[Diabetes-talk] The Eight Glasses of Water Myth

[COLLEEN ROTH]

Hi Mike,
I'm glad they saw very little diuretic effect for habitual Coffee drinkers.
I also like the fact that you can drink more than one cup of coffee per day.
I cannot remember drinking one cup of coffee per day after age 12.
A real Penance for me would be giving up coffeever for Lent.
I probably would be in lala Land.
It was hard when I was pregnant because I couldn't drink it very often due to nausea.
I think we have to learn to be in tune with our bodies.
Colleen Roth



----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com>
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
Date: Monday, April 15, 2013 11:07 am
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] The Eight Glasses of Water Myth

>
>
> At least one of the studies only saw a the diuretic effect in people who drank very little coffee or tea. For habitual consumers like me, the researchers found no diuretic effect; the subjects had become inured to this effect. 
> 
> Mike Freeman
> 
> 
> On Apr 14, 2013, at 21:22, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > What about the diuretic affect caffeine has on the body though, as do
> > some artificial sweeteners? This would dehydrate you, so it seems a
> > little suspect that drinks like tea and coffee would be okay.
> > 
> > Bridgit
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> > Of Joy Stigile
> > Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2013 4:36 PM
> > To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> > Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] The Eight Glasses of Water Myth
> > 
> > 
> > Hi!
> > 
> > When I drink less than 8 cups of water a day I get thirsty, tired and 
> > hungry.  I do not drink juice or soda
> > much, water and coffee are my main liquids during the day.
> > 
> > I guess I am part of the original study group.
> > 
> > Joy
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> > To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2013 12:57 PM
> > Subject: [Diabetes-talk] The Eight Glasses of Water Myth
> > 
> > 
> >> I'm sure we've all read and heard the old saw that one must drink 
> >> eight glasses of water a day to stay healthy and this is doubly true 
> >> for diabetics. In fact, in a good book published by the American 
> >> Diabetes Association, Sex and Diabetes: For Him and For Her, this 
> >> instruction was given weight. We've also been told that drinking large
> > 
> >> quantities of coffee or tea dehydrates us.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> 
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