Coffee Drinkers: Where are you?

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Permalink Reply by Sally Jay on July 3, 2007 at 11:12am

What IS a normal American diet?

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Permalink Reply by Travis Grubbs on July 4, 2007 at 6:44am

Sally:

According to a doctor that taught a local class on nutrition, the diet that one who has diabetes is supposed to follow, or the frequently referred to "diabetic diet" (in my area), is actually a normal diet that all should follow (low carb, etc.).

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Permalink Reply by Next Dimensions on July 5, 2007 at 10:04am

Concentrated calorie foods, highly processed foods, refined carbohydrates, labels that have 'low fat' on them, commercially produced Milk and Dairy, commercially produced Meat, Lunch-Meat, Fast food, soft drinks, Gatorade, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Hydrogenated oils (JIF, Skippy), Delivery Pizza, Lean Cuisine microwaved meals, cheese that peels away, cheese that sprays out of a can, Instant foods, Atkins approved, OREO, Salad then the Protein, Creamed corn is a vegetable serving, Iceberg lettuce, Feelings of Guilt and Shame, 10% Real Fruit juice!, Overeating (system is sluggish so overeating is necessary to feel satisfied)......

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Permalink Reply by Next Dimensions on July 5, 2007 at 9:34am

Buzzzz kill. :) Sorry about that. The further you get away from pure health, the more you need things like coffee to have an effect on clogged physiological systems and sustain your feelings of satisfaction. Studies are very weighted and manipulated by the people paying for those studies to happen, as well as being altered by the person doing the actual experiment (outcome being affected by expectations). Yes, everything in moderation... after you've gotten out of the confines of disease.

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer J. on July 3, 2007 at 11:21am

I used to drink coffee but recently switched to decaf when I do have it. I love coffee. I recently found out I have high blood pressure, though, which at 25 years old freaks me out, so I decided the caffeine couldn't be helping that and quit cold turkey one day. I had a horrible headache (I would even call it a migraine it was so bad) for about two days, and then I was fine. I knew I was addicted before so was expecting the headache. I do still drink a lot of diet Coke but am trying to quit that as well, so I can't say I've quit caffeine entirely yet. I'm not sure it's had any effect on my blood pressure (I'm on medication for that, reluctantly), but I do notice my blood sugars are lower and when I do have real coffee by accident they go up noticably. I drink decaf now if I HAVE to get something from Starbucks, doesn't taste quite the same though.

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Permalink Reply by Chloe on July 3, 2007 at 5:51pm

The one thing I would never give up is my coffee!!! I drink at least 2 cups in the morning before work. I know it's hell on my bloodsugars though. Even with the Splenda, I'll wind up in the upper 190's low 200's. It may have something to do with large amounts of non-dairy creamer or the lack of food to help buffer. Still it's worth it. It's kind of dangerous for me at work, since I work right next to Starbucks. I avoid all thoughts of coffee during the day to keep me calm and not broke!

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Permalink Reply by Lili on July 4, 2007 at 12:17pm

I gave up coffee for two years once and discovered I *have* to have my coffee, heh. Luckily, caffeine does not affect my bg. I have my coffee cocktail every morning - 1.5 cups of coffee, 2 tbsp fiber, 1/2 tsp stevia, 1 tbsp half and half, 2 tbsp heavy cream. The fiber and fat slow down the spike from breakfast (which is already restricted carb or else the whole day is shot).

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Permalink Reply by Luis E on July 5, 2007 at 9:41am

I used to drink 5 and 6 cups a day. It got to the point that I would get huge headaches if I didn't drink coffee. So I've been working at lowering the daily in-take. I tried replacing it with water and it's been working better and even helped me lose some weight. I'm down to two cups a day, one in the morning (can't live w/o that one), and sometimes one after lunch.

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Permalink Reply by Sharon Stokes on July 5, 2007 at 10:53am

I love coffee! If you put cinnamon it is helps keep your blood sugar steady!

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Rochlin on July 5, 2007 at 1:44pm

I'm in for a couple of cups a day...

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Permalink Reply by Gabe on July 8, 2007 at 6:42am

I have a cup in the morning at work when I'm especially tired... so four or five times a week. ;)

Guess I'm lucky... caffeine doesn't really hit my sugar level. The skim milk I have to add for it to be palatable, on the other hand...

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Permalink Reply by Scott Strumello on July 8, 2007 at 1:31pm

I have never found caffeine affects my blood glucose levels, either. As Gabe notes, the milk on the other hand, does (I prefer skim over half-and-half anyway), so I limit my consumption to a few cups (maybe 2 in the morning, and another later in the day if the mood hits me) as limiting milk consumption limits the amount I need to bolus/dose for my caffeine fix! As for decaf, I really don't see the point to it ...

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