[Sca-cooks] Coffee and caffeine

[marilyn traber 011221]

Then for those of us who don't use sugar, that shouldn't be a problem.  In 
case you guys are wondering why my concern...I was diagnosed this past week 
with adult onset diabetes...I'm already having to give up stuff I love, and 
don't want to give up the coffee I drink...I don't usually do much more than 
a cup - cup and a half each day, but I really enjoy that little bit! 

Kiri 

Well, your average 6 oz cup of coffee, decaf, plain, has 6 calories.

And, the Chirurrgeon's List has given me back this information:

I was first warned by my M.D. (who did a lot of holistic research) back 
when I was diagnosed as a severely reactive hypoglycaemic, that CAFFEINE 
stimulates the pancreas the same way sugars do.  Thusly I went off the 20 
to 25 cups of extra-strong coffee A DAY I was drinking in my pro radio 
career....and now one cup of caffeine wires me like a television for about 
10 hours <I'm just hyper reactive to caffeine!>. 

But yes: caffeine does have a measurable effect on the pancreas and 
caffeinated beverages should be avoided (I can speak for Type II diabetics 
anyways). 

TSivia 

It's confusing.  There are contradictory articles out there. 
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/briefs/diabetes_endocrine/hb040913.htm 
http://www.man-health-fitness-solutions.com/diabetes.html 
says caffeine reduces sugar intake by cells. 

This article 
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040117/food.asp 
says high doses of caffeine (400 mg a day) protects you from diabetes, but 
doesn't tell you if once you have it, does it make it worse? 

the most useful information for this person will be to do a BG fasting, 
before a cup of coffee, and then one 2 hours afterwards.  that will give him 
the right answer to his real question, which is "can i have a cup of 
coffee?" 

--Hawk 
 

This is VERY VERY odd. Per all the reading I have done... 
Search Diabetics and Coffee. 

Evedently every article i read shows that Coffee of any type (Reg or Decaf) 
Reduces the risk of Type 2 diabetes. 

I know that it DOES effect insulin but i would have to discus it with an 
endocronologist to understand it totaly. 

maybe he should do just that. 

Svanhildr 

So, apparently, the effects of coffee, and caffeine on diabetes are all over 
the board.

Personally, Kiri, in your case I wouldn't worry too much despite all the 
extremists, who declare that once a particular substance has demonstrated 
some ill effects in excess, one should NEVER have that substance, in any 
amount, in any form. This is plain stupid. Moderation is the key, not total 
abstinance. I rather doubt your daily cuppa is going to cause you a 
significant problem, as part of a balanced diet. If you want to be absolutely 
sure, though, you could follow Hawk's suggestion of doing a fasting sugar 
count, see what the results are, and see if you (and your endocrinologist) 
can live with whatever the results are.

As part of my web researches today, I ran across one website that declared 
that I should weigh 135 lbs. I'll grant you, that at 180, I'm a bit 
overweight, but if I were to weigh 135, I'd look like a famine victim- I 
haven't weighed 135 since I was 12 years old and 2 inches shorter ;-0 Hel, I 
look too skinny at 160. The "experts" don't always know what they're talking 
about ;-)

And, Huette? Diabetes is an odd disease. Granted there are certain truisms 
for ANY diabetic, such as avoiding processed sugars, but because a particular 
diabetic such as Hroar has a particular reaction to a particular substance, 
it does not necessarily follow that ALL diabetics will.

Phlip