Re: coffee, decaf, or none?

[Guest guest]

Hi, Barb, I suspect coffee - caf or decaf - is one of those YMMV things. I

can drink either - even with a little low-fat milk - without any effect

whatsoever on my BGs. I usually have two cups in the mid-morning. If I eat

dinner out I usually have a decaf with it. Vicki

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 99-09-20 21:35:55 EDT, you write:

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It does not have any effects on my blood sugar... but just submitting a

sample for my A1C every month l >>

You have an A1C every MONTH?

[Guest guest]

Take my coffee away from me and my employer will kill you!

It does not have any effects on my blood sugar... but just submitting a

sample for my A1C every month lowers my blood caffene level to a point

where I may go to sleep in the chair.

[Guest guest]

Hey there! I think we both suffer from the same disease! If I can't have

my coffee I can't even function properly. It's like trying to drive my car

with no gasoline Just can't go.

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>It does not have any effects on my blood sugar... but just submitting a

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[Guest guest]

While we were in New Orleans, Rob introduced me to the local tradition of

coffee and chicory ... Mmmmm ... delicious! Rob drinks it at home all the

time, and enjoys it black, with just a little artificial sweetener. Here is

a recipe from the internet:

Café au Lait Luzianne

Amount Ingredient

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2 cups Milk

1/2 cup Heavy cream

6 cups Louisiana coffee w/chicory

Combine milk and cream in saucepan; bring just to a boil (bubbles will

form around edge of pan), then remove from heat. Pour small amount of

coffee in each coffee cup. Pour remaining coffee and hot milk mixture

together until cups are 3/4 full.

[Guest guest]

The New Orleans Coffee Co. offers Cafe au Lait as an iced coffee, in 16-oz.

bottles. Here is their URL: http://cafeaulait.net/

And from HotCajun (http://www.hotcajun.com/colgs/cafeaula.htm), another

recipe:

Cafe' au Lait

(a South Louisiana favorite with beignets)

Ingredients

2 cups Cafe Dumond Coffee and Chicory dripped, heated to boiling

2 cups milk, heated

Artificial sweetener to taste

Pour each cup half full of coffee; add an equal amount of milk. Sweeten as

desired. Yield 4 cups.

[Guest guest]

Barb, interesting questions about coffee/caffeine ... I used to drink lots

of very strong tea. I actually had psychological symptoms when I finally

decided I had to quit it because of the jitters and insomnia. I was actually

weeping and shaking and unable to drive for a day or so. Now, I drink

extremely weak tea ... just a light tan color ... and I drink more water.

Caffeine is less of a problem with tea than with coffee. I think caffeine is

a widespread " addiction " that goes underrecognized as a problem for people

.... headaches, tension, road rage, insomnia, etc.

I think if people have any suspicion they are having a caffeine problem,

they should cold-turkey, observe the results, then decide for themselves if

this is a problem. For me, it was ... but I seem to be able to maintain this

minimal relationship with it now. It is like the alcoholics' groups that

observe that some can parcel out their drinking and maintain that control,

rather than having to totally abstain. For some folks, that minimal,

controlled intake can work, because if they have to choose between total

abstinence and their present worrisome dependence, they may opt for the

dependence.

Susie