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serebor

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Hi. Ive always been curious about tea/diabetes

Most of the internet says tea esp green is great for diabetics or to prevent diabetes (lowers bs and boosts insulin sensitivity)

Meanwhile theres info sayin caffeine raises bs

Lowers and raises at the same time?!

Please share your own first-hand experience. Thank you
 
As a non coffee drinker, I drink a fair amount of tea.
I am convinced it did not cause my diabetes and appears to have no impact on my BG.
In general, I drink black tea with no milk but also drink green tea, red bush tea and herbal infusions. I have not noticed any impact to my BG with any tea.
 
Fair amount meaning how many cups? But that's good news if your meter doesnt show any bg problems. Thank you
 
I drink weak black tea, no milk or sweetening, and milky strong coffees (full fat milk, carbs included in targets) - I didn't see any impact from either when I was testing after every meal. However, I've seen a few people reporting it does raise their BS.
 
serebor said:
Fair amount meaning how many cups? But that's good news if your meter doesnt show any bg problems. Thank you
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I drink about 5 mugs a day although this is split between different types of tea.
 
I drink black tea and black decaf coffee no sweetener In either and never noticed any effect on my BS either way about 5 coffees and 3 teas a day
 
I drink pg tips only with sweetex can’t say how it affects my blood sugars as I don’t test after drinking it. If I’m out I drink lattes but don’t test after that either.
 
Pre diabetes I use to drink "ordinary" tea with skim milk and sugar. plus various unsweetened herbal varieties. When I was diagnosed with T2 I switched to just the herbal ones so I could avoid skimmed milk & sugar, and have never had any issues with them. I now suffer from arthritis and read that green tea could help. It doesn't, - but instead it has actually noticeably reduced my glucose levels. I just use ordinary green tea bags, but currently with an added turmeric one which I found makes the green stuff more palatable!

I've also drunk decaff coffee for years, and still do, but now with cream and stevia drops and occasionally added cocoa powder for a sort of mocha, and have no problems with this either.
 
At this time of year ( late February- early May) I make Nettle tea, use the tops of the young ones. I just wash and freeze, and use as loose leaf tea. I don't throw away the strained leaves, I add them to soups. Both Nettles and Dandelions are packed with vitamins, and are very overlooked Spring Greens. I only have 1 mug of Nettle Tea a day, I steep it overnight, so it's strong! But you can make it as strong or a weak as you like.
 
Very interesting - may I ask what green tea you drink with tumeric and roughly how many cups a day?
 
Mrs T 123 said:
Very interesting - may I ask what green tea you drink with tumeric and roughly how many cups a day?
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Mainly Tetleys green teabags, occasionally Twinings, and I add a Pukka turmeric gold one which I've drunk for years, and basically included on a whim, - not for any specific reason but it just helps the green stuff easier to get down! I usually have 3-4 mugs a day, usually with a meal but sometimes on its own. I've carried on drinking the green tea because I was curious to see if it actually has been this which is responsible for the changes I've seen. (Which are not quite logical as it's my pre-meal levels where I'm seeing these reductions! )
 
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