Fighting Diabetes, Proactively!

I was just going to run to the pantry to grab my 3rd cup of black coffee when I read this article. I sure need to cut down on my caffeine as well, though I already drink my coffee without sugar. And I have been drinking Tea only with honey.

People who gain weight are much more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes, characterized by increased levels of sugar, or glucose, in the blood. But Duke University researcher James Lane believes blood glucose can become elevated from more than just eating too much. The North Carolina-based scientist has been studying what happens to the blood glucose of diabetic patients after they drink caffeine.
“On average, the levels were 8 percent higher,” Lane reports. “We found that the response was to the meals. In other words, the glucose rise that occurred after each of the three meals was significantly larger on the day that they had caffeine as well.” For example, Lane says blood sugar levels after dinner were more than 25 percent higher on days when subjects had caffeine than on their non-caffeinated days. [source, VOA]