• Excessive alcohol use increases the risk of diabetes by potentially causing chronic inflammation of the pancreas. For more information, see Alcohol & Diabetes | American Addiction Centers.
• Heavy drinking** worsens diabetes symptoms.
  • As per Healthline Media, alcohol prevents the liver from regulating glucose levels since the liver must instead work to remove alcohol from the blood.
  • Alcohol interferes with diabetes medications (Healthline Media).
• Heavy drinking aggravates/causes diabetes complications, like heart disease, kidney failure, and nerve damage.
• Alcohol can be addictive. For resources on cutting down excessive drinking, see Thinking about a change? | NIAAA. You'll find Handling urges to drink | NIAAA especially helpful.

** Moderate drinking is defined as ≤ 1 drink per day for women and ≤ 2 drinks per day for men (AACR). Excessive drinking is normally defined as ≥8 drinks per week for men and ≥ 15 drink per week for women (CDC), but for some medical conditions any drinking is excessive. For full details on how much drinking is too much in general, see How much is too much? | NIAAA.`