Does drinking cause diabetes? Not directly it doesn’t. Everyone knows the many harmful effects of drinking so we won’t cover those here but there are ways that drinking can indirectly cause diabetes. So perhaps the better question to ask would be “Does drinking cause diabetes indirectly?” And to that question the answer is a resounding yes!

How does Drinking Cause Diabetes Indirectly with Pancreatitis?

Excessive drinking can lead to pancreatitis. And since pancreatitis damages the pancreas, the chances are good that this damage will diminish the ability of the pancreas to secrete enough insulin into the blood to control the blood sugar. And this can, in fact, lead to diabetes.

Pancreatitis is a disease that inflames the pancreas. Almost half of all chronic cases are the cause of excessive alcohol consumption. This may not appear for many years but once it does, you don’t have a …