Do Coffee and Caffeine Help Manage Diabetes and

Six Important Facts

Monday, February 10, 2014
By Clara Schneider MS, RD, RN, CDE, LDN
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Morning coee!i" i# "he only $ay "o ge" "he day #"ar"ed or %any &eo&le all o'er "he
$orld( Recen"ly %any ar"icle# abou" coee ha'e been relea#ed in "he ne$#( Many
&eo&le are a#)ing, $ha"*# "he #"ory!i# coee a good choice or &eo&le "rying "o
&re'en" diabe"e#+ ,# "here inor%a"ion abou" "he eec"# o caeine and coee i one
ha# diabe"e#+ -e*ll di#cu## #i. in"ere#"ing #"udie# and ac"# abou" coee and
caeine(
Fact 1: Caffeine and memory ! 0 recen"
#%all #"udy carried and &ubli#hed in
2014 a" 1ohn# 2o&)in# 3ni'er#i"y $i"h
45 #ub6ec"# concluded "ha" a# li""le a#
200 %illigra%# o caeine enhance# a
#&ecial "y&e o %e%ory called &a""ern
#e&ara"ion or u& "o 24 hour#( -hen a
&er#on di#"ingui#he# "he dierence#
be"$een "$o #i%ilar i"e%# "ha" are no"
iden"ical, "hey are e.erci#ing &a""ern
di#cri%ina"ion( 71,2,58
9he Mayo Clinic ha# an in"ere#"ing
gra&h de&ic"ing "he a%oun"# o caeine in %any &o&ular drin)#(
Fact 2: Preventing type 2 diabetes ! ,n bo"h %en and $o%en, increa#ed caeina"ed
and decaeina"ed coee con#u%&"ion i# #"rongly a##ocia"ed $i"h a reduced ri#) o
de'elo&ing "y&e 2 diabe"e#( Re#earcher# a" 9he 2ar'ard School o :ublic 2eal"h 6u#"
relea#ed an e'alua"ion 7in 20148 o "$en"y!eigh" #"udie# ro% around "he $orld( 9he
ri#) o de'elo&ing diabe"e# $i"h drin)ing no coee or coee a" dieren" a%oun"#
$a# re'ie$ed( S"udie# "oo) &lace $i"h a "o"al o 1,10;,242 #ub6ec"# $i"h ou"co%e
ri#) or diabe"e# "y&e 2 o $hich "here $ere 4<,55< ca#e# o diabe"e#( 9he #"udie#
ollo$ed "he &ar"ici&an"# ro% 10 %on"h# "o 20 year#(
9here $a# a 55 &ercen" dro& in a##ocia"ed ri#) o de'elo&ing "y&e 2 diabe"e# $hen
#i. cu&# o coee 7caeina"ed or decaeina"ed8 $a# con#u%ed &er day( 9he
re#earcher# did no" ind #igniicance be"$een "he rela"i'e ri#)# o de'elo&ing
diabe"e# by drin)ing one cu&=day caeina"ed coee 7; &ercen" reduc"ion8 '#(
decaeina"ed coee 7> &ercen" reduc"ion8( 9he ri#) reduc"ion i# #igniican" ho$e'er,
$hen co%&aring "he#e indi'idual# "o non!coee drin)er#( ," $a# concluded "ha"
&eo&le $ho are #en#i"i'e "o caeine %ay en6oy "he heal"h benei"# o coee $i"h
decaeina"ed o&"ion#( 9he re#earcher# al#o #"a"ed "ha" drin)ing coee #hould be
only one &ar" o a #"ra"egy "o &re'en" diabe"e#( :eo&le al#o need "o be %indul o
"heir $eigh" and )ee& &hy#ically ac"i'e( 74,<8
Fact 3: Coffee drinking and mortality ! 0 large #"udy o %ore "han 40,000 %en and
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$o%en be"$een "he age# o 20 and C4 year# o age, &ubli#hed in "he Mayo Clinic
:roceeding# 720158, ound "ha" &eo&le $ho dran) %ore "han 2C cu&# o coee &er
$ee) ha'e a 21 &ercen" increa#e in %or"ali"y ro% dea"h ro% all cau#e#( Sub6ec"#
younger "han << year# o age drin)ing "hi# a%oun" o coee, ha'e a <0 &ercen"
increa#e in %or"ali"y ro% all cau#e#( 9hi# increa#ed ra"e o dea"h $a# no" ound in
&eo&le o'er "he age o << year#( Dery i%&or"an"ly ho$e'er, "he re#earcher# could no"
clai% e'idence o cau#ali"y( Sub6ec"# $ho con#u%ed %ore coee $ere al#o li)ely "o
#%o)e and had lo$er le'el# o cardiac i"ne##( 9he #"udy "ea% ound "ha" "he
e'idence E#ugge#"# "ha" hea'y coee drin)er# %ay e.&erience addi"ional %or"ali"y
ri#) "hrough &o"en"ial gene"ic %echani#%# or becau#e o conounding "hrough "he
dele"eriou# eec"# o o"her ri#) ac"or# $i"h $hich coee drin)ing i# a##ocia"ed(F
-hile "he re#earch "ea% $arn# younger &eo&le "o a'oid hea'y coee con#u%&"ion
o %ore "han our cu&# &er day, "hey al#o no"e ur"her #"udie# are needed on "he long
"er% eec"# o coee con#u%&"ion( 7>8
Fact 4: t!letes "it! type 1 diabetes ! 0 'ery #%all #"udy o adul" a"hle"e# $i"h "y&e
1 diabe"e# $a# &re#en"ed in 2010 a" "he 0%erican Diabe"e# 0##ocia"ion conerence(
9hi# #"udy in'ol'ed i'e a"hle"e# $i"h "y&e 1 diabe"e# 7%ean age 5C year# o age8
$ho needed %ul"i&le, daily in6ec"ion# o in#ulin( ,n "he #"udy, "he a"hle"e# had in#ulin
$i"h a %eal( 9$o hour# a"er "heir %eal "hey con#u%ed i'e %g=)g o caeine or a
&lacebo in a drin) ollo$ed by a 50 %inu"e re#" &eriod( 9hi# $a# ollo$ed by 40
%inu"e# o %ea#ured e.erci#e( 9he e.&eri%en" $a# re&ea"ed #o all "he #ub6ec"# had
da"a %ea#uring "heir re#&on#e "o bo"h "he &lacebo and "he caeine "o #"udy "heir
need or #u&&le%en"al gluco#e "o co'er "he e.erci#e(
9he re#earch "ea% ound "ha" on "he day# "he #ub6ec"# had caeine, "hey did no"
need any #u&&le%en"al gluco#e( -hen "he &lacebo $a# gi'en, "heir blood gluco#e
'alue# ell and gluco#e $a# needed(
9hi# i# a 'ery #%all #"udy and "he re#earch "ea% argue# or a large #cale #"udy "o
"a)e &lace( 9he "ea% al#o no"ed "ha" "he a%oun" o caeine u#ed $a# high( 9hey
&lan ano"her #"udy $i"h a lo$er do#e o caeine( 9he au"hor# %en"ioned "ha" $hen a
&er#on $i"h "y&e 1 diabe"e# ha# un&lanned e.erci#e and canno" reduce "heir in#ulin
do#e, caeine %ay reduce "he e."ra calorie# needed "o "rea" hy&oglyce%ia( :lea#e
no"e again, %ore re#earch need# "o be done in "hi# in"riguing area( 748
Fact #: Coffee and type 2 diabetes ! 0 #%all #"udy o bre$ed coee drin)er# 7i'e
%en and i'e $o%en8 %ean age >5 year# $i"h "y&e 2 diabe"e# $a# conduc"ed a"
Du)e 3ni'er#i"y 720048 "o e'alua"e "he eec" o caeine on blood gluco#e( 9he
&ar"ici&an"#G diabe"e# $a# %anaged $i"h die", e.erci#e and oral agen"#( 9heir 01c
'alue# $ere a&&ro.i%a"ely >(4 &ercen"( None o "he &ar"ici&an"# reHuired in#ulin a# a
%edica"ion, #%o)ed or u#ed &#ycho"ro&ic %edica"ion#( 9he #"udy co%&ared "he
eec"# o <00 %g=day o caeine $i"h a cro## o'er &lacebo con"rol conduc"ed on
dieren" day#( 9he do#e o caeine or &lacebo $a# gi'en di'ided be"$een brea)a#"
and lunch( 0 con"inuou# blood gluco#e %oni"oring de'ice $a# $orn on #"udy day#(
9he re#ul"# #ho$ed "ha" $hen "he &ar"ici&an"# con#u%ed caeine, "heir day"i%e
blood gluco#e concen"ra"ion# $ere higher and "hey had an e.aggera"ed &o#"&randial
gluco#e re#&on#e( ," $a# al#o in"ere#"ing "o no"e "ha" "he #ub6ec"# e.hibi"ed reduced
o'ernigh" gluco#e le'el# $hen "he caeine $a# gi'en co%&ared "o "he &lacebo(
Fu"ure #"udie# need "o be done( 7C8
Fact $: Coffee cons%mption d%ring pregnancy ! 9he 0%erican 0##ocia"ion o Clinical
Endocrinologi#"# reco%%end# &regnan" $o%en con#u%e, no %ore "han 500 %g o
caeine 7a&&ro.i%a"ely "hree cu&# o coee8 &er day( 9hi# a%oun" i# generally no"
a##ocia"ed $i"h %i#carriage and #"illbir"h $hich ha# an a##ocia"ion $i"h con#u%ing
caeine in large Huan"i"ie#( 7;8
9he#e #"udie# are in"ere#"ing "o read( 0# you can #ee, %ore re#earch need# "o be
&eror%ed on coee con#u%&"ion in &eo&le $i"h diabe"e#( Mo#" #"udie# done $i"h
&eo&le diagno#ed $i"h diabe"e# are #%all( Ma)e #ure "o a#) your %edical "ea% i
coee i# or you and i you ha'e any li%i"# or your &ar"icular ca#e( Nega"i'e eec"#
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ro% drin)ing coee can include #lee&le##ne##, ner'ou#ne##, a a#" hear" ra"e, and
%u#cle "re%or#( 7108 For &eo&le $i"h diabe"e#, ro% "he #"udie# li#"ed i" can al#o
cau#e change# in your blood gluco#e(
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3 Comments

Lucy Yong
Coffee may be safe, but some people add in coffee-mate which is very tasty.
But I find that coffee-mate is bad for the kidneys.
Whatever, one large cappuccino lease!

Harry
"riple espresso, please!

cheri
whatever, i love coffee! #
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