Diabetic Low Potassium Meal Plan: Foods to Eat & Avoid

Question
I am a diabetic who now has high potassium levels.
I can get a list of potassium rich foods.  It seems like everything I am eating to maintain my sugar level is high in potassium.  I know what NOT to eat.  I need help with what I CAN eat.


Answer
As with carbohydrates, potassium content of foods depends on quantities or portion size. One can eat so much of low potassium food that the blood potassium level dangerously increases. So, it does make sense to be talking about servings. Here's a list of foods considered low in potassium per serving where one serving is 0.5 cup if not specified in brackets. Of course, you should edit the list for your diabetic needs.

Alfalfa sprouts  
Apple (1 medium)     
Asparagus      
Apricots   
Blackberries     
Beans
Blueberries
Bread (Not Whole Grains!)   
Cabbage   
Carrots, cooked     
Cauliflower     
Celery (1 stalk)     
Corn, fresh (½ ear)    
Cucumber
Cherries     
Cranberries     
Fruit Cocktail     
Grapes     
Grape Juice     
Grapefruit (½ whole)
Eggplant     
Kale     
Lettuce      
Mushrooms
Noodles
Okra     
Onions    
Parsley  
Pasta     
Peas, green
Peppers   
Radish     
Rhubarb   
Rice
Mandarin Oranges     
Peaches, fresh (1 small)    
Pears, fresh (1 small)
Pineapple     
Pineapple Juice     
Plums (1 whole)   
RaspberriesStrawberries   
Tangerine (1 whole)   
Watermelon(limit to 1 cup)
Vegetables    
Water Chestnuts
Water cress   
Yellow Squash   
Zucchini Squash
 

Hope it helps,

Tanya Zilberter, PhD