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Does caffeine affect blood sugar?

I am a 19 year old female and I drink a lot of coffee. I want to know if caffeine affects blood sugar?

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This is a hard ? to answer since there are few good studies & they often contradict each other. In my own experience, I have experienced low blood sugar after I drank coffee & at the same time ate a sweet such as a donut. When I became a diabetic 28 yrs. ago that problem stopped & I could drink coffee with a sweet or without & there was no effect on my blood sugar. I think it is important that you not put a lot of sugar in the coffee. If you do and are not diabetic, the combination may overstimulate insulin secretion & the BS will get low. If you are diabetic, the coffee will do nothing but the sugar in it will elevate your blood sugar. Experiment a little & record the effects & follow the course of least symptoms. By the way, there some studies now that have shown that 4 cups of coffee a day in women (but not in men) will slow the development of heart disease. Remember though that caffeine is a potent stimulator of constriction of the blood vessels and thus high blood pressure. So be moderate in intake. Don't over do it!!!
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