Carbs and sugar (blood, diet, blood sugar)

[Bigfoot424]

Apologies if this has already been discussed.

I recently took a day long Diabetes education class and one of the nurses discussed counting carbs and of course other diet related info. Did I understand correctly that carbs is the big thing to watch out for VS the amount of sugar? Say a dish has 30 carbs with 10g of sugar this is better than something with 60 g of carbs with 2g of sugar?

[SouthernBelleInUtah]

Yes. The carbon count includes the sugar - look at a label. Just worry about low carbs and your total for the day.

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[suzy_q2010]

What's the Difference Between Simple and Complex Carbohydrates?

Simple sugars are digested more quickly and raise the blood sugar faster. That's why complex carbs are better.