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Foods to Avoid With Diabetes (Especially When Blood Sugar Is High)
These foods are rated unsafe at the poorly-controlled level — they tend to drive a rapid, pronounced rise in glucose. That does not always mean "never", but they call for real caution, smaller portions or a better-controlled starting point. Where the source flags a food as not recommended in any amount, we say so plainly.
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Introduction
These foods are rated unsafe at the poorly-controlled level — they tend to drive a rapid, pronounced rise in glucose. That does not always mean "never", but they call for real caution, smaller portions or a better-controlled starting point. Where the source flags a food as not recommended in any amount, we say so plainly.
Matching Foods
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Food Category Carbs / 100 g Safety Portion (well-controlled)
Manoushe labneh Grains & Starches 47.1 g Use caution about 64 g Manoushe with zaatar and cheese Grains & Starches 46 g Use caution about 65 g Manoushe zaatar Grains & Starches 51.5 g Use caution about 49 g Manoushe zaatar (large) Grains & Starches 51.1 g Use caution about 49 g Manoushe zaatar (small) Grains & Starches 51.5 g Use caution about 49 g Mansaf Meat, Poultry & Fish 30 g Use caution about 100 g Maqluba with chicken Meat, Poultry & Fish 28 g Use caution about 107 g Maqluba with meat Meat, Poultry & Fish 28 g Use caution about 107 g Maqrout Sweets & Sweeteners 55 g Use caution about 44 g Martha White Foods, martha white's chewy fudge brownie mix, dry Sweets & Sweeteners 83.6 g Lower impact about 28 g Mashed potato (plain) Grains & Starches 38 g Use caution about 66 g McDonald's chicken meal Meat, Poultry & Fish 29 g Use caution about 103 g McDonald's Chicken sandwich Meat, Poultry & Fish 26 g Use caution about 115 g McDonald's Filet-O-Fish Meat, Poultry & Fish 28 g Use caution about 107 g McDONALD'S, cheeseburger Meat, Poultry & Fish 27.8 g Needs care about 108 g McDONALD'S, double cheeseburger Meat, Poultry & Fish 18.8 g Lower impact about 155 g McDONALD'S, french fries Grains & Starches 42.6 g Needs care about 59 g McDONALD'S, fruit 'n yogurt parfait Eggs, Milk & Dairy 20.7 g Needs care about 145 g McDONALD'S, fruit 'n yogurt parfait (without granola) Eggs, Milk & Dairy 17.7 g Lower impact about 142 g McFlurry Sweets & Sweeteners 30 g Use caution about 80 g meal sausage lasagna (Stouffer's) Meat, Poultry & Fish 14 g Needs care about 214 g Meat sfiha fatayer (large) Meat, Poultry & Fish 34.9 g Use caution about 86 g Meat sfiha fatayer (medium) Meat, Poultry & Fish 34.7 g Needs care about 86 g Meat sfiha fatayer (small) Meat, Poultry & Fish 34.2 g Lower impact about 75 g Meat shawarma wrap (gluten-free) Meat, Poultry & Fish 15.9 g Use caution about 189 g Medjool Dates Fruits 75 g Lower impact about 90 g Medjool Dates with Tahini Fruits 53.5 g Use caution about 70 g Medjool Dates with Walnuts Fruits 50.5 g Needs care about 70 g Melon juice Beverages 8 g Needs care about 250 g Milk and cereal bar Grains & Starches 72.1 g Lower impact about 25 g Milk Chocolate Sweets & Sweeteners 59 g Lower impact about 46 g Milk chocolate bar Sweets & Sweeteners 52 g Lower impact about 50 g Milk Chocolate Bar With Almonds (Hershey's) Sweets & Sweeteners 54.8 g Needs care about 55 g Milk dessert bar, frozen, made from lowfat milk Eggs, Milk & Dairy 32 g Lower impact about 68 g Milk dessert, frozen, milk-fat free, chocolate Sweets & Sweeteners 37.7 g Use caution about 64 g Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade Beverages 10.7 g Needs care about 216 g Minute Maid Lemonade Beverages 12.1 g Needs care about 155 g Mocha Beverages 12.5 g Needs care about 185 g Mochi ice cream Sweets & Sweeteners 34 g Needs care about 77 g Molokhia with rice (chicken half) Grains & Starches 31.1 g Use caution about 96 g Molokhia with rice (chicken quarter) Grains & Starches 31.2 g Use caution about 96 g Molokhia with rice (meat 125g) Grains & Starches 31.2 g Use caution about 96 g Molokhia with rice (meat 250g) Grains & Starches 31.1 g Use caution about 96 g Monster Energy Drink (Pipeline Punch) Beverages 10 g Needs care about 187 g Monster, Energy Drink (Monster Energy Company) Beverages 11.7 g Needs care about 160 g Moroccan Couscous Meat, Poultry & Fish 15.5 g Use caution about 194 g Mozzarella Cheese, Mexican Style Beef Topping, Cheddar Cheese, Tomatoes, Black Olives, Red Bell Peppers, Red Onion Drafthaus Original The Fiesta Taco Michelada, The Fiesta Taco Michelada (Hansen's Dairy, Inc.) Eggs, Milk & Dairy 20.3 g Needs care about 148 g Mozzarella fatayer (large) Grains & Starches 34.9 g Use caution about 86 g Mozzarella fatayer (medium) Grains & Starches 34.7 g Needs care about 86 g Mozzarella fatayer (small) Grains & Starches 34.2 g Lower impact about 75 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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