December 4, 2009
100 Beers That Can Raise Your Blood Sugar and Produce Hyperglycemia
Drinking beer or alcohol for that matter, can result in high blood sugar which is a condition when an excessive amount of glucose circulates in the blood. Hyperglycemia is primarily a symptom of diabetes in which there are elevated levels of blood sugar, or glucose, in the bloodstream. With Type I diabetes, hyperglycemia results from malfunctioning in the supply of insulin, the chemical that enables cells to receive energy from glucose.
Many times when I have a few beers I get the feeling of tiredness and almost want to sleep. Also my strength feels like it’s being sucked right out of my body. This is a result of increased sugars in my blood and what makes me a diabetic.
Some of the side effects of drinking excessive alcohol are:
- Polyphagia – frequent hunger, especially pronounced hunger
- Polydipsia – frequent thirst, especially excessive thirst
- Polyuria – frequent urination, especially excessive urination
- Blurred vision
- Fatigue
- Poor wound healing (cuts, scrapes, etc.)
- Dry mouth
- Dry or itchy skin
- Impotence (male)
100 or so beers and their alcohol and carb content
| Brand | Brewery | Alcohol % | Calories/12 oz | Carbohydrates (grams) |
| Anchor Porter | Anchor | 5.6 | 209 | * |
| Anchor Steam | Anchor | 4.9 | 153 | 16.0 |
| Anheuser Busch Natural Light | Anheuser Busch | 4.2 | 95 | 3.2 |
| Anheuser Busch Natural Ice | Anheuser Busch | 5.9 | 157 | 8.9 |
| Aspen Edge | Adolph Coors | 4.1 | 94 | 2.6 |
| Blatz Beer | Pabst | 4.8 | 153 | 12.5 |
| Blatz Light | Pabst | * | * | 8.5 |
| Blue Moon | Adolph Coors | 5.4 | 171 | 13.7 |
| Bud Dry | Anheuser Busch | 5.0 | 130 | 7.8 |
| Bud Ice | Anheuser Busch | 5.5 | 148 | 8.9 |
| Bud Ice Light | Anheuser Busch | 4.1 | 110 | 6.5 |
| Bud Light | Anheuser Busch | 4.2 | 110 | 6.6 |
| Budweiser | Anheuser Busch | 5.0 | 145 | 10.6 |
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Budweiser Select |
Anheuser Busch | 4.3 | 99 | 3.1 |
| Busch Beer | Anheuser Busch | 4.6 | 133 | 10.2 |
| Busch Ice | Anheuser Busch | 5.9 | 169 | 12.5 |
| Busch Light | Anheuser Busch | 4.2 | 110 | 6.7 |
| Carling Black Label | G. Heileman | 4.3 | 138 | 12.5 |
| Colt 45 Malt Liquor | G. Heileman | 6.1 | 174 | 11.1 |
| Coors Banquet Beer | Adolph Coors | 5.0 | 142 | 10.6 |
| Coors Light | Adolph Coors | 4.2 | 102 | 5.0 |
| Genesee Beer | High Falls Brewing | 4.5 | 148 | 13.5 |
| Genesee Cream Ale | High Falls Brewing | 5.1 | 162 | 15.0 |
| Genesee Ice | High Falls Brewing | 5.9 | 156 | 14.5 |
| Genesee Red | High Falls Brewing | 4.9 | 148 | 14.0 |
| George Killian’s Irish Red | Adolph Coors | 4.9 | 163 | 13.8 |
| Icehouse | Miller | 5 | 132 | 8.7 |
| Icehouse | Miller | 5.5 | 149 | 9.8 |
| Hamm’s Beer | Miller | 4.7 | 144 | 12.1 |
| Hamm’s Golden Draft | Miller | 4.7 | 144 | 12.1 |
| Hamm’s Special Light | Miller | 4.1 | 110 | 7.3 |
| Keystone Premium | Adolph Coors | 4.4 | 108 | 5.0 |
| Keystone Light | Adolph Coors | 4.2 | 104 | 5.1 |
| Keystone Ice | Adolph Coors | 5.9 | 143 | 6.6 |
| Leinenkugel Honey Weiss | Leinenkugel | 4.92 | 149 | 12.0 |
| Leinenkugel Northwoods Lager | Leinenkugel | 4.94 | 163 | 15.3 |
| Leinenkugel Original | Leinenkugel | 4.67 | 152 | 13.9 |
| Leinenkugel Creamy Dark | Leinenkugel | 4.94 | 170 | 16.8 |
| Leinenkugel Red | Leinenkugel | 4.94 | 166 | 16.2 |
| Leinenkugel Light | Leinenkugel | 4.19 | 105 | 5.7 |
| Leinenkugel Amber Light | Leinenkugel | 4.14 | 110 | 7.4 |
| Lowenbrau Dark | 5.0 | 160 | ||
| Lowenbrau Special Beer | 5.2 | 160 | ||
| Magnum Malt Liquor | Miller | 5.6 | 157 | 11.2 |
| Michael Shea’s | High Falls Brewing | 4.62 | 145 | 13.0 |
| Michelob Amber Boch | Anheuser Busch | 5.2 | 166 | 15.0 |
| Michelob Beer | Anheuser Busch | 5.0 | 155 | 13.3 |
| Michelob Golden Draft | Anheuser Busch | 4.7 | 152 | 14.1 |
| Michelob Golden Draft Light | Anheuser Busch | 4.1 | 110 | 7.0 |
| Michelob Honey Lager | Anheuser Busch | 4.9 | 175 | 17.9 |
| Michelob Light | Anheuser Busch | 4.3 | 113 | 6.7 |
| Michelob Ultra | Anheuser Busch | 4.1 | 95 | 2.6 |
| Mickey’s Fine Malt Liquor | Miller | 5.6 | 157 | 11.2 |
| Miller Genuine Draft | Miller |
4.7 |
143 | 13.1 |
| Miller Genuine Draft Light | Miller | 4.2 | 110 | 7 |
| Miller High Life | Miller | 4.7 | 143 | 13.1 |
| Miller High Life Light | Miller | 4.2 | 110 | 7 |
| Miller Lite | Miller | 4.2 | 96 | 3.2 |
| Milwaukee’s Best | Miller | 4.5 | 128 | 11.4 |
| Milwaukee’s Best Light | Miller | 4.5 | 98 | 3.5 |
| Milwaukee’s Best Ice | Miller | 5.9 | 144 | 7.3 |
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| O’Doul’s | Anheuser Busch | 0.4 | 70 | 13.3 |
| Old Milwaukee Light | Stroh | 3.8 | 114 | 8.3 |
| Old Milwaukee Beer | Stroh | 4.5 | 146 | 12.9 |
| Olde English 800 Malt Liquor | Miller | 5.9 | 160 | 10.5 |
| Olympia Premium Lager | Pabst | 4.7 | 146 | 11.9 |
| Pabst Blue Ribbon | Pabst | 5.0 | 153 | 12.01 |
| Pabst Extra Light Low Alcohol | Pabst | 2.5 | 67 | * |
| Pete’s Wicked Ale | 5.3 | 174 | 17.7 | |
| Red Hook ESB | Red Hook | 5.77 | 179 | 14.15 |
| Red Hook IPA | Red Hook | 6.5 | 188 | 12.66 |
| Rolling Rock Extra Pale | Latrobe | 4.6 | 142 | |
| Rolling Rock Premium Beer | Latrobe | 4.5 | 120 | 10.0 |
| Sam Adams Boston Lager | Boston Beer | 4.75 | 160 | 18.0 |
| Sam Adams Boston Ale | Boston Beer | 4.94 | 160 | 19.9 |
| Sam Adams Cherry Wheat | Boston Beer | 5.2 | 166 | 16.86 |
| Sam Adams Cream Stout | Boston Beer | 4.69 | 195 | 23.94 |
| Sam Adams IPA | Boston Beer | 5.93 | 175 | |
| Sam Adams Light | Boston Beer | 124 | 9.7 | |
| Sam Adams Pale Ale | Boston Beer | 5.25 | 145 | |
| Schaefer Beer | Pabst | 4.6 | 142 | 12.00 |
| Schlitz Beer | Pabst | 4.7 | 146 | 12.1 |
| Schlitz Light | Pabst | 4.2 | 110 | * |
| Schlitz Malt Liquor | Pabst | 6.2 | 185 | * |
| Sierra Nevada Pale Ale | Sierra Nevada | 5.6 | 200 | 12.3 |
| Sierra Nevada Porter | Sierra Nevada | 5.6 | 200 | 15.7 |
| Sierra Nevada Stout | Sierra Nevada | 5.8 | 210 | 19.4 |
| Signature Stroh Beer | Pabst | 4.8 | 153 | * |
| Stroh’s Beer | Pabst | 4.6 | 149 | 12.0 |
| Stroh’s Light | Pabst | 4.4 | 113 | 7 |
| Tuborg Deluxe Dark Export | G. Heileman | 5.1 | 163 | |
| Tuborg Export Quality | G. Heileman | 5.0 | 156 | |
| Weinhard’s Private Reserve | Miller | 4.8 | 150 | 9.9 |
| Weinhard’s Amber Light | Miller | 4.2 | 135 | 11.5 |
| Weinhard’s Hefeweizen | Miller | 4.9 | 151 | 12.2 |
| Weinhard’s Blonde Lager | Miller | 5.1 | 161 | 14.0 |
| Weinhard’s Pale Ale | Miller | 4.6 | 147 | 13 |
| Yuengling Ale | D.G. Yuengilng | 5.0 | 145 | 10 |
| Yuengling Porter | D.G. Yuengilng | 4.5 | 150 | 14 |
| Yuengling Premium Beer | D.G. Yuengling | 4.4 | 135 | 12 |
| Yuengling Light | D.G. Yuengling | 3.8 | 98 | 6.6 |
| Yuengling Lager | D.G. Yuengling | 4.4 | 135 | 12 |
Don’t Let Bob Dole convince you you need to take Viagra to maintain your erections. Lay off the beer and booze or at least moderate it so you blood sugars don’t rise and you become hyperglycemic.
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Everett
July 21, 2007 at 6:12 pm
This would be even better if it was sorted by the carb column.
How Does Drinking Alcohol Effect Diabetes
July 29, 2007 at 12:08 pm
[...] maybe not even at that point. Come on, you’ve never seen anybody pass out drunk? Sometimes beer and diabetes don’t [...]
miguel velasco
August 14, 2007 at 1:24 am
How come beers dont indicate the amount of sugar they have per serving? All other drinks indicate it!
Jenny
October 12, 2007 at 12:15 pm
I applaud any website dedicated to helping others. However, I would like to add that if you have diabetes and you drink beer, you are more likely to develop LOW blood sugar than high. Please refer to the American Diabetes Association website at http://www.diabetes.org for more information. There is no such thing as a “diabetic beer”, but if you do decide to drink alcohol, a beer with lower carbs and calories is recommended, along with eating a meal and monitoring your blood sugar.
Ted
August 6, 2008 at 4:29 pm
This would seem to be in direct conflict with the American Diabetes Association which says that alcohol can lead to low blood sugar.
http://www.diabetes.org/type-1-diabetes/alcohol.jsp
VSlack
October 13, 2008 at 7:07 pm
I have done extensive research on beer drinking as a type 1 diabetic… At least in my experience, my glucos reading did not change while drinking miller lite, michelob ultra, or Bud Select… But drinking any of the high octain (regular beers) my sugars went through the roof… Trust me, I ended up using about 1/2 a keg of labat for fertilizer this week….
Ken
October 14, 2008 at 7:43 pm
HAHAHA VSlack, I know what you’re saying with the need for 10x the amount of light beers than regular beers. Good for you but not so good for the lawn.
Wizzy
October 18, 2008 at 10:48 am
The thing here is beer has LOTS of carbs. That’s the kicker. Hard Alcohol doesn’t. (unless you drink the fruity and mixed stuff) Wines and spirits WILL lower your B/S but beer won’t it WILL raise it. Coming from a family with all diabetics and alcoholics we have experimented enough. The other factor is “is your b/s under control”. If not then alcohol and beer is just a major complication to your life. My advice is like with everything else. Moderate, study your B/S before and after everything and LEARN how your body reacts to different foods, drinks, exercise, and sleep. Keep records this way you will not put your self into a bad (or deadly) situations. And I speak from experience here. Nearly lost my brother twice.
john
October 10, 2009 at 7:05 pm
I bought the Mich wheat sampler pack the other night. Normally, a beer and a light snack will send me into the 180s after an hour, but then back down into the mid 100s for the 2 hour. (I take Lantus but manage throughout the day with diet).
Well, this beer sent my sugar into the 270 range, and it stayed there for like three hours; in other words not within prescribed limits.
i’d be careful with these beers. They not only have lots of carbs, but my guess is their index is really high. Like drinking corn syrup.