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Default Effect of cup of coffee on FBG


"krom" > wrote in message
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>i personally only get a slight raise like 2 points..and thats likely from
>the cream and the carbs in splenda..so if im 89 and i drink coffee i will
>raise to 90-91..so negligable difference.
>
> Somtimes of course if im drinking coffee and forget to eat i will plummet.
>
> KROM
>
> "starrin" > wrote in message
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>>I did some research on this and I get long term studies of the overall
>> effect of coffee on Blood Sugar, but that is not what I am looking
>> for. And what little I've found may indicate it is an individual
>> thing. So the answer may be do a before and after test and see.
>> Sue likes to dawdle over a Roy-provided cuppa joe in bed in the
>> morning while watching the news, etc. Has anyone found that this
>> affects B.S. and in which direction?
>> TIA
>> Roy

>

I get about an 8 point rise for a cup of coffee with 3 tbs of half&half
cream. The cream has about 2 carbs so that is about right.