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Has anyone got any experience about this and mood swings with a recovering alchoholic. Someone told me that when they stop drinking the body craves sugar in a different form, my husband never had a sweet tooth when he actively drank, but he's mad for cakes and all things sugar loaded now and fatty meals, such as Indian curries. I'm just wondering if this contributes to the Jeckle and Hyde personality he still has, when his sugar levels drop and peak!
No personal experience here, but we have a good friend (17 yrs sober) who told us that once he became sober he developed a very strong sweet tooth. He has become aware of it and has learned to curb it some (fake sugar in his coffee and such), but overall feels if it is his only vice, well, so be it. My AHsober, however, uses tobacco in place of alcohol. Blech! I'd rather it be sugar. As for the Jeckle and Hyde personality, I have no idea, but it in the world of addiction, no matter what the source, it makes perfect sense to me....
Blessings,
Lou
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When the liver breaks down alcohol, it breaks it down into various "sugars", so when the alcohol is stopped, the body, used to having the constant stream of broken down sugars, craves sweets and fats. It is temporary as the system readjusts. And we all know there is a bit of a "high" after eating a nice fattening sugary food.
And sure, the body affects the mood when it is out of kilter. It's up to him to care for his body during this time of massive readjustment. His emotions and moods will also need tremendous care, as he has "coped" with booze for so long he'll have to gradually learn a new way to cope with life's issues.
If you are asking "will he become a diabetic" I don't know, while I worked in the rehab I don't remember this happening, but I do remember the sweet snacks we kept in supply going FAST :D.
I hope he is attending AA and has a sponsor??
Just beware of "managing" his current issues "for him", what he does to his body or with it is as out of our hands after they quit drinking as it was before. He's in a rough spot but he still needs to proactively seek help or advice from his fellows, while we do the same for ourselves. :) Kim
My husband is diabetic and insulin dependent, his diabetes worsened as he drank more towards the end of his active drinking day's, he was alway's crafty when it came to regulating the amount of insulin he gave himself, he would give himself more to counter act the amount of alchohol he drank, I was just wondering if anyone else had experienced this behaviour, and now he appears to be doing the same again in order to eat the wrong diet, his moods change in a second, I'm just trying to understand if this might be a possibility, because I do find it very hard to detach, as it's usually me he verbally attack's.
It's awful being the target for his anger, whether it is low blood sugar or alcoholic mood changes. Either way, this guy is seriously hurting himself, your concern is understandable. But does it matter what the source of his "moodiness" is, for YOU I mean? He's still being a stinker and why is not something we can do anything about.
I worked with many diabetics while I was a nurse, and yes, most of them fiddled around with their insulin doses depending on what they ate. Not in a bad way, our bodies naturally adjust insulin levels but diabetics have to do it "manually". The BEST way for diabetics of course is to eat correctly first, then fiddle with the insulin, but we have as much control over what they put in their mouth as we did the alcohol :) .
Hi Katy , my husb did exactly the same thing I supect his mood is just because he is a alcoholic in recovery . Keep the focus on yourself work your program detach from his anger and don't take it on . this prog works wether they are drinking or not so just work it . Oh my husb is 19 yrs sober still eats a ton of icecream and cookies etc and his mood has done a 350 degree turn for the better . it takes time . Recovery brings change but not over nite . Easy does it . Louise
