Coffee Drinkers, where are you?
I have one big vice: I drink a lot of coffee. I oscillate between 3 and 5 cups of black coffee every day. Every time I see a study that says that coffee is good, I jump. Then again, when I read the studies that make it look not-so-great, I frown.
Am I alone? Can I take a show of hands to see how many coffee drinkers are in here?
What do you know about coffee and diabetes that we should know?
Am I alone? Can I take a show of hands to see how many coffee drinkers are in here?
What do you know about coffee and diabetes that we should know?
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Permalink Reply by LauraCBower on -
My grandma who lived with T1 for over 60 years (diagnosed not long after the discovery of insulin) drank coffee every day of her life. I think the key is to be consistent.
Boy do I love coffee. You don't want to see me without it. I'd rather quit alcohol, sweets, cheese, and the internet than give up my coffee.
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Permalink Reply by Ryan on -
i don't think i could ever quit cheese. it's just too horrible to contemplate!
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Permalink Reply by carrp12000 on -
I love coffee as well. Bought an awesome espresso machine and I wake that baby up every morning before work. I dont care what the research says...
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Permalink Reply by nunnurse on -
Oh Manny, I love my coffee, black, flavored, lattes, cappachino, etc. I drink alot of coffee because I can drink it with no sugar or sf syrups. I worry about the effects too, but i cant have sugar, salt or alot of fat. What vice is left but caffeine??
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Permalink Reply by Zoe on -
I love my morning Capp I make with my espresso machine and my hand foamer (I prefer it to the steamer on the machine and it's great for cold coffee too). I figure I useabout 1/3 a cup of milk for that at 5 carbs and add that into my breakfast. I was concerned about the blood sugar rise from the milk so I limit my capp to the morning and later in the day I just have a plain espresso with a sliver of lime rind.
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Permalink Reply by Tom Gallagher on -
I have to second all of the above. Life without coffee would really suck.
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Permalink Reply by AaronM on -
It is natural for the body to produce a serge in glucose in the morning irrespective of coffee intake. The same hormones that are produced in the process of waking up stimulate the liver to provide glucose for energy. I, like most of us, consume my coffee in the morning with breakfast. It is easy to associate the rise in blood Glucose with coffee consumption. I tried some informat tests with and without my morning coffee. I did not see any significant effects on my BG levels, BUT I SURE MISSED THE BOOST IN MY ENERGY.
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Permalink Reply by Krystal Parker on
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I love coffee..... I work nights and I NEED IT! lol
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