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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)
Cerelac (wheat) Sweets & Sweeteners 73 g Needs care about 45 g Chakhchoukha Meat, Poultry & Fish 18.2 g Use caution about 165 g Cheddar cheese Eggs, Milk & Dairy 1.3 g Lower impact about 30 g Cheerios Cereal (General Mills Sales Inc.) Grains & Starches 71.4 g Lower impact about 28 g Cheese balls (10 pcs) Grains & Starches 22 g Needs care about 136 g Cheese croissant Grains & Starches 45 g Needs care about 67 g Cheese fatayer (small) Grains & Starches 33.8 g Lower impact about 75 g Cheese savory roll Grains & Starches 34 g Needs care about 88 g Cheese spread, cream cheese base Eggs, Milk & Dairy 3.5 g Lower impact about 28 g Cheese substitute, mozzarella Eggs, Milk & Dairy 23.7 g Lower impact about 113 g Cheese triangles Eggs, Milk & Dairy 9 g Lower impact about 17 g Cheese, american cheddar, imitation Eggs, Milk & Dairy 11.6 g Lower impact about 21 g Cheese, cheddar Eggs, Milk & Dairy 2.4 g Lower impact about 17 g Cheese, cheddar, nonfat or fat free Eggs, Milk & Dairy 7.1 g Lower impact about 28 g Cheese, cheddar, sharp, sliced Eggs, Milk & Dairy 2.1 g Lower impact about 19 g Cheese, cottage, creamed, with fruit Eggs, Milk & Dairy 4.6 g Lower impact about 113 g Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 1% milkfat Eggs, Milk & Dairy 2.7 g Lower impact about 113 g Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 1% milkfat, lactose reduced Eggs, Milk & Dairy 3.2 g Lower impact about 113 g Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 2% milkfat Eggs, Milk & Dairy 4.8 g Lower impact about 113 g Cheese, cottage, with vegetables Eggs, Milk & Dairy 3 g Lower impact about 113 g Cheese, cream Eggs, Milk & Dairy 5.5 g Lower impact about 15 g Cheese, cream, fat free Eggs, Milk & Dairy 7.7 g Lower impact about 18 g Cheese, cream, low fat Eggs, Milk & Dairy 6.7 g Lower impact about 15 g Cheese, low fat, cheddar or colby Eggs, Milk & Dairy 1.9 g Lower impact about 132 g Cheese, low-sodium, cheddar or colby Eggs, Milk & Dairy 1.9 g Lower impact about 132 g Cheese, mozzarella, low sodium Eggs, Milk & Dairy 3.1 g Lower impact about 132 g Cheese, mozzarella, nonfat Eggs, Milk & Dairy 3.5 g Lower impact about 113 g Cheese, mozzarella, part skim milk Eggs, Milk & Dairy 2.8 g Lower impact about 28 g Cheese, mozzarella, whole milk Eggs, Milk & Dairy 2.4 g Lower impact about 112 g Cheese, parmesan, grated Eggs, Milk & Dairy 13.9 g Lower impact about 100 g Cheese, parmesan, grated, refrigerated Eggs, Milk & Dairy 4.3 g Lower impact about 100 g Cheese, parmesan, hard Eggs, Milk & Dairy 3.2 g Lower impact about 28 g Cheese, parmesan, low sodium Eggs, Milk & Dairy 3.7 g Lower impact about 100 g Cheese, parmesan, shredded Eggs, Milk & Dairy 3.4 g Lower impact about 5 g Cheeseburger Sandwich (Hot Pockets) Grains & Starches 33.6 g Needs care about 74 g Cheesecake slice Sweets & Sweeteners 25 g Needs care about 96 g Cherries Fruits 16 g Lower impact about 100 g Cherries, sour, canned, water, drained Fruits 10.5 g Needs care about 168 g Cherries, sour, red, raw Fruits 12.2 g Lower impact about 155 g Cherries, sweet, dark red, raw Fruits 16.2 g Lower impact about 100 g Cherries, sweet, raw Fruits 16 g Lower impact about 138 g Chestnuts (boiled) Sweets & Sweeteners 33 g Use caution about 73 g Chestnuts (roasted) Sweets & Sweeteners 42.9 g Use caution about 56 g Chia seeds Sweets & Sweeteners 42 g Lower impact about 15 g Chicken Meat, Poultry & Fish 7.2 g Lower impact about 250 g Chicken Alfredo pasta Meat, Poultry & Fish 14.3 g Use caution about 210 g Chicken Biryani Meat, Poultry & Fish 28 g Use caution about 107 g Chicken breast tenders, breaded, cooked, microwaved Meat, Poultry & Fish 17.6 g Lower impact about 85 g Chicken breast tenders, breaded, uncooked Meat, Poultry & Fish 15 g Lower impact about 85 g Chicken breast, deli, rotisserie seasoned, sliced, prepackaged Meat, Poultry & Fish 2.9 g Lower impact about 12 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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