• The liver does not metabolize alcohol into sugar. On the contrary, most people will experience a dip in their blood sugar (glucose) levels when consuming alcohol. Alcohol is eventually broken down by the liver into acetate and finally into carbon dioxide and water – not sugar.

 

• There is no large amount of sugar in rum. Alcohol is derived from high carbohydrate fermentables such as molasses, potatoes, or various grains. If you understand the processes of fermentation and distillation, you will know that the end result of distillation is ethyl alcohol, a zero-carb liquid.

 

• There is no link between alcohol and diabetes.

 

• Rum is a distilled spirit as is whisky, gin, brandy, vodka. The process of distillation removes all residual sugars.

 

• The Diabetic Association of Trinidad and Tobago says that the risk of type 2 diabetes in heavy drinkers is equal to that in non-consumers of alcohol. Rum has no more effect on diabetics than other spirits.

• The liver does not metabolize alcohol into sugar. On the contrary, most people will experience a dip in their blood sugar (glucose) levels when consuming alcohol. Alcohol is eventually broken down by the liver into acetate and finally into carbon dioxide and water – not sugar.

 

• There is no large amount of sugar in rum. Alcohol is derived from high carbohydrate fermentables such as molasses, potatoes, or various grains. If you understand the processes of fermentation and distillation, you will know that the end result of distillation is ethyl alcohol, a zero-carb liquid.

 

• There is no link between alcohol and diabetes.

 

• Rum is a distilled spirit as is whisky, gin, brandy, vodka. The process of distillation removes all residual sugars.

 

• The Diabetic Association of Trinidad and Tobago says that the risk of type 2 diabetes in heavy drinkers is equal to that in non-consumers of alcohol. Rum has no more effect on diabetics than other spirits.