ISSN: 2574-7770
Authors: Addisu Dabi Wake*
There is a considerable increase in the proportion of diabetic mellitus (DM) globally. The prevalence of Type 2 DM (T2DM) is increasing across the all over the world. The consumption of alcohol is also rising globally including among the T2DM individuals. Alcohol drinking, principally the heavier consuming is a significant risk factor for many health problems and, thus, it is a main contributor to the global burden of disease. Therefore, the present review article was intended to investigate the effects of alcohol consumption among T2DM individuals which mainly focused on its effect on glycemic control, cardiovascular disease (CVD), mortality associated with T2DM. Several studies have found that light to moderate alcohol consumption among T2DM patients have the beneficial effects regarding the glycemic control, cardiovascular disease, mortality associated with T2DM. However, heavy alcohol ingestion among these individuals has the critical adverse effects. As suggestions, advice on alcohol use should largely aim at lowering heavy ingestions among T2DM subjects. These individuals should be advised on decreasing heavy alcohol consumption since the consequences of heavy amount of alcohol consumption has a severe and substantial impacts on T2DM patients. Further, more attention is needed regarding to these critical public issues to avoid the complications associated with the heavy alcohol consumption among T2DM patients. Health education programs should be created and also any programs that can improve the awareness of these individuals is required to take place in order to improve their health.
Keywords: Mortality; Diabetes Mellitus; Alcohol Consumption; Cardiovascular Disease; T2DM
