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Coffee.

popsy

popsy

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Having to give up my eat everything philosophy..and I really really dislike consequences.
Does anyone know if coffee affects bg? Only ask as I love my one coffee in the morning. I know about the dawn phenomenon and wonder if it can affect that too.

Thank yooooooooooooo :D
 
Apart from the milk in the coffee? A latte will affect my BG and even for a cappuccino I need about half a unit of insulin. If it's just black coffee with a splash of milk, I can ignore it.

Caffeine can raise some people's blood sugar, as it looks a bit like adrenalin to your body chemistry.
 
Sorry forgot to mention that I don't have milk in coffee anymore. I have one lovely coffee with a tiny bit of cream first thing and I have never taken sugar in anything not even as a child. So, I was more thinking just about coffee itself. I know there are no carbs in cream and if I had it black would it affect my BG I wonder. :)
 
In that case (no milk, no sugar, little cream) there should be no BG increase unless you have the adrenalin-like reaction to caffeine, or the other possibility would be a dairy allergy (to the splash of cream). But with luck you will see no rise at all. I get a small BG rise sometimes from a diet coke. Are you seeing any actual BG rise? Maybe just test it and see.
 
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