Dark amber urine is usually very concentrated and means that you should be drinking more water. Foods, medications and even vitamins can change the color of urine temporarily but eliminating the cause brings the color back to normal.
How Alcohol Affects Blood Pressure. Drinking heavy amounts of alcohol over time will cause your blood pressure to rise. When you consume alcohol above a level that your body can regularly process is causes your blood pressure to increase. For the duration of your drinking, and for some time after your blood pressure will remain elevated.
1 While moderate amounts of alcohol can cause blood sugar to rise, excess alcohol can actually decrease your blood sugar level -- sometimes causing it to drop into dangerous levels. Alcohol may also affect your judgment or willpower, causing you to make poor food choices. 2  Alcohol can interfere with the positive effects of oral diabetes medicines or insulin. 3  Alcohol may increase triglyceride levels. 4  Alcohol may increase blood pressure.