“What should a diabetic not eat?”

Sweets and Sugars are the bad guys. Learn how to read the nutrition tables of your food and avoid everything with sugars or carbohydrates.

The simple answer to this question is NO Concentrated SWEETS. Some Dr. restrict all carbohydrates. That is not necessary & may be harmful. In my program we try to have patients (including me) follow a sensible diet. We follow the American Heart Association sensible American Diet Plan. They developed it to prevent heart disease but since heart disease is a common complication of diabetes their diet makes sense for people with diabetes. The diet consists of about 50- 60% of the calories from complex carbohydrates, no more than 20-30% fat and no saturated fat, & the rest from protein. Avoid concentrated sweets such as candy bars, cakes & pies, etc except in small amounts on special occasions (such as a small piece cake without the icing on your birthday). Please see a dietician and remember what Saint Paul said "Be moderate in all things." That's still good advice.