jkd The Journal of Korean Diabetes J Korean Diabetes 2233-7431 2714-0547 Korean Diabetes Association 10.4093/jkd.2016.17.1.41 jkd-17-41 Information Desk Alcohol Consumption and Diabetes Mellitus ChungHye-Kyung Severance Institute for Vascular and Metabolic Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding author: Hye-Kyung Chung Severance Institute for Vascular and Metabolic Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea, E-mail: chk@yuhs.ac 01 2016 10 01 2016 17 1 41 45 24012016 05022016 Copyright © 2016 Korean Diabetes Association 2016 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract

The effects of alcohol consumption on diabetic patients are still unclear and inconclusive. Generally, light-to-moderate alcohol consumption (< 3 glasses) may have beneficial effects without disturbing glucose control. However, excessive alcohol consumption may have harmful effects such as hypoglycemia, impaired glucose control, metabolic dysregulation, and increased risk of diabetic complications. This review focused on the relationship between alcohol consumption and diabetic mellitus and effect of alcohol on diabetic patients. Based on previous results, we propose a theory of proper alcohol consumption in diabetic patients.

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