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Alcohol and insulin resistance

2017-12-11 19:50:10
I was diagnosed with PCOS and prediabetes last fall. I cut back on alcohol consumption after many years of abuse. Now when I do have several drinks it seems my body isn't allowing it to metabolize as fast and I Black out quite often when drinking. I was wondering what process in the body causes the alcohol to metabolize slower and/or why my body takes so long to work through it and make me ill for a full 24-48 hours after consumption has ended. Does it have any affect with the insulin resistance
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Alcohol is know to improve insulin sensitivity. But chronic use leads to insulin resistance. After a binge people usually eat less and that might be responsible for your symptoms

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