Can Patients with Diabetes Drink Cola

Cola is a popular drink all over the world, especially among the young people. However, the patients with Diabetes have strict dietary limits. Do they permit to drink to alcohol? The following articles will response to the question.

Cola is a kind of sodas, which contains abundant carbon dioxide that can help kill bacteria. In addition, the carbon dioxide also can bring the excessive calorie in body so as to decrease our body temperature. Therefore, we can feel very cool when drinking cola in summer. However, besides water and carbon dioxide, cola also conations much refined sugar, caramel colour, carbonic acid, spice (including caffeine). Cola nearly does not contain protein or fat. Its high energy is mainly from refined sugar. Also cola does not have dietary fiber and only composes of a small amount of mineral substances.

For the patients with Diabetes, the high energy, but low nutrients in the cola increase the risk of obesity. However, we all know that obesity is an important inducement in causing and aggravating Diabetes.

Moreover, the carbonic acid, caffeine can cause the calcium from bones, which can threaten the growth of bones severely. As many patients with Diabetes are complicated with osteoporosis, drinking cola can aggravate the primary disease.

The patients with Diabetes often have intestinal diseases. If they drink too much cola at a time, the carbon dioxide released from cola is very likely to cause abdominal distension, decreased appetite. Especially when drinking iced cola, it may cause gastrointestinal disorders.


Therefore, the patients with Diabetes should avoid drinking cola as possible as they can. If you want to know more about diet suggestions for the patients with Diabetes, please consult us on line or email to kidney-treatment@hotmail.com.