Correction- Re: [Sca-cooks] El drama del medieval caf?-

marilyn traber 011221 phlip at 99main.com
Tue May 2 20:15:20 PDT 2006


> > Hroar doesn't use sugar in his coffee.
> > 
> > Huette
> 
> I'm well aware of that, Huette. Please keep in mind that I've known 
> Hroar for quite a few years, and often send him recipes that will 
> give him tasty munchies, while avoiding most of his dietary difficulties.
> 
> However, I don't think we can consider Hroar a "typical" diabetic, 
> considering how many things he needs to avoid eating. Many different 
> foods have strange effects on him, and while coffee may spike his 
> c/a/f/f/e/i/n/e/ _SUGAR_, that does not necessarily mean it would spike 
another 
> diabetics c/a/f/f/e/i/n/e/ _SUGAR_.
> 
> However, out of curiosity, I have posted a question to Chirurgeon's 
> List, just to see what MIGHT cause this specific reaction. IIRC, 
> he's type II, which means that his body produces insulin, but 
> doesn't use it effectively 
> (or doesn't produce enough) and it could very well be that a 
> substance among many of the organic compounds in coffee either 
> depresses his natural insulin production, or has other effects that 
> cause the apparent spike.
> 
> Phlip




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