Quick-sugar food

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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

Credits

Author	Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS
Editor	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA
Associate Editor	Michele Cronen
Associate Editor	Pat Truman
Primary Medical Reviewer	Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer	Matthew I. Kim, MD - Endocrinology & Metabolism
Last Updated	August 14, 2007

Last updated:	August 14, 2007
Author:	Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS
Reviewed By:	Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine, Matthew I. Kim, MD - Endocrinology & Metabolism
Editors:	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman

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