. "Alcohol is a lifestyle factor that also has been suggested to be relevant for the risk of type 2 diabetes.8,12 The diabetogenic effects of alcohol include obesity as a result of excess caloric intake, disturbance of carbohydrate metabolism, increased insulin resistance, decreased glucose tolerance and insulin secretion, induction of pancreatitis and liver cirrhosis.2,6,10,13 Alcohol abuse increase" . . .