The best time for coffee

Want to reduce your diabetes risk? Have a cup of coffee at lunchtime. In this Health Smarts video, Kevin Soden, MD, explains who a midday cup of coffee may help improve your blood sugar.

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  • The blood sugar benefits of oatmeal

  • Make your coffee habit healthier

  • Should I avoid coffee and alcohol if I have diabetes?

  • Drinking these types of coffee may lower risk of death

  • What's the best time to eat protein?

  • Coffee lowers risk of heart problems and early death, study finds

  • Coffee consumption found to reduce risk of liver diseases

  • Get to know your fasting blood sugar

  • Can I drink coffee if I'm trying to lose weight?

  • How can drinking coffee help me live longer?

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