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If you use insulin or glucose-lowering medication, follow your prescribed correction plan and contact your clinician if readings remain very high or you are unsure how to dose; do not take extra medication unless your plan directs it.

Drink water or other unsweetened fluids, and avoid more sugary drinks, alcohol, or additional refined-carbohydrate snacks until your glucose is back in range.

Take a gentle 10–20 minute walk or do light activity if you feel well and have no ketones; avoid intense exercise when glucose is very high or ketones are present.

Check your glucose again in 1–2 hours and monitor symptoms; seek urgent care for vomiting, abdominal pain, rapid/deep breathing, confusion, dehydration, or persistent very high readings—especially if you have diabetes.

For your next meal, choose a smaller portion built around non-starchy vegetables, eggs, fish, chicken, tofu, beans, or plain Greek yogurt, rather than trying to “starve off” the spike.

To reduce future spikes, pair carbohydrate-containing foods with protein, fiber, and healthy fats; options include lentils, chickpeas, apples, berries, or plain oats in measured portions.