3 These include soft drinks, fruit drinks, iced tea, and energy and vitamin water drinks containing sucrose, high-fructose corn syrup, and/or fruit juice concentrates.28 Based on evidence from studies in people without diabetes, large quantities of sugar-sweetened beverages should be avoided to reduce the risk of worsening the cardiometabolic risk profile and to prevent weight gain.3,29 Studies are not available for persons with diabetes; however, there is little reason to conclude that the diabetic state would mitigate the adverse effects of sugar-sweetened beverages.