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Can drinking coffee help control type 2 diabetes?

No, drinking coffee does not help control any kinds of diabetes. Coffee contains caffeine, which acts upon the pancreas and adrenal glands to give the much coveted feelings of energy. It unfortunately weakens both glands, accelerating the onset and strength of diabetes.

coffee please, no sugar no creamer, thanks! um um good

self-induced. my my, isn't some little staff writer a bit sanctimonious.

Did you even read the article? It says that caffeine makes diabetes less manageable but that the positive effects of coffee appear to outweigh that effect.

Just another stab at the Word of Wisdom, it will prove wrong in the long haul.

I don't Know about coffee with being LDS and all!?! but I certainly love caffeine.

No the writer said type 2 diabetes is self-induced because you can largely control your symptoms through your diet and lifestyle- which is true not some sanctimonious statement. Anyone, like me, who has to deal with diabetes knows it is under his/her control. He also said the POSITIVE effects of coffee are NEGATED by the bad effects caffeine has on your system. I hope they figure this out...even though I am very fit from an athletic point of view (I play a lot of sports and am very fit looking) every time I eat I have to watch it or POW!

Its a shame that certain religions ban the use of so called stimulants when rampant drinking of red bull and other sugar laden drinks are so popular in Utah.Sit back and enjoy the delicious taste of a good cup of coffee and be awake for your morning commute on the roads! (It is not a sin)

What the general public seems to do is half-read articles about scientific studies and apply them willy nilly to their lives. After reading the research this article is based on, coffee can be beneficial when taken the way "bcs" likes it - black. If you add sugar, everything changes.

There is long-standing research that shows benefits of caffeine taken WITHOUT sugar/sugar substitutes. Beneficial in many ways. However, add in sugar/sugar substitutes and you've got poison on your hands.

Scientists are finding that both coffee and tea have significant health benefits.

Apparently, Joseph Smith and the other Mormon prophets lacked the prescience in foreseeing the health benefits of some of these substances that are forbidden by the Mormon Word of Wisdom!

I wonder what else they were wrong about?

I drink coffee every morning, no sugar but milk or powder creamer. Anybody know what's in the creamer? Can't be good for you.

I love the black libation. Not so much for the caffien but for the aroma, the flavor, etc. great with a slice of appple pie too. For many like myself its a cultural thing. I think. My understanding is that in Germany coffee is drunk until early afternoon.

My folks, both from Europe, drank coffee and ate home made goodies with friends and family.
Both my parents lived healthy long lives.

Oh, and it will keep a person "regular" if you know what I mean.

re:Dave, I wonder how many would be better off if they do what the prophet has asked the members to do. One is what we eat, and if we did they would not be so many over weight people. So before you judge the word of wisdom read the whole thing about the word of wisdom. As the Dr.'s have said what we eat and how much is what is causing the over weight factor and type2.

What is beneficial is the anti-oxidents. Chocolate for LDS will work too, putting fruits and vegetables into a blender, along with fish and flax oil also helps along with exercise.

Yes coffee will work but so will other things.

I know it's bad, but I do love me some caffeine--Diet Coke!

My doctor says he does not not know why, and it shouldn't, but it DOES drop my blodd glucose levels drastically. I really need to watch it...can't take an Excedrin with my cola...

And Dave, that's quite a stretch you're making there...but any excuse, huh?

I would like to see this study changed in two ways: 1) Compare the health effects of coffee vs. tea; 2) focus on people who have Type 2 diabetes as a genetic disorder. I weigh less that 120 pounds, and I'm diabetic. This "study" means nothing to me.

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LDS tend to have a severe case of tunnel vision when it comes to "commandments" like the Word of Wisdom. Is all they know or care about is that TODAY the consumption of tea and coffee leads one to be considered "unworthy".

There is nothing wrong with a little history and perspective. The WofW was in response both to Emma's disdain for the mess the church leaders made with their tobacco spitting and a widespread temperance movement that had branches in Nauvoo. It was originally a recommendation that Brigham Young was still reminding Bishops in GC talks to curtail their personal use of tobacco and alcohol even after being well-settled in Utah.

Only slowly over did "hot drinks" come to mean coffee and tea or did the wofw take on the commandment-like significance it has today. Some early Saints considered hot soup out of bounds in the same way coffee and tea is today. I can imagine they had hot soup debates the same way some die-hard LDS do about caffeinated sodas today.

It is simply interesting to note how MUCH of LDS doctrine has evolved rather than originating from the nice clean clear revelations most today imagine.

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Right on Brother!