I have diabetes. For me, pasta is in the "normal" range. "Fast" -- candy, soda, etc. Hits in 20 mins and is gone in 2.5 hrs. "Normal" -- pasta, a sandwich, ri

I have diabetes. For me, pasta is in the "normal" range. "Fast" -- candy, soda, etc. Hits in 20 mins and is gone in 2.5 hrs. "Normal" -- pasta, a sandwich, rice, etc. Hits in 30-45 mins and is gone in 4/5 hrs "Slow" -- high fat foods, peanut butter, meats, etc. hits in ~2h and is gone in 7-9 Made a little chart (†). The area under those curves is the same for the same g of carbohydrate but the shape is different. The thing is, pasta is heavy. Compared to most meals it's dense and almost pure carbohydrate. So if you have even a little bit of insulin resistance you will definitely feel it. Then there's alcohol, that lives in the complete opposite corner: a shot of vodka hits in the "fast" category but then actually lowers the BG later on. † https://i.postimg.cc/5tqc24zn/fast-slow.png https://i.postimg.cc/5tqc24zn/fast-slow.png