mphindisi@yahoo.co.uk wrote on 30 Aug 2005 12:32:23 -0700:

Why?  I was diagnosed 40 years ago, and I've been drinking beer for about
30 of them.  But that's a pint (or ½litre :-() or two every now and
again, not 4 pints a night, every night.

Who or what is "john smith"?  Is it some particular make of beer?

Beer has a strange effect on my BS.  It obviously shoots straight up soon
after drinking, but it lowers my BS the following afternoon (~ 18 hours
later).

Was that a typo for boob?

What *ARE* you talking about? Your dietician or your doctor have clearly not
been around much. An occasional glass, with the calories counted and a bit
of testing to figure out whether the calories will lift your blood sugar or
the alcohol's effects on your liver will slow glycogen processing and
overall lower your blood sugar, and it's certainly allowed.

There are advantages to having a doctor who's also a diabetic for years:
they have a clue.

Huh?  I never took beer.  In this country, that's illegal.  You have to pay
for it.  And who is John Smith?  A policeman?

 Come on people, give the OP a break! Take a hint from the username,
the fact that (s)he is using Google Groups, the use of lowercase, etc..

 If you think (s)he is a troll/shill, etc., then look hir up and then
decide, but making fun of language and spelling is rather childish,
don't you think?

For information - John Smith is a type of bitter brewed at a brewery based
in Tadcaster North Yorkshire England - Not too bad a pint for a mass brewed
beer.

Can we expect an interesting series of test session results appearing
comparing the effects of different beers on BS levels!