“You want to eat a balanced, healthful diet, and avoid refined carbohydrates, which raise blood sugar. “It’s all about moderation and making careful food choices for overall balanced blood sugar control,” says Amy Kimberlain, RD, CDE, a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and a wellness dietitian at Baptist Health South Florida. But feeling your best when you have diabetes isn’t just about choosing the right foods, it’s also about limiting or avoiding foods that can spike your blood sugar and increase your risk of complications. A healthy type 2 diabetes diet includes healthy carbs like fruits, veggies, and whole grains low-fat dairy heart-healthy fish like salmon, mackerel, tuna, and sardines and good fats like nuts, avocados, and olive oil.