Normally, when the body’s blood-glucose level drops, the liver responds by changing glycogen into glucose. But because the body sees alcohol as a poison that must be cleared from the blood as soon as possible, the liver makes processing alcohol a priority, ignoring the release of any glucose until the alcohol is gone. The symptoms of hypoglycemia mimic those of intoxication, meaning that if you drink and have a low-blood-glucose reaction, your need for emergency help might not be recognized easily.
Normally, when the body’s blood-glucose level drops, the liver
responds by changing glycogen into glucose. But because the body
sees alcohol as a poison that must be cleared from the blood as
soon as possible, the liver makes...
More
Emilia Klapp answered:Normally, when the body’s blood-glucose level drops, the liver responds by changing glycogen into glucose. But because the body sees alcohol as a poison that must be cleared from the blood as soon as possible, the liver makes processing alcohol a priority, ignoring the release of any glucose until the alcohol is gone. The symptoms of hypoglycemia mimic those of intoxication, meaning that if you drink and have a low-blood-glucose reaction, your need for emergency help might not be recognized easily.
