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Comment by elaine peterson on January 8, 2010 at 4:41pm

Life would hardly be worth living......

Comment by Rebecca on January 8, 2010 at 12:59pm

Todd, the best thing my doctors made me do (and I hated it) was eat consistently food with labels until we figured out my insulin ratios. I pretty much had the same soup everyday for lunch for a week and a half. It got boring BUT I knew when I was finished exactly what my ratio's needed to be. If fasting keeps your sugars even then it sounds more like an insulin to carb ratio that needs to be worked on. Consistency is the key and labeled foods are the way to go (unless you're really good at measuring).

Comment by MelissaBL on January 8, 2010 at 10:26am

I just assume it's because coffee is a more concentrated source of caffeine. Like Bradford, diet soda does nothing to me...but there's as much caffeine in an 8 oz. cup of joe (avg 140mg) as 4 diet sodas (avg 35-40mg).

Comment by Bradford on January 8, 2010 at 10:07am

I don't know--I'm assuming it's chemicals, but that stuff is a little over my head at this point. I'm a BIG diet coke or coke zero drinker, and I agree that these do not spike my glucose. I have read some info (here, and in a study as well) that has linked drinking diet drinks w/ higher glucose b/c the body 'thinks' it's getting real sugar (again, this doesn't make sense to me at the moment why the body would become more insulin resistant...).

Comment by Dee on January 8, 2010 at 10:05am

OK Rob...you don't look like my cousin! :-)

Comment by Bob on January 8, 2010 at 10:03am

Ok, I don't drink coffee so I have to ask a silly question. Is it the chemicals present in the coffee (black) that is causing a body to become insulin resistant? With that, what did they say causes the body to return to normal? I don't know if it the caffeine because my diet Dew doesn't seem to spike me unless I accompany it with food - in which case it is the food doing it.

Comment by Dee on January 8, 2010 at 9:53am

ROB...this is off topic. But I have a cousin in Texas..haven't seen him in a long time..Could you be he?? His name is Robert Martin

Comment by Bradford on January 8, 2010 at 9:47am

Rob no one's trying to take anything away from you...just put the mug down and step away niiiiiice and easy now ;-)
I think we all know everyone's different (as we all know from this site, and from the different issues with which people present). It's great that one of your favorite items (coffee) doesn't cause you any issues! I would say keep running with it if you're not noticing any spikes.

And yes, this site rocks!

Comment by Rob Martin on January 8, 2010 at 9:43am

Coffee is the only vice I have left! Please don't take that away from me! I drink a LOT of coffee and have not noticed any raised BG levels but I have not really looked for it either.

I agree with Todd this site is GREAT!

Comment by Todd Carey on January 8, 2010 at 9:34am

I LOVE this site. For years I have felt like I am the only one who goes through this crap.....You all give me hope that I actually CAN gain control and stop the complications!!! Thanks!

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