Whats the deal w/Sugar?

[Mike6sic6]

Hi, i'm Mike, 18yrs old w/CF...i drink crazy ammounts of coca cola and i wanna know if theres a change of getting diabetes or something from it.

I know sodas not healthy but, i really don't like water and coke is just my drink of choice.

Any info is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[kybert]

you dont get diabetes from consuming lots of sugar. my mum would always do the 'if you eat too much sugar you will get diabetes' trick on me when i was young because id never drink water. i hate water, the taste, the smell, yuck! but on the subject of caffeine in coke, i wouldnt recommend living on the stuff. i know some people who go loopy if they dont have a coke every hour cause they live on it.

 

[anonymous]

No u CAN NOT get diabeties from eating sugar. I have cf diabetes.
Diabetes is when u cant produce insulin or are insulin resistant.... insulin is helps ur body to regulate your sugar .
Diabetes is when ur body cannot do this so the fact is that if u dont have diabetes eat all the freagin suga u want and enjoy it!

 

[madmax]

sugers ok but if ur on meds spcially steroids in any form these may send ur suger levels through the roof,watch out 4 this as i see it the docs dont,high suger levels induced by taking steroids can be very nasty leading to dangerous complications,they call it cf related diabeties,meds including them brown steroid inhalers can over time mess up ur suger levels leading to al sorts of probs,,,,38 w/cf

 

[anonymous]

Hi,
there are two types of diabetes and the cf-related diabetes is special.
But one should know, that more and more young people, even kids get the type 2 diabetes because they eat too much fat and sugars.Years ago type 2 was "reserved" for older people who mostly had weight problems and didn´t do sports.
As with cf the risk for getting diabetes is quite high, I think it would be better to drink coke or sprite light (you get used to the flavour after some weeks), so that your pankreas doesn´t have too much problems to produce insulin.
I am 42 with cf. As my blood sugars years ago went up, I reduced sugars, but last year I had to start insulin nevertheless. Maybe I had to start to take insulin earlier if I didn´t reduce the sugars...

Uli

 

[anonymous]

I almost have to agree with Uli. Why chance it? Have you ever tested your glucose levels after drinking soda? I guess if you are producing enough insulin to take care of it, than you're OK. I do have to wonder, though if it's just wear & tear on your CF pancrease??

 

[kybert]

hmmm ok a few myths being said here.

kids get type 2 diabetes from being fat and having other lifestyle genetic factors, not from eating fats and sugar. if it werent the case then wed be seeing skinny sugar addict kids with diabetes everywhere. [yes people can eat high fat and sugar foods without getting fat! its not just reserved for us CF folks]

if you have diabetes, you have diabetes full stop. it doesnt go away by reducing sugar. the only reason it seems like it goes away when you reduce your sugar intake is because you are only giving your body enough fuel for the amount of insulin your pancreas produces at that time. you STILL have diabetes.

sugar does not cause wear and tear on the pancreas, CF does.

i dont recommend anyone cut out any high fat or high calorie foods in cfrd or suspected cfrd. insulin can be adjusted to these foods and its unecessary to cut them out unless the person is having a stupidly high intake of sugar. having a strict low sugar diet can also make insulin dosages harder to figure out when you decide you want to go back to a normal diet.

so as 3rd poster suggested, bottoms up, drink them sugary drinks if you want! <img src="i/expressions/beer.gif" border="0">

 

[anonymous]

Did any of you that are saying soda doesn't cause diabetes see the article in the paper the other day. That's what a study says, that if you drink a soda a day it causes weight gain that can lead to diabetes.

 

[anonymous]

Being overweight causes diabetes.....not the soda itself. With CFers....being overweight usually isnt a problem...it is the pancreas not working properly.

 

[anonymous]

I was recently told I will develop CFRD sometime in the future. I also drink coke morning, noon & night and nothing else - have for years & years. I was told by my endocinologist that cutting down on empty sugars (sugary sodas) may increase the chances that I will develop full blown CFRD at an earlier date because of the strain it puts on your pancreas. I am currently not diabetic, just glucose intolerant. If you eat tons of sugar, it causes your pancreas to produce a lot of insulin to counteract the sugar. I am not saying don't eat sugar, just moderate your sugar intake. As I am a serious coke drinker, I have found it very difficult to cut down on it. I hate diet-YUCK! I can tolerate diet 7-up, so I maybe have cut my coke drinking in half. When I become diabetic I will probably be able to eat & drink anything I want because in CFRD you tailor the insulin to what you eat. But for now, I don't want diabetes and since I am already showing signs that my pancreas is having trouble producing insulin, I want to be nice to it. So, if you have no problems with CFRD and everything in that area is all good - drink as much coke as you want! It can't cause you to become diabetic, CF affects the production of enzymes in the pancreas and after a while the rest of the pancreas can shut down too, that's what causes CFRD.
Martha 29, CF

 

[anonymous]

Has anyone noticed that drinking soda makes your mucus thicker and stickier? I've noticed this. I LOVE Pepsi and I love to drink at least one a day, but I'm trying really hard to stop. I also drink a ton of water each day because it keeps my mucus thinned out.

Tammy 43wcf

 

[kybert]

caffeine is a diuretic so it will draw water out of your body, hence making your mucus thicker. this is the reason i stopped drinking coke. cause i dont drink enough already i thought there was no point dehydrating myself even more.

 

[MarkR]

I feel it's ok in moderation as long as you drink plenty of water in between