If you consume alcohol with food, you might notice that your glucose spikes are delayed (sometimes for several hours);

This is related to oxidative priority. Your body prioritizes what it metabolizes first based on storage capacity, and since the body has no storage system for alcohol, it has to be metabolized first. Carbohydrates, protein, and fat are 2nd-4th in oxidative priority.

This prioritization delays the breakdown of carbs into glucose until later in the night-which can lead to more glucose being stored as fat. 

You may see lower glucose readings since alcohol blocks the liver’s ability to produce and release glucose.

You may see very dysregulated glucose the following day.

To learn more, please visit our blog post Does Alcohol Raise Blood Sugar?