I tried looking into it but couldn’t quite understand. Carbohydrates are complex molecules that ultimately break down at the lowest level into glucose and similar monosaccharides; so, why does eating bread not do the same thing to a diabetic person that eating sugar does?
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Not a health professional – answering based off of basic understanding of metabolic biochemistry/biology from studies.
Complex carbs take longer to break down into usable components whereas simple sugars are processed much quicker. A big bolus of simple sugars will cause a larger/quicker spike in blood sugar.
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