Hey.
I'm having a couple of friends for tea in a few days and decided to brew them some nice yancha and adolescent puer. The guy is diabetic. I know there isn't much trouble with regular tea, but the pu'er I picked is a rather strong LBZ. It gets me tea drunk fast. I remembered that thing about tea drunkenness being basically a sugar imbalance in the body, and immediately the question came to mind if it would be bad for him. He had a severe case of ketoacidosis a few months ago, so I'd rather be cautious.
Does anyone know if there's reason for worry? Thanks in advance.
Re: Pu'er for diabetics
Drinking tea won't make his blood sugar go up, but it can make his blood sugar go down. For a healthy person it can make you feel a bit dizzy if you're drinking tea without snacks but depending on what he's eaten recently and how much insulin he's injected that could be a problem for your friend? maybe?
Just have snacks available and tell him to check his glucose levels if he's feeling dizzy to be on the safe side. I think snacks with strong tea are a good idea anyway
Just have snacks available and tell him to check his glucose levels if he's feeling dizzy to be on the safe side. I think snacks with strong tea are a good idea anyway
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Thank you both! I'll see how he responds. Worst case scenario, I'll just pour a few rounds of yancha.
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If the guy is type 1 diabetic, probably more care is needed, not only in the drink, but in the snacks as well. Well controlled type 2 is pretty fine, I think.
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I don't remember now but I'll make sure to ask. And I'll have some candy around, just if. I was with them after he went to hospital, that's definitely something I don't want to see happening again.