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This will slow carb digestion and absorption and help keep blood sugar normalized.<\/p>\n<p id=\"takeawayheader\">Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"takeaways\">\n<li id=\"takeaway1\">Two new studies show that groups of people with type 2 diabetes who ate carbs after protein had lower blood sugar spikes<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway2\">Consider starting with protein, then to a vegetable, and after that hit the starch<\/li>\n<li id=\"takeaway3\">This will only help so much &ndash; eating pie and ice cream is still unhealthy no matter what order you eat it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"quote\">&#8220;Eating carbohydrates AFTER some protein, fat, or possibly fiber causes much lower after-meal blood sugar spikes than eating the carbs first.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"readmoretext\">Read more: <\/span><a id=\"source\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.diabetesselfmanagement.com\/blog\/eat-carbs-last-reduce-meal-blood-sugar-spikes\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.diabetesselfmanagement.com\/blog\/eat-carbs-last-reduce-meal-blood-sugar-spikes\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"task_trail\" style=\"display: none;\">(abstract 3PEG1BH7AERUQCEKTDGLDQZJAAOKBF 3UWN2HHPUY5W2OEIREZYJRM8HI6NSA A8OCUP28K7HRB)(authorquote 3R16PJFTS3RA5DTBEY6Y5CTD0JZ4KN 3QL2OFSM96IGV7PMUS9Y4MIQVHBCN0 A3U1U6E41H8OVR)(keypoints 33CLA8O0MIB6QX3VOZBEXSCIK14FRH 3Z4XG4ZF48RJVYDDFMG202D575CX8D AVN43JD5CFB19)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;body grabs what it can to create fuel which is why blood sugar can spike by eating a meal of carbohydrates when they&#8217;re hungry. 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