time to party!!!

one of the lastest parties.... theme of film and media :)

now that exams are over we can finally get round to celebrating peoples birthdays and leaving college properly :)

considering that me and the majority of my friends are now 18 that means alcohol.... and lots of it....

however, theres one slight problem..... diabetes doesnt like mixing with the stuff. at all. 

my levels go really high (like in the 20's) and wont budge, then i start feeling really sick because of the high levels. but when i start drinking water instead, my levels plummet (ive been known to drop 10mmols in 2hrs) all that is before ive even bothered sleeping..... during the night i quite often hypo again, then by morning im still not exactly as high as i would like to be.....

it seems to be quite a common problem amongst diabetics though, alcohol is sooo hard to predict with insulin and sugar levels when it is drunk.....

then theres other factors to add to the mix..... whether im eating snacks or not, what im drinking (is it sugary?) am i dancing or being more active? in other words, its almost impossible to control sugar levels properly while drinking and through the night.....

looks like freshers week is gunna be interesting on the diabetes front.... but i wont let diabetes stop me :)