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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)
Hummus (with tahini) Legumes 14.3 g Lower impact about 250 g Hummus no oil Legumes 23.2 g Needs care about 172 g Hummus with olive oil Legumes 20.9 g Needs care about 191 g Ice cream bar (filled) Sweets & Sweeteners 30 g Lower impact about 80 g Ice cream cone Sweets & Sweeteners 32 g Needs care about 82 g Ice cream cookie sandwich Sweets & Sweeteners 39.6 g Needs care about 66 g Ice cream cup with wafer Sweets & Sweeteners 28 g Needs care about 93 g Ice cream sandwich Sweets & Sweeteners 38 g Needs care about 69 g Ice cream sandwich, made with light ice cream, vanilla Sweets & Sweeteners 39.6 g Needs care about 66 g Ice cream sundae cone Sweets & Sweeteners 28.9 g Needs care about 90 g Ice Cream, Bourbon Pecan Praline (Haagen-Dazs) Sweets & Sweeteners 26.5 g Needs care about 98 g Instant cappuccino Beverages 60 g Needs care about 25 g Instant coffee 2-in-1 Beverages 55 g Needs care about 18 g Instant coffee 3-in-1 Beverages 65 g Needs care about 20 g Instant Noodles Grains & Starches — Needs care about 132 g Jalapeño bites (6 pcs) Grains & Starches 21 g Needs care about 119 g Jareesh (cracked-wheat dish) Grains & Starches 21 g Use caution about 119 g Jasmine rice cooked (side) Grains & Starches 25 g Use caution about 120 g Jelly Sweets & Sweeteners 16.7 g Needs care about 144 g Juice cocktail (canned) Beverages 12.5 g Use caution about 160 g Kaak (sesame) Grains & Starches 60 g Use caution about 42 g Kabsa with chicken Meat, Poultry & Fish 28 g Use caution about 107 g Kabsa with meat Meat, Poultry & Fish 28 g Use caution about 107 g Karak tea with sugar Beverages 7.8 g Needs care about 240 g Kebab (minced grilled meat) Meat, Poultry & Fish — Lower impact about 350 g Kebab sandwich (medium, arabic bread) Meat, Poultry & Fish 12 g Needs care about 250 g Kellogg's Corn Flakes Cereal . (Kellogg Company US) Grains & Starches 84.1 g Lower impact about 23 g Kellogg's, Frosted Flakes, Corn Cereal (United Marketing Exchange) Grains & Starches 89.7 g Needs care about 28 g Kettle Hearty Oats (Quaker) Grains & Starches 67.5 g Lower impact about 40 g KFC chicken meal Meat, Poultry & Fish 18.2 g Use caution about 165 g KFC chicken strips (3 pcs) Meat, Poultry & Fish 17.5 g Lower impact about 150 g KFC, fried chicken, extra crispy, skin and breading Meat, Poultry & Fish 22.5 g Lower impact about 100 g Khalas Dates Fruits — Lower impact about 65 g Kibbeh bil-saniyeh Meat, Poultry & Fish 10.4 g Use caution about 288 g Kibbeh in yogurt Eggs, Milk & Dairy 6.9 g Needs care about 435 g Kidney beans (cooked) Legumes 22.8 g Needs care about 175 g Kind, Breakfast Bar, Raspberry Chia (KIND Inc.) Sweets & Sweeteners 66 g Needs care about 40 g Kind, Fruit & Nut Bar (KIND Inc.) Sweets & Sweeteners 57.5 g Lower impact about 40 g Kinza Cola Beverages 10.8 g Use caution about 174 g Kiwi juice Beverages 10 g Needs care about 200 g Kofta tray with tomato and potato Meat, Poultry & Fish 6.7 g Needs care about 448 g Kunafa (no syrup) Sweets & Sweeteners 30 g Lower impact about 110 g Kunafa sandwich with kaak (large, with syrup) Sweets & Sweeteners 55 g Use caution about 44 g Kunafa sandwich with kaak (no syrup) Sweets & Sweeteners 49 g Use caution about 49 g Kunafa sandwich with kaak (with syrup) Sweets & Sweeteners 55 g Use caution about 44 g Kunafa with syrup Sweets & Sweeteners 51 g Use caution about 47 g Labneh (strained yogurt) Eggs, Milk & Dairy — Lower impact about 350 g Lacnor chocolate milk Beverages 11 g Needs care about 200 g Lacnor strawberry milk Eggs, Milk & Dairy 11.5 g Lower impact about 200 g Lasagna Grains & Starches 12.4 g Use caution about 242 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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