[marlaschot]

Hi, hope someone can help me with this. I noticed when drinking a cup of coffee with creamer, no sugar, it raises my blood sugar.
Is that true or not?

[arprince]

Interesting and I tested mine too (100 Before / 121 After - 1 cup + Milk + 1 Splenda).

See link below.

Effects of Coffee, Cream and Sugar
Although coffee is brewed with water, drinking coffee makes the kidneys excrete more water than normal. This dehydrating action can change your body fluid's natural balance of electrolytes, acidic compounds and alkaline compounds. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration notes that the caffeine in coffee increases gastric acid secretion, while the lactose in cream and sucrose in sugar increase your blood glucose level. Like these factors, even decaffeinated coffee, nonfat milk and artificial sweeteners can affect your blood chemistry and skew the results of your blood analysis.


http://www.livestrong.com/article/52...my-blood-work/

[dano]

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[doctorsaul]

I think there is a better explanation. Caffeine is a stimulant that jogs the sympathetic nervous system. That causes a rise in blood glucose levels. Same thing is seen with asthmatics that use an albuterol inhaler. Any stimulant drug will do the same thing (caffeine, albuterol, amphetamines, theophylline, etc.)
The amount of sugars in the small amount of milk used as a creamer in a cup of coffee would not be expected to affect BG much.