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rebrascora
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Depends if you use milk and if so what kind.
The coffee doesn't contain carbs but the milk usually does. Caffeine can increase your levels a bit, particularly if you are drinking more than one cup, but if you are using decaf then the milk is the only possible source of carbs and therefore a potential BG increase.
The coffee doesn't contain carbs but the milk usually does. Caffeine can increase your levels a bit, particularly if you are drinking more than one cup, but if you are using decaf then the milk is the only possible source of carbs and therefore a potential BG increase.
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I agree with @rebrascora - not likely much of a BG impact apart from the milk.
When I was first diagnosed and on fixed doses and amounts of carbohydrate I was given an allowance of 10g in carbs throughout the day for milk in tea and coffee - so while one cup is unlikely to have much impact, having a lot can soon build up especially if you take it quite milky.
When I was first diagnosed and on fixed doses and amounts of carbohydrate I was given an allowance of 10g in carbs throughout the day for milk in tea and coffee - so while one cup is unlikely to have much impact, having a lot can soon build up especially if you take it quite milky.
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Ditto Mike and my daily dose of 11 marks of porcine Ultralente took the daily milk allowance into consideration. And there was only one sort of milk - ie cow's full fat delivered in one pint bottles to your doorstep by the Co-op (etc) every day.
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