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Coffee IS good for you... phew!

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Cowboyjim

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http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/333/7228/1441233.html
Sponsored by Starbucks?
"Other research ties coffee drinking to lower levels of markers for inflammation and insulin resistance. Researchers also considered that people in poor health might refrain from drinking coffee and whether their abstention could bias the results. But the study excluded people with cancer and heart disease -- the most common health problems -- to minimize this chance. About two-thirds of study participants drank regular coffee, and the rest, decaf. The type of coffee made no difference in the results.
Hu had this advice for coffee lovers:
- Drink filtered coffee rather than boiled -- filtering removes compounds that raise LDL, the bad cholesterol.

All very well provided you are not hypertensive but then again I am enjoying some fresh decaff as I write this! 8)
 
I read that. problem is, the results showed that the same results came from decaf coffee! So it wasn't the caffeine helping. In fact, I read a quite good report that showed that caffeine in strong concentration (such as drunk in strong coffee) increased our insulin resistance and led to higher BGs. So we're not safe yet! Best have the coffee with a shot of single malt to counteract the increased BG! :thumbup: :lol:
 
Grazer said:
I read that. problem is, the results showed that the same results came from decaf coffee! So it wasn't the caffeine helping. In fact, I read a quite good report that showed that caffeine in strong concentration (such as drunk in strong coffee) increased our insulin resistance and led to higher BGs. So we're not safe yet! Best have the coffee with a shot of single malt to counteract the increased BG! :thumbup: :lol:
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I am being a tad opportunistic here but I think you may be onto a solution for me Grazer.

I love coffee but, because it makes me hyper and a cup in the morning would stop me sleeping that night, I was advised by my doctor to either give it up or go for a decaffeinated option, which I did several years ago. Along comes diabetes and testing didn't show my decaf coffee prompting any spikes. On Monday, whilst out, I had a cup of full strength coffee and the high reading I had when I tested an hour later prior to lunch was most upsetting but at least reconfirmed that caffeine was still a nono. I have been having the odd unexplained spike ever since and this morning I have established that my 'decaf' coffee is to blame (5.1 +2 = 6.30) I will try another make but I am not hopeful..........well I wasn't until I saw your post. Maybe there is a solution .........WHISKEY. :D
 
That is a shame because for me at least some java is one of life's special moments of a morning... never thought to check the BG... this is sooooo unfair!
Another thought... how much full cream/fat milk to add to compensate.... along with the whisky? 8)
 
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