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Hmm...so is the implication that the polyphenols in tea are more beneficial than the adverse effects of the caffeine in tea...or is it just as unclear to the docs and researchers as it is to me? Anyway...seems like coffee bad, tea maybe bad, maybe good but best to avoid caffeine and get your...

Also, try to remember that magnesium supplementing can clag up your kidneys. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Maybe it was a transplantee thing and related to hydration levels given the diuretic nature of tea & coffee. Anyway, realistically, I probably have 1-2 coffees per week but enjoy them enormously! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Blimey folks.... I think I must be totally losing the plot. I am absolutely sure that I was clearly told by a senior doctor specialising in pancreatic problems that tea and coffee are bad for the pancreas. I therefore thought that anyone who is anything like diabetic would avoid tea and coffee...

Hmmm..interesting ..I gonna go look up dawn phenomenon then.... So the reason I wake up with a start at 5am looks like it may be my body having a system kick in with a big thump..... Does this mean I am diabetic then?....blimey ... I don't know much...lol Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Ok ...so one more question.... I think this is just me not getting me poor old brain around this properly.... I got the following finger prick blood test results from an accu chek glucose meter : Thurs 23/5 11pm 5.4 Fri 24/5 5am 5.1 Fri 24/5 7.30am 6.2 This...

Thanks Phoenix....I guess. Either I mange it really well or I simply not diabetic. My docs say there's no evidence to say I'm diabetic but it's unusual if I'm not...which kinda doesn't really say anything...but then no hba1c and no formal ogtt testing or insulin checks...just fasting glucose...

I guess I should be more assertive about asking for an hba1c... Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Not sure...I read somewhere it can be a sign Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Thanks. That's nice and clear and very helpful. I have a follow-up question... About 10 years ago in the run up to my kidney transplant they did two fasting glucose tests for me in two weeks which came out at 8.1 and 8.4 but they didnt say anything about diabetes at the time, presumably as...

Does it mean that despite good diet you still get fasting glucose levels above 7 or just occasionally or does it mean something else? Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Silly question.... I had a kidney transplant about 10 years ago and take drugs like prednisilone and tacrolimus which can make people diabetic if they are so predisposed. I have lots of diabetic like symptoms, peripheral neuropathy, yellowish big toe nails, thirsty and so on. However I drink...