The Authentic Life: drinking coffee

Friday, January 20, 2012

Drinking Coffee Helps Reduce Type 2 Diabetes

I was reading a little today about the facts that drinking coffee helps reduce Diabetes type 2. And the more coffee you drink the better your chances of reducing the chance.

I love coffee. I don't think I could ever quit. I'm addicted. I did cut back on my coffee intake though. I was drinking at least two cups a day and then cut back to one cup. I have been craving the large MacDonald's coffee for $1.09. I ask for cream and sugar.

Then I get it home and need to add two to three more tablespoons of sugar. I love my coffee sweet. Coffee with my sugar? Yes. Even my nine year old daughter, Julia likes to have a few sips of my coffee. One day, I came back to my cup of coffee and found it half gone. A little culprit drank it.

Although, I am thinking where I need to add lots of sugar to my coffee every day, that probably isn't very good.

And I could never drink it black. I tried a sip once and thought it was terrible without sugar.

I even like those sweet coffee creamers, all flavors. My sister loves them too. She usually has hazelnut on hand. Too bad she lives a few states away or else we would be sitting at each other's tables drinking coffee together and going shopping too.

And my daughter gave me a set of coffee flavorings for Christmas. Of course they are gone. And we needed a man to help us get them open. Then Julia and I fixed ourselves a cup of coffee and added the flavorings. I let her have a cup of coffee once in a while. It wouldn't be good for her all the time, but on a special occasion, or a special treat, I let her have half a cup. She usually gets hers watered down with extra milk.

Sometimes she would like the flavored creamers added to her milk.

So, now that I cut back to one cup of coffee, I am suddenly thinking I will go back to two cups a day. I like the idea that it can reduce my chances for diabetes type 2.

My father has diabetes. So it's possible as my siblings and I get older, we could get it too.

And thinking of coffee and food, I probably should start a walking routine soon for exercise. That's another post.

Drink more coffee! Lower your chances.

Jennifer Jo Fay

Copyrighted January 20, 2012