Jeff,
I liked the “white coats” term. Gave me my giggle of the day. I would also tend to agree with you. “They” don’t have trouble saying “I think you should stay away from that, just in case” so caffeine would definetly be “on the list”.
My daughter can raise her sugar level a whole 200 points just by worrying, or sleeping, or growing. So many factors.
Rhonda
Mom to Sydney, 7
Type 1 since April 7, 2003
Hello Guy,
This is the very first I’ve ever heard of that even being a possibility?!?! Even straight caffeine (if you could find some somehow) would simply be a stimulant, heart rasing, adrenal response… but it should not be a signifigant amount of “rise”… any chance you’re getting the bounce from another source triggered in the same general time frame?
Dawn effect? A bounce from a “low” earlier ? To me that kind of thing sounds a more likely source…. there’s no question an adrenal response (the fight-flight syndrome) does raise sugar levels but… if coffee were a common source of this kind of problem… wouldn’t that be on most ~white coat folks~ serious “no” list of foods…. ?
Jeff
Hi All,
Has anyone tried using a drink made up of aloe vera gel to help better
control of high blood sugar levels ? www.foreverliving.com advertises
a product that helps type 2 people. My mom recently sent me a can of
this drink and asked me to try it out. I was told that this gel
extract is a good supplement to maintain overall health.
However, a research on the internet for its specific benefits to type
1 diabetics does not show adequate information, and barely mentions
some positive benefits for type 2 diabetics.
Published research does not mention significant benefits of this drink
to diabetics, it only mentions probable benefits and that too the
results are fully not substantiated.
I will be discussing this aspect with my doctor soon. But in the
meanwhile can others in this group shed some more light on this
product through their own personal experiences ??
(more…)
Hi Gang,
I have been trying to post to this group for over a week without success. I made a few adjustments so lets see if this works.
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That is a great A1C number…way to go!
Rhonda, Mom to Sydney
Hi Jimmie,
I just joined this group myself, for my daughter. She is 7 and I wanted to get an idea of what lies in our future.
You have blown me away a bit with your complications, has it been like this for everybody?
Please go into detail if you can.
Rhonda, mom to Sydney
My name is Jimmy. I am 37 an live in shreveport. I have had diabetes
for 24 years. I have had lots of complications in 24 years. Lost 1
toe, My right eye, numerous trips to the E.R. with low an high blood
sugers. I was on Dialysis for about 3 years, but got my kidney
function back a few years back. I had weighed 145 pds since I was in
the 9th grade, Way back in the day. I am now a heathy 168 to 172 pds
just depending on what is for dinner LOL. My blood sugers are in
good control an have been for about the last 2 yrs. I just hope to
meet people with the same issues I have an see how they deal with
things as to the way I do. Hope to be chatting here soon.
Jimmy, an The Wrecking Crew
P.S. The Wrecking Crew is what I owe my life to along with god I
feel. The Wrecking Crew is a flock of 11 exotic birds.
Hi Lisa,
Thanks for the welcome. Wow, would you mind sharing a little?
Do you find your maintenance a struggle?
and
Did you have any hurdles to get over as you grew into adult hood?
Feel free to email me off the board.
Rhonda
r3turtles@…
Thats really interesting that you mention this, because I have been trying to figure out the same thing, if caffeine truely does raise my blood sugar, it seems it does when I drink it wiht a meal or within 2 hours, but otherwise it doesnt? Not sure if this is just my imagination or what?
I also just learned of something that helps my blood sugar after breakfast, I drink a cup of caffeine free berry tea and every morning that I do that, its 20-40 numbers lower! I didnt today and it was back up again, so strange~
Take care
love
ANdrea
Hi Cheryl
I’m new to your group, have been an insulin-dependent diabetic for 33 years,
and live in Cape Town, South Africa. And yes, I too experience raised blood
sugar levels from caffeinated coffee - of course, there is a form of glucose
present in milk (lactose) so perhaps it is the lactose from the milk I add
to my coffee, but I don’t think so, because the increase in blood sugar is
often greater than warranted by the amount of milk I put in my coffee. So, I
assume caffeine must raise the blood sugar in some way, but why it does I
don’t know.
Regards
Guy