10 Worst Foods For Diabetes

1. White Rice 

White rice is a whole rice grain that has been polished until just the endosperm—essentially an easily digestible starch bombs— left. Not surprisingly, recent studies have shown that eating white rice can raise blood glucose significantly, especially if eaten often or in large quantities.

2. Potatoes

Potatoes may be a whole, natural root veggie, but they’re also notorious for causing blood sugar to spike because they’re digested into the bloodstream quickly. To mitigate this negative effect, cook potatoes with a healthy fat, such as olive oil, and bump up the fiber by adding hearty leafy greens or another vegetable to the mix

3. Ketchup 

We tend to think of ketchup as a salty condiment, but many brands list some sort of sweetener as the second ingredient, which can have a disastrous effect on your blood sugar level. “It doesn’t matter if it’s called sugar, evaporated cane juice, high fructose corn syrup, or malt syrup,” Mills says. “They’re all sugar, and all of them will elevate blood glucose.”

4. White Pasta

White pasta is made from refined white flour, which is an easily digestible starch. That raises your blood sugar level. It also tends to provoke overeating because it’s quickly digested,

5. Bagels 

Back during the low-fat diet craze, bagels were darlings because of their “no-fat/low-fat” label, but that’s one of the very reasons they wreak such havoc on blood sugar. “Refined flours cause huge spikes in insulin and get absorbed quickly, which causes problems,” Hyman says

6. Artificial Sweeteners

Many people think artificial sweeteners are harmless additives and a good choice if you have diabetes. Not so, Hyman says. “Artificial sweeteners slow metabolism and increase fat deposition, and can increase the risk of diabetes by 67 percent.” If you need to satisfy a sweet tooth, Mills says, you’re better off enjoying foods made with real sweeteners on occasion and in moderation.

7. Fruit Juice 

“If your blood sugar is extremely low and you need to bring it up quickly, juice is your thing,” Jamieson-Petonic says. But that’s not an effect you want when you’re looking to keep your blood sugar level the rest of the time

8. Energy Bar 

Because of all the added sugar, “some energy bars may as well be labeled candy bars,” Mills says. Indeed, a single bar can carry a glycemic load over 49 (anything over 20 is considered “high”). That’s more than a king-size Snickers bar! Bars made from refined flours and sugars are the worst culprits, since these have the harshest impact on blood sugar.

9. Low- Fat Sweetened Yogurt 

It’s obvious that low-fat yogurt has had fat removed, and that seems like a good choice if you have diabetes. While low-fat yogurt has a (small) positive impact on calorie count, it’s not so great for your blood sugar. 

10. Sports Drinks and Energy Drinks 

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