[Sca-cooks] Cola with sugar was Semi-OT: So...gutenPesach tothemas does it...

[Lisa]

Actually, other forms of caffiene do not seem to bother me, I can drink
caffinated sodas and such without a problem, but then again, I usually
balance the pops with a protien to maintain the sugar boost.  The one time I
almost passed out from a blood sugar crash I'd only had a sip or two of
coffee, and it was a flavored one.  The rest of the time drinking coffee has
only made me nauseous and given me the standard "low blood sugar headache"
I also cannot drink anything with Chickory in it as it also causes nausea
for me.

Elizabeta

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Gedney" <gedney1 at iconn.net>
To: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Cola with sugar was Semi-OT: So...gutenPesach
tothemas does it...


> >I have an even greater heresay... the few times I have tried coffee, and
I
> >LOVE the aroma of coffee, it has either made me ill or caused my blood
sugar
> >to go haywire and plummet.  This even includes the flavored coffees.  Due
to
> >this, I will never attempt to drink coffee again, although I do love to
be
> >around it and smell it.
>
> Are you able to dink a coke? or does that cause the same effect?
>
> There are people with high sensitivity to Caffeine, and what you
> describe can be any number of reactions.
> They can be sugar metabolism related or coming down from caffeine,
> or even something else...
>
> I have found that if I drink more than a cup or two of coffee, I
> have to raise my water intake, or I also just "crash".
> If I keep on top of my water intake, I can have as much as 11
> cups a day, without much ill effect. (of course I am an
> experienced coffee otaku, the amatuer should not attempt that much
> without training)
> The caffeine does not bother me half so much as dehydration.
>
> Capt Elias