A number of times I have asked for some advice here on coffee.
Basically I'm lazy so it would have been nice for someone else to do
the work :-)
No-one did, so here are the results of a little research on Pub Med.
As I can't survive without my morning fix, I was pleasantly surprised to find this, among other
references:
Metabolism studies with coffee and caffeine in healthy subjects, diabetics and patients with
liver disease.
[Article in German]
Studlar M, Pichler O.
Peroral application of caffeine or theophylline causes a significant increase of the free fatty
acids and the free glycerol of the serum; blood sugar and cholesterol are not influenced. FFA and
free glycerol decrease during the day by food intake, blood sugar and triglycerides rise. The
ingestion of coffee (1-3 cups) does not influence fat and carbohydrate metabolism. To induce a
significant increase of lipolysis and of serum triglyceride levels high caffeine doses (1000 mg)
are required.
Summarizing the data presented, the authors conclude that coffee intake (at dosages compatible with
normal nutrition) does not deteriorate glucose tolerance and does not interfere with the fat
metabolism. Our findings are confirmed by epidemiologic investigations which have shown that coffee
intake is no risk factor for myocardial infarction.
PMID: 960795 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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The next, and most surprising, result to me was the indication that caffeine may assist recognition
of early hypo symptoms in Type 1 diabetics:
The sustained fall in VMCA and augmented sympathoadrenal and symptomatic responses during moderate
hypoglycaemia suggest caffeine as a potentially useful treatment for diabetic patients who have
difficulty recognising the onset of hypoglycaemia.
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The best defense against hypoglycemia is to recognize it: is caffeine useful? ncbi.nlm.n-ncbi.nlm.n-Open ↗
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Ingestion of modest amounts of caffeine enhances the intensity of hypoglycemia warning symptoms in
patients with type 1 diabetes without altering the prevailing standard of glycemic control or
increasing the incidence of severe hypoglycemic episodes.
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In patients with Type I diabetes and healthy volunteers, ingestion of modest amounts of caffeine
augments the usual symptomatic and counter-regulatory responses to hypoglycaemia. The aim of the
present study was to determine whether these are lost with sustained caffeine use
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Cheers Alan, T2, Oz dx May 2002, diet and not enough exercise.
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Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.