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Coffee mate does it spike blood sugars

sandysan

sandysan

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Just about to take my blood sugar before lunch reading.....I was shocked as I hadn't eaten anything since 6am this morning .6 hours gap I just has a cup of coffee with 2 teaspoons coffee mate .....my blood reading was high 10
Could this be the coffeemate......any alternatives?

T2 diabetic
 
In Coffee Mate's defence, there is very likely an element of persistent dawn phenomenon at work in this instance. You don't have to eat anything for blood glucose to rise. It is high carb but is used in small portions so probably doesn't account entirely for such a sharp rise in BG.

But that aside, as @bulkbiker rightly points out, it's still not very nice stuff in terms of its ingredients. I wouldn't touch it. Another vote for double cream.
 
sandysan said:
Just about to take my blood sugar before lunch reading.....I was shocked as I hadn't eaten anything since 6am this morning .6 hours gap I just has a cup of coffee with 2 teaspoons coffee mate .....my blood reading was high 10
Could this be the coffeemate......any alternatives?

T2 diabetic
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I have realized my beloved powdered Coffee-mate really raises my blood sugar, too.
 
I’ve used coffee machines at work that use a derivative of this stuff.. I have also been using a Libre for a few years.
Normally I take a few drops of milk at home.

Lol, the results on the sensor on the work coffee have been astonishing with no other carb digested..
I take mine black now..
 
Jaylee said:
I’ve used coffee machines at work that use a derivative of this stuff.. I have also been using a Libre for a few years.
Normally I take a few drops of milk at home.

Lol, the results on the sensor on the work coffee have been astonishing with no other carb digested..
I take mine black now..
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I know I should take mine black, but my quiet morning coffee with creamer is one of my favorite rituals. I'm very unhappy about finding out it is such a spike
 
Could be the coffee causing it. It’s not a calorie dependent mechanism. It’s to do with coffee/caffeine stimulating adrenaline release making the liver dump glucose. Even black decaf makes me blood glucose increase.
 
Mike88 said:
Could be the coffee causing it. It’s not a calorie dependent mechanism. It’s to do with coffee/caffeine stimulating adrenaline release making the liver dump glucose. Even black decaf makes me blood glucose increase.
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I have heard of coffee raising blood sugar, but black coffee has little to no effect on me. The powdered creamer and it's corn syrup solids do, though.
 
I’ve never thought to test my BG after drinking my morning coffee! I put non sweetened almond milk and a large dollop of double cream in it but considering DP it wouldn’t be a true reading of the coffee causing the spike.
Back before my enlightenment I used coffeemate and was really heavy handed with it :rolleyes: :eek:
 
Hi, I am new here and new to diabetes being recently diagnosed and never had to worry about my diet “at all” although have always been mindful of fatty foods and keep them in moderation but have a few vices like:

1. Sugar

2. Potatoes

3. and yes Coffee mate :(

Since diagnosed I have the libre link plus system to monitor my blood sugar (the lack of prescription support in this area being another conversation) and have been alarmed how much my blood sugar rises after one coffee :( even without sugar I can be at 5 mmol and rise as far as 13mmol in a very short time frame.

I also use Erythritol (YET another conversation as apparently it helps to cause heart attacks) as a sweet alternative.

Although I do believe double cream is bad for cholesterol so a catch 22?

Could anyone advise on any other low cholesterol alternatives? Or they all as bad as one another to get the creamy taste?
 
Paulgee3 said:
I also use Erythritol (YET another conversation as apparently it helps to cause heart attacks) as a sweet alternative.
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the single paper released last year on this that caused a media stir showed association not causation (ie it could be heart disease causes erythritol in the blood not the other way around and the people in the study already had heart issues). Yes it warrants further investigation but the actual paper didn’t say erythritol causes heart attacks, even if some media poorly worded reporting made it sound that way. I paid attention and did the reading because I also use erythritol and wouldn’t if I thought the research actually showed this.

Avoid it if you prefer to be cautious by all means - but please be accurate in reporting stuff like this because it can cause unnecessary worry.
 
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