Diabetes: Two slices of whole wheat bread can raise blood sugar more than eating teaspoon of pure table sugar. (grassfedgirl.com)
Note that one of the WORST carb sources in terms of blood sugar and glycemic load is anything made with wheat (even so - called «healthy whole wheat»), which has been proven in blood sugar testing to have a higher impact on blood sugar than even pure table sugar due to the nature of the Amylopectin - A in wheat foods. (truthaboutabs.com)
Sugar puts your cat at a particularly high risk of diabetes — giving your cat pure table sugar causes blood sugar spikes that contribute to insulin resistance. (petconsider.com)