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Diabetes Food List: What to Eat and What to Limit
This master list brings together every food in the encyclopedia and how it behaves for blood sugar. Rather than a simple "yes/no", each food is rated across three control levels, because a portion that is fine when your HbA1c is well controlled may need trimming when it is high.
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Introduction
This master list brings together every food in the encyclopedia and how it behaves for blood sugar. Rather than a simple "yes/no", each food is rated across three control levels, because a portion that is fine when your HbA1c is well controlled may need trimming when it is high.
Matching Foods
1374 foods currently match this topic, sorted to help you scan quickly.
Food Category Carbs / 100 g Safety Portion (well-controlled)
Peas stew no rice (with meat) Meat, Poultry & Fish 9 g Needs care about 333 g Peas stew with rice (chicken half) Grains & Starches 34.5 g Use caution about 87 g Peas stew with rice (chicken quarter) Grains & Starches 34.4 g Use caution about 87 g Peas stew with rice (meat 125g) Grains & Starches 34.4 g Use caution about 87 g Peas stew with rice (meat 250g) Grains & Starches 34.5 g Use caution about 87 g Pepper, banana, raw Fruits 5.4 g Lower impact about 124 g Pepsi regular Beverages 11 g Needs care about 273 g Pepsi Soda Mix (Sodastream Caps) Beverages 5.8 g Needs care about 240 g Pepsi, Cola (Bag Specialist, Inc.) Beverages 11.6 g Use caution about 162 g Pepsi, Cola (Meadow Mist Farms) Beverages 11.6 g Use caution about 162 g Persimmon Fruits 19 g Needs care about 158 g Persimmon (Lebanese) Fruits 18.6 g Lower impact about 125 g Persimmon (Spanish) Fruits 18.6 g Lower impact about 229 g Pickle relish, hot dog Meat, Poultry & Fish 23.4 g Lower impact about 15 g Pie fillings, apple, canned Sweets & Sweeteners 26.1 g Lower impact about 74 g Pie, apple, commercially prepared, enriched flour Sweets & Sweeteners 34 g Lower impact about 28 g Pie, apple, commercially prepared, unenriched flour Sweets & Sweeteners 34 g Lower impact about 28 g Pie, apple, prepared from recipe Sweets & Sweeteners 37.1 g Lower impact about 28 g Pie, dutch apple, commercially prepared Sweets & Sweeteners 44.5 g Use caution about 54 g Pie, peach Sweets & Sweeteners 32.9 g Lower impact about 28 g Pine nuts Sweets & Sweeteners 13.1 g Lower impact about 15 g Pineapple Fruits 13.1 g Lower impact about 500 g Pineapple + mango Beverages 13.2 g Use caution about 152 g Pineapple juice Beverages 12.5 g Use caution about 160 g Pineapple, frozen, chunks, sweetened Fruits 22.2 g Use caution about 135 g Pineapple, raw Fruits 14.1 g Lower impact about 100 g Pineapple, raw, all varieties Fruits 13.1 g Lower impact about 165 g Pineapple, raw, traditional varieties Fruits 11.8 g Lower impact about 165 g Pistachio Sweets & Sweeteners 28 g Lower impact about 30 g PIZZA HUT 12" Cheese Pizza, pan crust Grains & Starches 29.9 g Lower impact about 100 g PIZZA HUT 12" Pepperoni Pizza, pan crust Grains & Starches 30.5 g Lower impact about 96 g PIZZA HUT 14" Cheese Pizza, pan crust Grains & Starches 32.9 g Needs care about 91 g PIZZA HUT 14" Cheese Pizza, stuffed crust Grains & Starches 30 g Needs care about 100 g PIZZA HUT 14" Pepperoni Pizza, pan crust Grains & Starches 31.8 g Needs care about 94 g PIZZA HUT 14" Sausage Pizza, pan crust Grains & Starches 29.6 g Needs care about 101 g Pizza Margherita Grains & Starches 23.3 g Needs care about 129 g Pizza Margherita pan slice Grains & Starches 34.3 g Use caution about 87 g Pizza Margherita stuffed slice Grains & Starches 34.8 g Use caution about 86 g Pizza Margherita thin slice Grains & Starches 31 g Needs care about 97 g Pizza pan dough Grains & Starches 47.3 g Use caution about 53 g Pizza stuffed crust dough Grains & Starches 45.5 g Use caution about 55 g Pizza thin crust dough Grains & Starches 47.4 g Use caution about 53 g Plain Coffee (black) Beverages 0.1 g Lower impact about 350 g Plain Tea Beverages 0.3 g Lower impact about 350 g Plum Fruits 11 g Lower impact about 130 g Pomegranate Fruits 18.7 g Lower impact about 175 g Pomegranate + orange Beverages 11.7 g Use caution about 171 g Pomegranate arils Fruits 19 g Needs care about 158 g Pomegranate juice Beverages 13 g Use caution about 154 g Pomegranate molasses Sweets & Sweeteners 65 g Lower impact about 20 g
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Why This Matters
After a meal, carbohydrate is broken down to glucose and absorbed into the blood; insulin then helps move it into cells. Foods that release glucose slowly produce a smaller, steadier rise. HbA1c reflects your average blood sugar over roughly the past three months. It is the anchor for the three control levels used throughout this site.
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Medical disclaimer: This article is for general education and is not medical advice. Ratings and portions are estimates derived from nutritional composition, not measurements of your own glucose response; individual responses vary. If you take insulin, confirm carbohydrate amounts against a nutrition label before dosing. Always follow the guidance of your own physician or diabetes care team.
How these ratings are produced: our safety estimate is derived from each food's nutritional composition — carbohydrate content, fibre, food category and physical form (liquid or solid) — combined with established diabetes nutrition principles and a realistic serving size. They are estimates for planning, not measurements of your own response and not a prescription. Individual responses vary considerably, so always follow your own clinician's advice.
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