Brief Answer:
Simple and complex carbohydrates

Detailed Answer:
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Sugar is a general term used for simple carbohydrates. It could be glcuose, sucrose, fructose, maltose etc. Glucose is the purest form of sugar which increases blood sugar rapidly. Fructose is the sugar in fruits. Too many fruits at a time also can increase the blood sugar levels. Maltose is the sugar derived from malts. SUCROSE is the commercially available sugar.

What ever is the form of sugar, once you consume it, it is digested and converted to glucose and body rapdly absorbs it.

All sugars can increase blood sugar levels rapidly. All these are natural sugars.

Complex carbohydrates are seen in rice/wheat/potato etc. They are converted to simple sugars by body by digestive processes. Complex carboydrates raise the blood sugars more slowly compared to simple carbohydrates like glucose or sucrose. All these simple carbohydrates are packed with calorie and increase the weight easily.

For a patient with diabetes, doctors advice to take the carbohydartes in the form of complex carbohydrates. They should avoid or minimise simple sugars as much as possible.

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