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

[marilyn traber 011221]

Ibrihim is an ER physician in NYC, mundanely, and this is his take on the 
topic.

Phlip



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.

 	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.

-Ibrahim al-Rashid