[Sca-cooks] More of coffee and sugar spikes:

[Elaine Koogler]

marilyn traber 011221 wrote:
> Ibrihim is an ER physician in NYC, mundanely, and this is his take on the 
> topic.
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> Some interesting info from Hawk there.  Also, catacholamines in 
> the body (epinephrine/adrenaline and others) do cause a rise in blood 
> sugar.  Caffeine works through the same pathways.
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>  	I have no explanation as to why decaffeinated coffee should cause 
> a spike in blood sugars.  Perhaps the gentleman in question should perform 
> the test Hawk outlines to see if it's truly the case.  Generally, 
> the diet recommendations I've seen for diabetics allow for black coffee as 
> an acceptable part of the diet.
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> -Ibrahim al-Rashid
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Yup, that's what I've been told.  I don't drink mine black but use 
low-fat half and half and Splenda, so have virtually no carbs, which is 
the problem for blood sugar.  I suspect that what foods affect a given 
individual depends on that person.  I've noted that in other 
areas...some folks can lose weight, for example, simply by cutting back 
on calories.  I can't...I have to go with something like the South Beach 
diet that cuts down on carbs.  So I doubt seriously that any one set of 
rules apply to everyone...it depends on how your body handles various foods.

Kiri