Quick-sugar food
Because you are at risk for low blood sugar levels, either because you have diabetes or some other health condition that can cause low blood sugar, you need to keep some type of food with you at all times that can quickly raise your blood sugar level. Eating quick-sugar food puts glucose into your bloodstream in about 5 minutes. Any quick-sugar food on this list will raise your blood sugar about 30 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) in about 15 to 20 minutes.
Foods that will help raise your blood sugar includes:
Foods to help raise blood sugar Food Amount Table sugar 1 tablespoon Fruit juice or regular soda pop ½ cup Fat-free milk 1 cup Honey or corn syrup 1 tablespoon Jam 2 tablespoons Raisins 2 tablespoons Gum drops 7 small Life Savers candy 8 pieces Hard candy 3 pieces Glucose tablets 3 tablets Glucose gel ½ tube
| Author: | Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS | Last Updated: February 10, 2008 |
| Medical Review: | Ruth Schneider, MPH, RD - Diet and Nutrition Rhonda O'Brien, MS, RD, CDE - Diabetes Educator | |
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