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      ConnieT1D62 likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      I usually bolus for breakfast right at the time I start eating. But I prefer to bolus 15 minutes before. Better results. But I always forget.
    • 16 hours, 24 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      I said 15-30, but it may have been more than 30. I wasn't watching the clock this morning. I just checked my pump bolus history. It was about 30 minutes. I need to bolus early in the morning because my blood sugars shoot up high after breakfast. Bolusing sooner seems to help keep my BG from going off the charts. But, if I bolus too soon, I have serious low BG's. It's all an art ... and luck.
    • 16 hours, 26 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      I am able to pr bolus for Breakfast and dinner as I am at home. I never know when I am going to eat at work so bolus is at start of meal.
    • 19 hours, 18 minutes ago
      Mick Martin likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      Question is misleading until type of insulin is understood. I said 15 because I use Fiasp insulin.
    • 19 hours, 34 minutes ago
      Kris Sykes-David likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      I said 15-30, but it may have been more than 30. I wasn't watching the clock this morning. I just checked my pump bolus history. It was about 30 minutes. I need to bolus early in the morning because my blood sugars shoot up high after breakfast. Bolusing sooner seems to help keep my BG from going off the charts. But, if I bolus too soon, I have serious low BG's. It's all an art ... and luck.
    • 20 hours, 30 minutes ago
      Ernie Richmann likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      I said 15-30, but it may have been more than 30. I wasn't watching the clock this morning. I just checked my pump bolus history. It was about 30 minutes. I need to bolus early in the morning because my blood sugars shoot up high after breakfast. Bolusing sooner seems to help keep my BG from going off the charts. But, if I bolus too soon, I have serious low BG's. It's all an art ... and luck.
    • 20 hours, 52 minutes ago
      Robin Melen likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      My most recent meal was breakfast and, during the work week, I am far better at bolusing ahead of time. The rest of my meals in the day though end up receiving the bolus as I start eating or part at the start and more later on (depending on what I am eating and whether I know how much I'll eat.)
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      Of the people in your life, who (if anyone) makes you feel judged or criticized for your T1D management (for example, what foods you eat, where or when you check your blood glucose, etc.)? Select all that apply to you.
      Insulin, meters, diabetic tech are not magic wands. Its usage does not guarantee only "positive" results. Negative events can and do occur, period. Non -D- typically (incorrectly) equate negative events as being total user failure, severe user errors. As diabetics we get blamed, despite having made zero mistakes on our part. We make seriously educated best guesses, despite that truth, we can and do fail anyway sometimes! Outsiders falsely need to believe inulin, our tech are complete-total cures, rather than tiny bandages at best. When confronted for using (sic. my) "drugs" in public, no matter how invisibly done... it is their self righteousness , poor assessment which is the issue. I gladly squash such insects...
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      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump that comes with a clip, how often do you have your pump clip attached to your pump?
      The more important question is 'how well does the clip work'. For me, the Medtronic clip worked very well, but the Tandem clip is quite ineffective and the pump falls off my belt during things like yard work or other bending movements.
    • 1 day, 20 hours ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump that comes with a clip, how often do you have your pump clip attached to your pump?
      I answered never. I always use a clip -- I wear my t:slim x2 on my belt -- but not the Tandem clip. I use the black t:Holster Rotating Belt Clip. Very pleased.
    • 1 day, 20 hours ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump that comes with a clip, how often do you have your pump clip attached to your pump?
      I am rough on pumps and use a Tandem X2 but dont use the Tandem clip/holster. I use a neoprene case and a pouch with a metal clip. Thenmetal clip is uncomfortable while I sleep. Looking for a different solution for wearing my pump at night.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I answered that nobody wants to be screened, but I was answering based on my immediate family. I did let my deceased type-1 diabetic cousin's 35 year old son know he can be tested for his likelihood of becoming type-1 diabetic. He said he may be tested as he was always curious if he had a chance.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I have T1, and when my oldest grandson got T1, the other 3 grandkids got screened. The grandson who's the brother of the one with T1, showed a strong possibility of being a future T1 diabetic. It sadly came true about a year later.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I have LADA, and the idea of screening has not come up, either by me or my adult children. I guess I need to present the opportunity to them so they can make the decision.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I was born in 1939 and had many childhood illnesses. Three different kinds of measles and tonsils removed before I was 5 years old, then mumps and chickenpox when I was 5. While recovering from the mumps and chickenpox, I began showing the symptoms of very high blood sugar. Three doctors examined me and they were not able to make a diagnosis. I had lost much weight, and I had stopped eating. I did not have an appetite. It was almost impossible for me to walk. A fourth doctor had my blood tested and he made the diagnosis. While receiving pork insulin I finally began to recover a few days after my sixth birthday. I did not have ant relatives with diabetes. I think the childhood diseases caused internal damage and that was the cause of my diabetes. At the present time there are still no type one diabetics among my relatives. I do not believe it is necessary for my children and grandchildren to be screened for T1D autoantibodies.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      I was born in 1939 and had many childhood illnesses. Three different kinds of measles and tonsils removed before I was 5 years old, then mumps and chickenpox when I was 5. While recovering from the mumps and chickenpox, I began showing the symptoms of very high blood sugar. Three doctors examined me and they were not able to make a diagnosis. I had lost much weight, and I had stopped eating. I did not have an appetite. It was almost impossible for me to walk. A fourth doctor had my blood tested and he made the diagnosis. While receiving pork insulin I finally began to recover a few days after my sixth birthday. I did not have ant relatives with diabetes. I think the childhood diseases caused internal damage and that was the cause of my diabetes. At the present time there are still no type one diabetics among my relatives. I do not believe it is necessary for my children and grandchildren to be screened for T1D autoantibodies.
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      If you or someone in your family has T1D, have other members of your family been screened for T1D autoantibodies? If not, do you think your family would be willing to be screened for T1D autoantibodies?
      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      Hi Kristen, thanks so much for your feedback. We do plan to continue questions and education on T1D screening. The constantly evolving clinical trials and FDA-approved therapies that offer the potential to intervene, delay —— and hopefully some day prevent —— T1D are only effective if children are being screened for the earliest stages of T1D. Without screening, we cannot delay or prevent T1D. We do offer "No, my family members have no been screened" as an option. We appreciate your passion as a person affected by T1D and hope you enjoy our other daily questions. All the best, The T1D Exchange team
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      my siblings & parents are older (like me) and they've never expressed any interest in getting tested. my nieces and nephews have never said anything either
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    48 Comments

    1. GLORIA MILLER

      I don’t drink coffee so no caffeine that way. I do eat some chocolate but I bolus only for the candy and not the caffeine in chocolate.

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    2. Henry Renn

      I’ve used observation of bg. I need to account for caffeine with bolus. I usually trade 1u for 12-16 oz of French press or brewed coffee.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    3. Joan Fray

      If it has apny kind of milk. More for 2%, less for nonfat. .6 to 1 unit depending on bg. I never drink those fancy latte type coffees. Too mapny unknowns and too expensive!

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    4. Eve Rabbiner

      I try to avoid caffeine. On the rare occasions I’ve have it, I wish I’d remembered to bolus.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    5. Lawrence S.

      I’ve never bolused for caffeine, or thought it was necessary. What are the effects of caffeine on blood glucose? I very seldom knowingly eat or drink caffeine.

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    6. KCR

      Really strong coffee will cause a spike if I don’t have meal insulin still on board. But a cup of breakfast tea or occasional diet Pepsi does not.

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    7. Patricia Dalrymple

      Don’t do caffeine if I can help it. Gives me a headache.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    8. Miriam Gordon

      .8 – 1.0 units for first Keurig K-cup. .6 for second. That’s my limit for the day.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    9. Greg Felton

      I drink too much coffee; it’s probably just factored into my basal rate.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    10. Mary Dexter

      I take extra for the first cup.

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      1. Mig Vascos

        I take 1 or 2 sugar cubes with my coffee so I bolus accordingly with 0.4 or 0.6 of a unit accordingly for the sugar.

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    11. William Bennett

      I’ve found I pretty much have to. Morning coffee with Splenda and light cream == 32grams/carb for me, like two pieces of toast. Kind of a lot! I’m sure some of it has to do with Dawn Phenomenon, or Feet-on-the-Floor (which I gather is sort of different from DP). Whatever. But it just does seem to be a thing for me. Back in the R/NPH days I couldn’t “bolus” for it in the sense we mean that now, but I’ve always had to take it into account since I was dx’d back in the 80s.

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      1. Germaine Sarda

        Your situation is exactly like mine.

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    12. Meerkat

      I put other because I do not have any caffeine.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    13. Ken Raiche

      I drink a 3 cupper Moka espresso every morning and never do I bolus for this. I’m not sure if it has anything to do with the fact that I don’t use or eat either sugars of any kind or wheat.

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    14. kristina blake

      I drink my coffee blacks and caffeinated. I bolus for 8 grams – always.

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    15. Amy Jo

      Answered no but I do often have to give a small bolus in the morning even when I’m not eating. Unclear to me if this is due to dawn phenomenon, caffeine, or my early morning exercise (I think it’s a combination of the three).

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    16. Lynn Smith

      I don’t drink coffee, only Diet Dr Pepper. No bolus for that.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    17. Jennifer Wilson

      I do not. I ask the quesion in return… should I bolus for caffeine? What say the endocrinologist medical professionals?

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
      1. AnitaS

        Some people’s sugar rises with caffeine and others do not. If you bolus or not for it depends on your bodies reaction to it. I am not an endo, but I think medical people would say it just depends on your individual situation.

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    18. Sheri Marcus

      This is news to me! I had no idea that coffee/caffeine would affect glucose. Now I know why I end up having to bolus after having coffee. Thanks!

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    19. Megan W

      Coffee = yes, Diet Soda = no

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    20. Sue Martin

      I misread the question. I bolus if I drink a coffee latte, which has a lot of milk. I do not bolus when I drink tea with milk since it is only a splash of milk. But I do not bolus for caffeine.

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    21. Sherrie Johnson

      I do for coffee otherwise my blood sugar rises dramatically. I count it as 10-15 carbs. Sometimes if my BS is on the low side I don’t. We are all different and nothing is consistent that’s for sure.

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    22. Anneyun

      I replied no, but I guess I inadvertently do. I have found that I have to add extra to my carb count for my piece of raisin toast and the milk in my two cups of tea and one cup of coffee each morning in order to stop the mid-morning bg spike. I was feeling guilty about the toast, but now I realize it is the caffeine.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    23. Patricia Kilwein

      I don’t bolus for coffee. I use stevia to sweeten. (I use a product that is only stevia.) If I use a milk, it’s unsweetened no fat creamer. I do make my own espresso lattes that have no carbs.

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    24. Francis Goretski

      When I have a 80mg of caffeine coffee, my glucose always spikes over 125+mgdl points!

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    25. Janis Senungetuk

      No, never have. I drink my drip coffee with 1/2 & 1/2, now limited to only 2 cups in the morning. I bolus for the breakfast I eat while drinking the coffee, but have never added carbs for the coffee or 1/2 & 1/2.

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    26. Becky Hertz

      Other, when I drank coffee (decaf), I had to bolus for 15g cho. Didn’t have to bolus for any other caffeinated beverage.

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    27. Kim Murphy

      I would only bolus for a food or drink that contains calories from added flavorings and creamer. As far as I know caffeine does not have any calories.

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    28. Karen DeVeaux

      Yes, I have to bolus a half unit for a cup of coffee. If I add a sweetener (yacon syrup) and cream, which is my usual, I have to bolus 1 unit.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    29. kflying1@yahoo.com

      Since caffeine seems to drive my insulin resistance through the roof I just quit it – and man, do I miss morning coffee!

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    30. Mike S

      I only have a cup of coffee most mornings and save eating until later or even lunch. I always need to figure coffee as about 15 carbs. (Endo and I suspected it might be my body/brain gearing up for the day the same way a stressful meeting at work will raise my bg levels, but I went a week once drinking tea and did NOT need to bolus at all, even though it was also caffeinated) She said to keep doing it because otherwise I spike up, and also always reminds me that she knows book facts, but she also has a long history of seeing patients whose T1 often strays from those facts. She says we’re the one who knows our bodies best and that doctors who don’t listen (and insist we’re doing something wrong) are fools for not listening as they might learn something. Love her and dread the day she retires.

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    31. Tim Moeslein

      It depends on the coffee. Most coffee I am ok without bolusing but there are a few brands that spike me. I try to avoid those brands but if that is all that is brewed then I know to bolus for them.

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    32. Kevin McCue

      Coffee or sodas but not tea hits me funny sometimes, no rhyme or reason I can see.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    33. Mark Schweim

      I said “NO”, but then again, the only times I ever drank coffee was while in the Hospital when my T1D was diagnosed in 1991. While I was in the Hospital that time, as my longest stay in a hospital, and only time I was in one for over 24 hours… For every meal during the week I was in the Hospital, they gave me a beverage choice of milk, Tea, or Coffee. For every meal I ordered Iced Tea as my beverage choice and for every meal, the Hospital would give me a steaming cup of hot coffee and a bowl of ice cubes and called that “iced tea”!!!
      Other than week in the Hospital I might have drank a cappuccino or similar coffee based drink once or twice but have never really understood how anybody could drink coffee and claim that it tastes good, so unless it’s the only drink option, I never choose to drink coffee.

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    34. Tina Roberts

      Yes. A cup of coffee or tea raises me a lot! I have to count it as 25 carbs.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    35. Annie Simon

      I do notice that coffee does make my Blood sugar go up slightly as I have a coffee first thing in the morning when I get up before having breakfast and insulin.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    36. Lenora Ventura

      Off and on over the years, I’ve needed to bolus for coffee but since I started some unsweetened protein creamer to my morning coffee amongst MCT oil & flavored stevia, I no longer need to

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    37. Molly Jones

      I’ve never noticed a reaction in my BG to caffeine in any form.
      I started drinking coffee before ten trying to be a “grown up”. Caffeine does not stimulate me / keep me awake.

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    38. Leigh French

      I give a minimal amount (.05)but only with my early coffee. I think I might need to take a bit more.

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    39. StPetie

      I mis-answered. My eyes read ‘caffeine’ but my tiny little brain thought ‘coffee.’ I do not bolus for caffeine. I do, however, usually need a correction bolus after both regular and decaf coffe. Caffinated soft drinks have no effect on my bg.

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      1. StPetie

        Added note: I drink my coffee black with splenda. No added carbs.

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    40. Mary Oppelt

      What? I never log in or out

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    41. Bonnie Lundblom

      Yes, I drink coffee with just a tiny bit of milk and 1/2 and 1/2. I drink it early in the morning so part of the blame goes to the dawn phenomenon, if I don’t give myself a small bolus my blood sugar skyrockets up!

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    42. n6jax@scinternet.net

      No carbs in caffeine.. none in coffee that most answers were about.. For me the calming effect of a good cup of plain coffee is a relaxer and that keeps my BG from going up!! At night, it helps me sleep better..

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    43. ConnieT1D62

      Sometimes I bolus 0.5 units from pump with morning coffee. Depends on BG.

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    44. Nicholas Argento

      I do. I drink black coffee and see this on CGM virtually every morning. BG goes up 20-30 points over 1 hr. So I consider it a carb equivalent and bolus for it. The literature around caffeine is a little confusing, because a number of issues get blended together. There is a nice discussion of this here: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/does-coffee-raise-blood-sugar ……………………… and another here: https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/diabetes-and-caffeine ………..punchline: caffeine can raise BG due to increased resistance to the effect of insulin and thus increased liver production of sugar. But unless you have T1D and are on CGM or check post meal BG levels after taking in caffeine with no milk or sweeteners, you might not realize that this is happening. There are lots of relevant variables: amount of caffeine, if consumed with something else like creamer sweetener etc, and individual sensitivity to caffeine. In life, you see what you look for; this is a good example.

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