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Coffee and Spikes

I didn't drink coffee last night but went from 5.4 at 7pm to 10.2 at bed. I ate homemade leek and potato soup but counted the carbs. I took additional bolus before bed as per pump instructions but added an extra 2 units. I was 5 this morning. I also increased my pump basal rate as well.
This would indicate I need to do a basal check however I have finally come down with a bad cold this morning as well so that could well be making my insulin requirements higher. But I was getting these levels a few weeks ago before I got sick.
I am going to let my cold go through and basal check and then experiment with coffee and milk etc. I don't think anyone has conclusively proved either way whether it increases levels or not although thanks to Tim2000s for being a guinea pig
 
Auckland Canary said:
I don't think anyone has conclusively proved either way whether it increases levels or not although thanks to Tim2000s for being a guinea pig
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No problem! All part of the science experiment. My take is that it does increase levels, but that a less than 1mmol/l rise isn't significant enough to bother me.
 
Eat a late lunch and do a basal test throughout the evening @Auckland Canary, obviously do this when your feeling better as colds do increase our insulin usage so it would be pointless doing the test now.

What about Decaff coffee btw, I drink decaff tea/coffee and have done for the last few years, I found that the caffiene was irritating my bladder so made the switch and seen a big improvement, still have a caffeinated coffee from time to time but feel much better for making the change, taste wise I've not noticed a difference although you don't obviously get that caffeine kick with decaff.
 
noblehead said:
Eat a late lunch and do a basal test throughout the evening @Auckland Canary, obviously do this when your feeling better as colds do increase our insulin usage so it would be pointless doing the test now.

What about Decaff coffee btw, I drink decaff tea/coffee and have done for the last few years, I found that the caffiene was irritating my bladder so made the switch and seen a big improvement, still have a caffeinated coffee from time to time but feel much better for making the change, taste wise I've not noticed a difference although you don't obviously get that caffeine kick with decaff.
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Decaf coffee is like alcohol free beer though...pretty pointless if you ask me. It takes all the fun out of being bad! I am going to continue my experiments over the next few weeks to try and get to the bottom of who or what is the guilty party. I'm hoping I can prove the innocence of the accused...coffee.
 
Auckland Canary said:
Decaf coffee is like alcohol free beer though...pretty pointless if you ask me. It takes all the fun out of being bad! I am going to continue my experiments over the next few weeks to try and get to the bottom of who or what is the guilty party. I'm hoping I can prove the innocence of the accused...coffee.
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Like the analogy :)

Yes without the caffeine kick it won't suit everyone, good luck and keep persevering.
 
Yep I can get a fairly big spike from cofee (unfortunately) I don't think it's the milk as I don't get the same with tea (which I also have milk in). Might try black coffee at some point and see if that's any better!

Matt
 
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