Alcohol can cause low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) in people with diabetes, sometimes hours after finishing drinking. It can also raise risk when combined with insulin or sulfonylureas. When your liver ...

Several tests measure the level of alcohol in your blood. These procedures are typically simple but may take several weeks to get results. A blood alcohol test measures the percentage of alcohol in a ...

Research suggests drinking alcohol may thin the blood by affecting platelets, which are the parts of blood that initiate coagulation, or clotting. However, alcohol may also increase the risk of blood ...