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Coffee reduces risk of Type 2 Diabetes; okay to add cream, but not sweetener

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Re: Coffee reduces risk of Type 2 Diabetes; okay to add cream, but not sweetener

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I kind of wonder if this is just caffeine and higher metabolism, weight loss. Like caffeine might work. but meth might work too.

Yo, Mr. White Meth might reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes but it has all kinds of other side effects.

How do the long term low dose adderall and Ritalin people do?

Re: Coffee reduces risk of Type 2 Diabetes; okay to add cream, but not sweetener

#14
post #2

Somewhat related post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42625193 It seems like having sugary drinks is not just bad for you, but like really bad for you.

40g of sugar in one can of soda is pancreatic terrorism. I always wonder why I see “quit smoking” PSAs on TV, but not for sugar bombs like soda or even Starbucks fraps.

my go to drink for pancreatic terrorism as of late is Dunkin Donut's Caramel Creme Frozen Coffee - Large at 172g of sugar per serving

Re: Coffee reduces risk of Type 2 Diabetes; okay to add cream, but not sweetener

#15
post #7

I kind of wonder if this is just caffeine and higher metabolism, weight loss. Like caffeine might work. but meth might work too.

Nah. I’m fat (6’5”, 450lbs), and my A1C is excellent. Maybe it’s all the coffee I drink, though I do use artificial sweetener…

Re: Coffee reduces risk of Type 2 Diabetes; okay to add cream, but not sweetener

#16
post #5

Given that this is an association study, I like to interpret it as if you drink coffee and you often add sweetener, you may be more likely to develop type w diabetes than others who drink coffee and don't add sweetener. Not adding sweetener because it's associated with type 2 diabetes is probably less protective than being the type of person who naturally didn't add sweeteners. Sugar in my soda, cream in my coffee th…

Except that the change in the impact also happened with artificial sweetener.

Re: Coffee reduces risk of Type 2 Diabetes; okay to add cream, but not sweetener

#18
post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

40g of sugar in one can of soda is pancreatic terrorism. I always wonder why I see “quit smoking” PSAs on TV, but not for sugar bombs like soda or even Starbucks fraps.

my go to drink for pancreatic terrorism as of late is Dunkin Donut's Caramel Creme Frozen Coffee - Large at 172g of sugar per serving

I can't believe it's even legal to sell those. That seems simply insane.

Re: Coffee reduces risk of Type 2 Diabetes; okay to add cream, but not sweetener

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yo, Mr. White Meth might reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes but it has all kinds of other side effects.

How do the long term low dose adderall and Ritalin people do?

Absolutely fine if used for ADHD, but it’s not the same question because the effects on people without ADHD are different.

Re: Coffee reduces risk of Type 2 Diabetes; okay to add cream, but not sweetener

#20
post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

40g of sugar in one can of soda is pancreatic terrorism. I always wonder why I see “quit smoking” PSAs on TV, but not for sugar bombs like soda or even Starbucks fraps.

my go to drink for pancreatic terrorism as of late is Dunkin Donut's Caramel Creme Frozen Coffee - Large at 172g of sugar per serving

This is levels above terrorism. Remember the good times when it was sold as prescription drug in pharmacies?
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