Individuals with diabetes (diabetes mellitus), in which blood glucose levels can be toxically high, are often recommended to avoid consuming sucrose (table sugar)
a) Why is sucrose not recommended for diabetics?
b) Why would diabetics be urged to avoid foods that are high in starch?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: a) In the small intestine, sucrose will quickly be converted to glucose and fructose by sucrase. The active transport of glucose will yield a sharp increase in blood glucose.
b) Starch is a polymer of glucose. Although starch is digested more slowly than sucrose, it will still yield an increase in blood sugar.
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