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Permalink Reply by Karen on March 5, 2010 at 7:16am

It's probably the coffee itself! Coffee messes with your cortisol levels, which can spike your BG. I know that I have to take a full unit for coffee, regardless of whether or not there's anything in it.

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Permalink Reply by A. Kelsey Metcalf on March 5, 2010 at 7:27am

I believe caffeine helps to release glycogen which will also raise glucose levels. I also have to bolus for coffee even without creamer.

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Permalink Reply by Devon on March 5, 2010 at 8:30pm

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Permalink Reply by Gerri on March 5, 2010 at 9:06am

In addition to the caffeine factor, non-dairy creamers are made from hydrogenated oil (not healthy), corn & corn syrup. I use heavy cream because the little needed for coffee has hardly any carbs.

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Permalink Reply by Kristin on March 5, 2010 at 3:16pm

Yep, these non-dairy creamers are full of carbs.

I use high fat cream in my coffee as well, but I still treat a cup of coffee as if it was 10g of carbs (even though it technically has less since I use a small amount of high fat cream). The caffeine raises my blood sugar as others have suggested.

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Permalink Reply by Krystal Parker on March 6, 2010 at 2:14am

I am very lactose intolerant or i would use real cream i definately prefer the taste.

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Permalink Reply by oggy on March 5, 2010 at 11:40am

I stopped taking coffee for the same reason. My BG would just go crazy. I noticed this with everything containing caffeine even a black tea. I think it is because the rebound hormones that counteract insulin are stimulated by caffeine. I read a several papers on this and it seems to be scientifically confirmed. I had terrible withdrawal headaches for 2 weeks then they stopped and my BG never went up so high after that.

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Permalink Reply by jujubean on March 5, 2010 at 1:16pm

so glad to read this! i notice a 70-90 points increase with a cup of coffee and i was using splenda, and the half&half says 0 carbs. thanks for this usefule info :)

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Permalink Reply by Robert Grether on March 5, 2010 at 7:58pm

I've got a slightly off-topic question for you guys... I was always taught that 1 carb = 4 calories. But I'm looking Sobe vitamin water I bought today, and it says it has 6g of carbs but has zero calories. Oh the confusion

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Permalink Reply by Kristin on March 5, 2010 at 11:11pm

Strange. I wonder if they are not required to list the calories if it is below a certain amount?? Maybe 24 calories don't need to be listed? I know the same rule that you mentioned.

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Permalink Reply by Robert Grether on March 6, 2010 at 2:15am

http://www.calories-nutrition.buddyslim.com/sobe-life-water-yumberr...

Thats the exact drink I had... and as you can see, 0 calories but 6 carbs. Strange isn't it?

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Permalink Reply by Kristin on March 6, 2010 at 2:45am

The FDA guidelines are here (search for rounding). Any calories over 5 calories needs to be listed.

I just found that Splenda and perhaps other sweetners have no calories, but do have carbs. So it is probably from no calories sweetners, which makes this a pretty high carb beverage!

Here are the ingredients:
FILTERED WATER, ERYTHRITOL, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), XANTHAN GUM, CALCIUM LACTATE, POTASSIUM CITRATE, REB A (PureVia Brand), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, COCHINEAL EXTRACT (COLOR), VITAMIN E ACETATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, GUM ARABIC, GINGER EXTRACT, DANDELION ROOT EXTRACT, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, NIACINAMIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), CYANOCOBALAMIN (VITAMIN B12).

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