No, you can find a way to use sugar sparingly in your diet. Sugar is a carbohydrate, and all carbohydrates raise blood sugar. The amount and type of carbohydrate, as well as what else you eat with it, will alter the rise of blood sugar in speed and level. The goal of blood glucose control is to keep blood sugar between 90 and 140 mg/dl.  A healthy balanced diet, portion control and blood sugar monitoring can help you achieve these goals while including most foods in your diet.  Some people use the glycemic index of foods to better understand the effect of food on their blood glucose.
