Herbal Tea (1 Mug (8 Fl Oz))

Choose plain, unsweetened herbal tea; avoid blends or ready-to-drink versions containing sugar, honey, syrups, fruit juice, maltodextrin, or sweetened creamers.

Read the ingredient list for “natural flavors,” dried fruit, or sweeteners, and test a single-ingredient tea such as peppermint, chamomile, or rooibos to identify whether a particular blend is the trigger.

Drink the tea with or shortly after a balanced meal rather than on an empty stomach; pair it with protein and fiber such as eggs, plain Greek yogurt, nuts, or non-starchy vegetables.

Avoid adding honey, sugar, agave, or sweetened milk. If sweetness is needed, try a non-caloric sweetener that you tolerate well.

Check whether the rise is reproducible by trying the same tea on several days under similar conditions; also consider whether a recent meal, stress, exercise, or sensor timing may be contributing.

If an unsweetened single-ingredient tea repeatedly produces a substantial rise, stop using it and discuss the pattern with your clinician or diabetes care team.