The Great Coffee Experiment and Blood Sugar Effect
You might say that I take my coffee pretty seriously. Don't even think about asking me to do anything productive before I've had at least one cup in the morning, and you'd be quite mistaken to think that's the only one I'll be enjoying as the day moves on. Hey, coffee is just as essential for me as insulin! I jest, of course, but you get how serious I am about my java... Yes, I've been cherishing coffee for more than two decades now since I was a teenager. For those keeping track, this obsession began about 10 years after my diagnosis with type 1 diabetes at age 5. And it corresponds with my start in the journalism and newspapering world -- those high school and college years when deadlines were calling and caffeine kept me going. ( It’s a well-known fact that journalists drink the most coffee . ) I don't believe coffee impacted my blood sugars much when I was younger, but then again I didn't watch it very closely. Not until recently d...