Type 1 and caffeine sensitivity

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Blood Sugar spikes from coffee?

Hello! For years I had no problem with coffee affecting my blood sugar. Over the past year…ugh! It is unpredictable. The logical thing to do would be to eliminate the variable and not drink it! The spike can come from both regular and decaf, so it’s not the caffeine… And there is nothing fun added to my coffee (cream,etc). And no pastry with that coffee either😜! Double arrow up! Ugh! Does anyone else see coffee spikes? It used to be a free treat for me and now I need to bolus for it!!! [image…

Caffeine, Does it Raise Your BG?

Does caffeine raise your blood sugar? I have read discussions in which many people say there is no significant increase in BG caused by caffeine. Others say they definitely have an increase with caffeine. When having coffee or tea, I have typically had postmeal numbers, two hours after eating, that were 30-50 points higher than premeal numbers. I decided to experiment with having eating without any caffeinated beverage. The following pairings show my BGs at breakfast, and two hours later. With…

Coffee Drinkers, where are you? (201 comments)

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