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Cappuccino coffee good or bad?

bigjim19

bigjim19

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Hi I've been loosing a bit of control of my fasting readings normally
Sit about between 5.7 to 6.1 but lately I can't seem to get it back again
It's not drastic 6.1 to 6.4 the only difference is I've been getting a
Cappuccino from a costa coffee machine, and although I did check
My blood after 2 hours the first and second time it was well within
The norm (5.3 , 5.2 )

I normally have one about 9.30 pm when I finish work then head home
A late light supper before bed at about 11 or 12 the fasting has always
Been pretty good so I can only imagine it must be the coffee that's
Causing the problems I am now going to stop this coffee at that time
Just to see if that is the cause .

Anyone else had the same or similar problems ?
 
Probably the milk (which has higher carbs than cream).
 
bigjim19 said:
Hi I've been loosing a bit of control of my fasting readings normally
Sit about between 5.7 to 6.1 but lately I can't seem to get it back again
It's not drastic 6.1 to 6.4 the only difference is I've been getting a
Cappuccino from a costa coffee machine, and although I did check
My blood after 2 hours the first and second time it was well within
The norm (5.3 , 5.2 )

I normally have one about 9.30 pm when I finish work then head home
A late light supper before bed at about 11 or 12 the fasting has always
Been pretty good so I can only imagine it must be the coffee that's
Causing the problems I am now going to stop this coffee at that time
Just to see if that is the cause .

Anyone else had the same or similar problems ?
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Milk breaks down too quickly; and are you sure there is no added sugar?
 
I'm guessing that a costa machine will use powdered milk which may well have all sorts of **** in it.
 
bulkbiker said:
I'm guessing that a costa machine will use powdered milk which may well have all sorts of **** in it.
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Nope fresh semi skimmed I've watched them change it before done daily
 
Changed to Almond milk in coffee - or better still cream. Found sneaky carbs were being added in my intake without realising.

Oh how I miss my flat whites :))

Maybe try with a different milk - let's be honest not the same but it helps my BG's ...
 
bulkbiker said:
Could be the sweetener then...milk is fairly high carb..4.7 g per 100 ml so maybe a combination of the two is a bit much...
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Then why the low figures before still
Had good figures at the beginning a
Bit weird still we'll find out in a week or so with no coffee
 
bigjim19 said:
Then why the low figures before still
Had good figures at the beginning a
Bit weird still we'll find out in a week or so with no coffee
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You may have seen much higher figures had you tested a few times between 30 minutes and 90 minutes. By 2 hours you were well past the peak.
 
Bluetit1802 said:
You may have seen much higher figures had you tested a few times between 30 minutes and 90 minutes. By 2 hours you were well past the peak.
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I don't doubt it but why after 9 hours fasting would it jump up from just over 5 to 6 ?
 
bigjim19 said:
Then why the low figures before still
Had good figures at the beginning a
Bit weird still we'll find out in a week or so with no coffee
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Could be sparking a dawn phenomenon..could be something different.. maybe you're sickening for something.. try cutting out the coffee as you said and see if the numbers improve is probably the best experiment.
 
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