 g of sugar per cup   pomegranate juice  has 35 g.  Without the mixers, distilled liquor has no sugar or carbohydrates.  Beer  has no sugar but does contain  carbs.  A glass of wine has 3-5 g of sugar 
liqueurs like kahlua  have sugar added 11g per  ounce.

Question 5

what effect does alcohol have on blood sugar?

Accepted Answer

Alcoholic beverages: most commonly cause blood sugar to go up high quickly and then cause it to drop abruptly.  This can make a person feel very sick and cause vomiting. This is less likely to occur if an alcoholic beverage is consumed along with a meal. The effect of alcohol on blood sugar may vary a great deal from one person to another and from one time to another in the same person.

Question 6

i heard alcohol is not sweet but people like it anyway. i can't understand how anything besides water could taste good if it doesn't have sugar. why?

Accepted Answer

Alcohol use: Alcohol is not sweet, beer can be bitter in taste.
People like using alcohol for relaxation, socialization, to deal with stresses, to numb the painful feelings from anxiety and depression.
Alcohol addiction leads to many complications.

Question 7

are sugar alcohol bad for you?

Accepted Answer

Diarrhea: They often cause gas, bloating, and diarrhea. Eating foods containing sugar alcohols can cause particular GI distress to those susceptible. If eaten in excess, anyone would be likely to suffer from these side effects.

Question 8

does sugar alcohols affect diabetes ?

Accepted Answer

Sorbitol: Does not affect diabetes.

Question 9

what is the difference between sugar and sugar alcohol?

Accepted Answer

Complex chemistry: The correct answer to this involves basic knowledge of carbohydrate biochemistry.  Sugar alcohols are hydrogenated forms of carbohydrates.  Some simple sugar alcohols are toxic (such as ethylene glycol [antifreeze]), others can be used as food sweeteners, but they are mostly much less sweet that sucrose, which is common table sugar.

Question 10

if i have drank alcohol for 15 days in a row and cannot stabilised my diabetic sugars afterwards, this gos on for 10 days, why is this ?

Accepted Answer

How Sly I Am: If I drank for 15 days straight I too would have trouble stabilizing.Look,alcohol is toxic to the liver, the pancreas, the brain, your nerves and the heart. And you're wondering why you're not better yet?How many years drinking? What meds, if any, do you take?What's your nutritional status?Switched to plenty of water instead of booze?Ever considered that diabetes and drinking don't mix? It's time!

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