RevolutionHealth.com includes an article from the Cleveland Clinic, which offers these facts about diabetes and drinking alcohol: 

• Excess alcohol can decrease blood glucose level.
• Beer and sweet wine contain carbohydrates and may raise blood sugar.
• Alcohol stimulates appetite, which can cause overeating and may affect blood glucose control.
• Alcohol can interfere with the positive effects of oral diabetes medications or insulin.
• Alcohol can cause flushing, nausea, increased heart rate, and slurred speech.
• Alcohol may have an adverse effect on people with high triglyceride levels.
• Alcohol may increase blood pressure.

For the entire article, go online to: http://www.revolutionhealth.com/conditions/diabetes/diet-nutrition/alcohol/